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NATO

Erdogan says NATO countries shouldn’t sanction each other amid row over S400

Istanbul (AFP) - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said NATO countries should not place sanctions each other as the tensions with Washington mount over Ankara's deal with Russia to buy S-400 missile defence system. "Do not forget that Turkey is a N…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Noah Smith: Welcome to the Age of Surveillance Capitalism: "In 1998... David Brin published a remarkably prescient book... The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us To Choose Between Privacy And Freedom?... however powerful crowds with cameras m…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Jerusalem Controversy

Chile tells Israel president wasn’t aware of Palestinian officials during Temple Mount visit

Chilean President Sebastian Pinera and his delegation were not aware and did not agree to be formally accompanied by Palestinian officials during their visit on the Temple Mount, Chile's Embassy in Israel said in a missive, according to a statement released W…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Tayyip Erdogan

US warns Turkey it faces sanctions if it buys Russian system

BRUSSELS (AP) Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper made it clear to Turkey on Wednesday that it will face economic sanctions if it goes ahead with the purchase of a Russian missile defense system, as the standoff between the two NATO allies dragged on. E…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Panda

Chengdu bleg

Was just there last week! - Ming ting is the most famous of the fly restaurants, was excellent - the Zhang Liangfen water noodles across from the Wenshu Yuan monastery in the middle of town are excellent. More from a friend: Wenshu Yuan Monastery - Must …

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Privacy Concerns

Google will now auto-delete your location history (if you tell it to)

Under fire for the sheer amount of personal data it collects, Google will finally allow you to auto-delete your activity and location history, the company announced Wednesday. Users on both iPhone and Android can now opt in to auto-deletion of sensitive loca…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

NSA

Documents show NSA again improperly collected call records

WASHINGTON (AP) Newly released documents show the National Security Agency improperly collected phone records four months after it said it had fixed technical problems that caused a similar collection of data that violated federal law. Internal documents obt…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Boeing 737max

Southwest’s New Normal: Life Without The 737 MAX

Whether youre a once-in-a-while Southwest flyer, or a Southwest loyalist, youve likely noticed that in the past few months the prices for flying on Southwest Airlines have increased. Increased a lot! Ive noticed that flight prices are higher than Ive seen the…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Plastic Pollution

Strange ‘plasticrust’ pollution found on Portuguese island

Strange 'plasticrust' pollution found on Portuguese island

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Geely

China Electric Vehicle Market Snapshot: Automakers, Infrastructure & Battery Technology [GTM Squared]

This special 25-page paper from GTM Squared examines competitive trends in the world's largest electric vehicle market, including charging infrastructure, domestic industry policy drivers, leading EV companies, Chinese battery manufacturing, and foreign autom…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Erdogan says NATO countries shouldn’t sanction each other amid row over S400

Chile tells Israel president wasn’t aware of Palestinian officials during Temple Mount visit

US warns Turkey it faces sanctions if it buys Russian system

Chengdu bleg

Google will now auto-delete your location history (if you tell it to)

Documents show NSA again improperly collected call records

Southwest’s New Normal: Life Without The 737 MAX

Strange ‘plasticrust’ pollution found on Portuguese island

China Electric Vehicle Market Snapshot: Automakers, Infrastructure & Battery Technology [GTM Squared]

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