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Saturday, 27 April 2019
U.S. to Consider Listing Giraffes as Endangered Species
By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2PuNCr2
Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction
By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XSXxK9
Friday, 26 April 2019
Chasing Growth, a Women’s Health Start-Up Cut Corners
By TESS RISKI, NATASHA SINGER and KATIE THOMAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XO3iZC
Slack Discloses $141 Million Loss as Messaging Start-Up Joins Tech Listing Rush
By ERIN GRIFFITH and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ZDQVRC
Slack Discloses $141 Million Loss as Messaging Start-Up Joins Tech Listing Rush
By ERIN GRIFFITH and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IJmyUr
Key regional issues for 14th UN Crime Congress highlighted in preparatory meetings organized by UNODC
Vienna, 26 April - The Fourteenth United Nations Crime Congress will be held in Kyoto, Japan, from 20 to 27 April 2020 and will explore effective measures to deal with various issues on crime prevention and criminal justice. To ensure that regional issues and perspectives are considered at the Congress, a series of five regional preparatory meetings were organized by UNODC between January and April 2019.
Published April 26, 2019 at 11:38PM
Read more at unodc.org
The Week in Tech: Data Doesn’t Support Sri Lanka’s Social Media Blackout
By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GH5jQa
Uber Aims for Valuation of Up to $91 Billion in I.P.O.
By KATE CONGER and MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UYyl7R
European Union and United Nations launch joint project to prevent Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
New York, 25 April - The European Union and the United Nations launched today a joint project to prevent acts of nuclear terrorism through the promotion of the universal ratification and effective implementation of the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT).
Published April 26, 2019 at 08:31PM
Read more at unodc.org
Thursday, 25 April 2019
Magic Leap Raises $280 Million From NTT DoCoMo
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VqjR06
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump Rule on Abortion Referrals
By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2GI13Be
Regulators Around the World are Circling Facebook
By CECILIA KANG and ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UXhanl
Amazon’s Profit Jumps, and It Plans More One-Day Prime Shipping
By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UUd2o5
Uber Said to Plan I.P.O. Price Range Valuing Company as High as $90 Billion
By KATE CONGER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UUimrw
An Emperor Penguin Colony in Antarctica Vanishes
By KAREN WEINTRAUB from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2GHanp6
New York Attorney General to Investigate Facebook Email Collection
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UXM27e
Canada Says Facebook Broke Privacy Laws
By TIFFANY HSU and IAN AUSTEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UXm9EA
FOX NEWS: Threat for severe storms in central Gulf Coast; possible record-high temperatures for Southwest
Threat for severe storms in central Gulf Coast; possible record-high temperatures for Southwest
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2IUOrs7
Who Owns Huawei? The Company Tried to Explain. It Got Complicated.
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2L2WCFz
Wednesday, 24 April 2019
Microsoft’s Cloud Business Drives Strong Financial Results
By KAREN WEISE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Zw6o65
You Can’t Stop Robocalls. You Shouldn’t Have To.
By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W05igK
Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2IBu83q
Facebook Expects to Be Fined Up to $5 Billion by F.T.C. Over Privacy Issues
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gvxth7
UNODC and Qatar partner to help safeguard sport from corruption and crime
Vienna, 24 April 2019 - As in many other areas of society, sport is not immune from the threats posed by corruption and crime. Specifically, these threats include competition manipulation and illegal betting, but sport has also been undermined by the involvement of organized crime, fraud and abuse of function, among others. Realising the need to move quickly and effectively to prevent, detect and sanction these problems, the international community is increasing efforts to safeguard sport.
Published April 25, 2019 at 02:08AM
Read more at unodc.org
Sliding Backward on Tech? There Are Benefits
By PAMELA PAUL from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UU0SeX
Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State
By PAUL MOZUR, JONAH M. KESSEL and MELISSA CHAN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ZwVUmP
Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Wing, Owned by Google’s Parent Company, Gets First Approval for Drone Deliveries
By MIHIR ZAVERI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Gw25PD
FOX NEWS: Strong storms threaten Texas; above-average temperatures blanket US
Strong storms threaten Texas; above-average temperatures blanket US
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2UVVLLr
After the Bust, Are Bitcoins More Like Tulip Mania or the Internet?
By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ILtH65
Monday, 22 April 2019
This Estonian Start-Up Has Become a Thorn in Uber’s Side
By ADAM SATARIANO from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UNCqMd
Beyond Meat Details Plans for Initial Public Offering
By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2vj7KTK
Samsung Postpones Rollout of Galaxy Fold
By BRIAN X. CHEN and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UNEmEp
Google Employees Say They Faced Retaliation After Organizing Walkout
By KATE CONGER and DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GqHhZQ
Samsung Postpones Rollout of Galaxy Fold
By BRIAN X. CHEN and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XzAAeY
These Otters Are Popular Pets in Asia. That May Be Their Undoing.
By RACHEL NUWER from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2ITN5O2
Tesla to Investigate Car That Appeared to Burst Into Flames in Shanghai
By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2W5prCl
Sunday, 21 April 2019
Free Speech Puts U.S. on ‘a Collision Course’ With Global Limits on Big Tech
By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VfyjaZ
FOX NEWS: US ambassador’s Passovers wishes spark wave of angry comments from Poles
US ambassador’s Passovers wishes spark wave of angry comments from Poles
The U.S. ambassador to Poland sparked a wave of angry comments on Twitter after she wished Jews a happy Passover in Polish on Friday.
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2Gyfk3t
The Lyrids Meteor Shower Will Peak in Night Skies
By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2IxDBZO
Silicon Valley Came to Kansas Schools. That Started a Rebellion.
By NELLIE BOWLES from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UN5ELd