PUSSY RIOT ACTIVISTS DETAINED FOR PITCH INVADING AT WORLD CUP FINAL

July 17, 2018 (moc.media) The protest performance called “Policeman Enters the Game” was held in solidarity with Russian]’s political prisoners and directed against the political situation in the country A screenshot from the activists’ video address on the protest performance “Policeman Enters the Game”. Source: YouTube/Pussy Riot The world of… Continue reading

Inside China’s Dystopian Dreams: A.I., Shame and Lots of Cameras

A video showing facial recognition software in use at the headquarters of the artificial intelligence company Megvii in Beijing.CreditGilles Sabrie for The New York Times By Paul Mozur July 8, 2018 (NYTimes.com) ZHENGZHOU, China — In the Chinese city of Zhengzhou, a police officer wearing facial recognition glasses spotted a heroin… Continue reading

Elon Musk pledges to give every home in Flint, MI clean drinking water

Elon Musk pledges to give every home in Flint, MI clean drinking water

July 12, 2018 (BigThink.com) by STEPHEN JOHNSON Resident of Flint, Michigan holds bottle of contaminated water (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) Billionaire Elon Musk has pledged to provide every household in Flint, Michigan with clean drinking water. “Please consider this a commitment that I will fund fixing the water in any… Continue reading