“Around a dozen Google employees have already quit over the company’s involvement in an artificial intelligence drone program for the Pentagon called Project Maven.”
Read more: https://www.engadget.com/2018/05/14/google-project-maven-employee-protest/
“In an industry where power and influence are measured in dollars and cents, this may be the most exclusive club in finance: The price of admission is at least $25 million.”
“Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris put half of his $5.7 billion net worth into gold. Sawiris has built a name by investing in the telecom sector in Egypt and in less popular markets including Iraq, Pakistan, North Korea and Bangladesh.”
“Former Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor Gideon Gono says he was forced to print money even when he knew it would cause hyperinflation because the government was desperate to forestall a coup by hungry soldiers.”
Read more: https://bulawayo24.com/index-id-news-sc-national-byo-134280.html
“Fontana is the third California desert town now known to have used this firm to prosecute nuisance cases and code violations, then turn around and demand thousands of dollars from citizens months—even years—after they settle.”
Read more: http://reason.com/blog/2018/05/01/california-town-hired-private-law-firm-t
“French-born Jean-Noel Frydman is suing the country for ‘cybersquatting’ on the France.com domain name, CNBC reported.”
“Today, they have sold their first commercial machine to a farmer in France. The three-row version can replace 70 to 80 human pickers.”
Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-43813284
“The exciting result is ‘the Vulcan,’ a 3D Home Printer designed to print a home for less than $4,000 in less than 24 hours.”
Read more: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/its-crazy-until-3d-printing-homes-worlds-poor-brett-hagler/
“The two Koreas have reached a landmark Panmunjeom Agreement to achieve full denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and agreed to pursue a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War.”
“Interviews with more than two dozen customers who had their money stolen through Zelle illustrate the weaknesses that criminals are using in targeting the network.”
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/22/business/zelle-banks-fraud.html
