AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarVisiting researcher at UCLA is arrested and charged with destroying evidenceverified_publisherLos Angeles Times - Matthew OrmsethA visiting researcher at UCLA has been arrested and charged with destroying evidence, the latest Chinese national to face accusations in U.S. courts of trying to conceal ties to China’s military or government institutions. The FBI began investigating Guan Lei in July, suspecting he had committed …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarA Guy Named Craig May Soon Have Control Over a Large Swath of Utahverified_publisherThe New Yorker - Bill McKibbenEven if you’ve never been to the vast red-rock desert country around Moab, Utah, you’ve been there—its mesas and buttes, its towering arches, have been the backdrop for a thousand movies (and even more S.U.V. commercials). It’s what we think about when we think about “the West,” a truly mythic …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarBrazil’s Jair Bolsonaro is devastating indigenous lands, with the world distractedThe Conversation UK - Brian Garvey and Mauricio TorresThe Amazon fires of 2019 drove the greatest single year loss of Brazilian forest in a decade. But with the world in the grip of a pandemic, forest …
AvatarRoger FardigStoryboardUnderstanding Section 230AvatarCurated byThe Tech DeskIn 1996, a landmark internet regulation was passed to protect tech companies (such as MySpace, Twitter, Google, Yelp and Facebook) from any liability caused by content users published on their platforms. Known as Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the aim was to protect entrepreneurial endeavors and help the internet flourish. Though it has come under fire over the years, now it faces intense scrutiny from politicians who are concerned about the proliferation of hate speech, misinformation and perceived censorship. Even the architects of Section 230, Senator Ron Wyden and Representative Chris Cox, believe some revision is needed. Take a closer look at what this Act is and how it could change.
AvatarRoger FardigFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHow a guy used 99 phones in a cart to create traffic jams on Google Mapsverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Trevor MoggSince the app’s launch in 2008, Google Maps has gradually become the go-to navigation tool for millions of people around the world. Whatever your …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarMassive Gun Battle Erupts In Mexico Over Son Of Drug Kingpin 'El Chapo'verified_publisherNPR - Scott Neuman , Carrie KahnUpdated at 10 a.m. ET Heavily armed gunmen went on a shooting rampage through the city of Culiacán, the capital of Sinaloa state on Mexico's Pacific coast, battling security forces after authorities attempted to arrest a son of imprisoned drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. The gunfire from what …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarTrump mocks teen climate activistverified_publisherPOLITICO - By David CohenPresident Donald Trump mocked 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg on Twitter late Monday. Posting a fatalistic statement the Swedish teen had made earlier Monday at the United Nations’ special meeting on climate change, Trump tweeted: “She seems like a very happy young girl looking forward …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarWho Owns the Most Land In America?verified_publisherBloomberg - By Dave Merrill, Devon Pendleton, Sophie Alexander, Jeremy C.F. Lin and Andre TartarSources and methodology The identities of the 100 largest private landowners and their respective acreage, per state where available, were provided by …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarThe Amazon Fires Are More Dangerous Than WMDsverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Franklin FoerOne person shouldn’t have the power to set policies that doom the rest of humanity’s shot at mitigating rising temperatures. When Jair Bolsonaro won Brazil’s presidential election last year, having run on a platform of deforestation, David Wallace-Wells asked, “How much damage can one person do to …
AvatarRoger FardigFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHere are 10 ways your cell phone carrier is screwing youverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Simon HillSmartphones are wonderful devices capable of serving us in so many ways, but there’s a horrible, inescapable downside to owning one: Cell phone …
AvatarRoger FardigFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoChase plans to screw its credit card holders next week. Here’s how to stop them from screwing you.verified_publisherthinkprogress.org - Ian MillhiserThe Supreme Court gave Chase a license to break the law, but there's a way out. Note: The following is an updated version of a column that ran last …
AvatarRoger FardigAvatarAvatarYour iPhone Is Spying On You -- Here's How To Stop ItForbes - Davey WinderSo much for that "what happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone" advertising campaign from Apple. I cannot help but note the irony that, in reality, apps are monitoring your every move and grabbing data to help with advertising campaigns. Not that this should come as any great surprise; if you …