US Falls Into 4 Traps Set by the CCP in US-China Talks
Source: Epoch Times – Wang He Commentary Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, recorded a temperature as low as -18 degrees Celsius (nearly zero degrees Fahrenheit) in the early morning. A two-day high-level talk between the United States and China has just ended in this frigid place. The high pitch of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) […]
Remembering the biggest mass murder in the history of the world
SOURCE: WASHINGTON POST Who was the biggest mass murderer in the history of the world? Most people probably assume that the answer is Adolf Hitler, architect of the Holocaust. Others might guess Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, who may indeed have managed to kill even more innocent people than Hitler did, many of them as part of […]
Safeguarding Africa’s Food Security in the Age of COVID-19
SOURCE: IMF Food security in sub-Saharan Africa is under threat. The ability of many Africans to access sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs has been disrupted by successive natural disasters and epidemics. Cyclones Idai and Kenneth, locust outbreaks in eastern Africa, and droughts in southern and eastern Africa are some examples. The […]
‘Machines Set Loose to Slaughter’: the Dangerous Rise of Military AI
SOURCE: GUARDIAN Autonomous machines capable of deadly force are increasingly prevalent in modern warfare, despite numerous ethical concerns. Is there anything we can do to halt the advance of the killer robots? The video is stark. Two menacing men stand next to a white van in a field, holding remote controls. They open the van’s […]
Brazil’s Amazon rainforest suffers worst fires in a decade
SOURCE: GUARDIAN Satellites record 61% rise in hotspots over September 2019 Scientist warns: ‘It could get worse if the drought continues’ Fires in Brazil’s Amazon increased 13% in the first nine months of the year compared with a year ago, as the rainforest region experiences its worst rash of blazes in a decade, data from space […]
Anti-Capitalist Hypocrite Clownboy Russel Brand Flees to Safety in His Private Jet Like a Scared Schoolgirl
Taking no chances! Russell Brand wears disposable gloves as he flees Australia and flies back to London with his family amid coronavirus pandemic – after hiring a private jet to escape his remote holiday accommodation British comedian Russell Brand and his family were seen at Sydney International Airport, bound for London amid concerns of the coronavirus pandemic. The 44-year-old, […]
Finally – A Tiny Gesture Toward Ending the Polarization
Trump critic Schwarzenegger thanks administration for efforts to combat California homelessness SOURCE: WASHINGTON EXAMINER Movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger thanked President Trump this week for his efforts to combat the homelessness crisis in California. “Everyone knows @realDonaldTrump & I have our disagreements,” Schwarzenegger, the state’s former Republican governor and a critic of the president, said on Twitter. “But […]
Brains are the last frontier of privacy
SOURCE: AXIOS Brain–computer interfaces, once used exclusively for clinical research, are now under development at several wealthy startups and a major tech company, and rudimentary versions are already popping up in online stores. Why it matters: If users unlock the information inside their heads and give companies and governments access, they’re inviting privacy risks far greater […]
Robot priests more acceptable to Protestants than Catholics, says professor
Can AI create better priests? Are we prepared to worship via machines rather than fallible humans? A Villanova University professor believes a post-human priesthood has its advantages. Our faith in almost everything is being tested these days. Everything changes in an instant. Nothing seems real. The news is apparently as fake as the people. We’re […]