Links April 1-3 2018
April 3, 2018
Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale's "buzzer beater" won the game. She has the best jump shots around. youtube.com
In a blog post, Tesla published its side of the Tesla Model X crash that killed 38-year-old father of two Walter Huang last Friday in Mountain View. The National Transportation Board, which will take a few months to complete an investigation then issue a report on the accident, is "unhappy" with Tesla for their disclosures. cnbc.com
In a move critics say could silence dissent, Malaysia passed a law banning fake news, punishable up to ten years in prison, before a presidential election. apnews.com
Sierra Pacific Industries accused of clear-cutting 20-mile tracts for saplings to start new tree farms. sfchronicle.com
April 2, 2018
Unlike public-sector surveillance Big Brother, private-sector surveillance Big Sister is "public enemy No. 1 of democracy," this OpEd says, she "watches you at home, listening attentively online, and then tells you what you want to hear in the voice you’re most attracted to." sfchronicle.com
Google bans chrome extensions used for mining cryptocurrency from Chrome Web Store. xda-developers.com
April 1, 2018
A congressional hearing showed posters of a few dark ads suppressing black voter turnout. There were many more, but "the dark ads have disappeared and Facebook won't release them, citing the privacy of its advertisers." nytimes.com
An Illinois woman is suing the makers of Junior Mints candy for deceptively claiming more candy per box than there really is. chicagotribune.com
Presidential candidate courts 2018 bourgeoisie vote, throws a 12-hour hackathon to kick off his anti-corruption campaign in Mexico. reuters.com
Companies clamp down on cryptocurrency as regulators play catch up: reuters.com
Notre Dame's Arike Ogunbowale's "buzzer beater" won the game. She has the best jump shots around. youtube.com
In a blog post, Tesla published its side of the Tesla Model X crash that killed 38-year-old father of two Walter Huang last Friday in Mountain View. The National Transportation Board, which will take a few months to complete an investigation then issue a report on the accident, is "unhappy" with Tesla for their disclosures. cnbc.com
In a move critics say could silence dissent, Malaysia passed a law banning fake news, punishable up to ten years in prison, before a presidential election. apnews.com
Sierra Pacific Industries accused of clear-cutting 20-mile tracts for saplings to start new tree farms. sfchronicle.com
April 2, 2018
Unlike public-sector surveillance Big Brother, private-sector surveillance Big Sister is "public enemy No. 1 of democracy," this OpEd says, she "watches you at home, listening attentively online, and then tells you what you want to hear in the voice you’re most attracted to." sfchronicle.com
Google bans chrome extensions used for mining cryptocurrency from Chrome Web Store. xda-developers.com
April 1, 2018
A congressional hearing showed posters of a few dark ads suppressing black voter turnout. There were many more, but "the dark ads have disappeared and Facebook won't release them, citing the privacy of its advertisers." nytimes.com
An Illinois woman is suing the makers of Junior Mints candy for deceptively claiming more candy per box than there really is. chicagotribune.com
Presidential candidate courts 2018 bourgeoisie vote, throws a 12-hour hackathon to kick off his anti-corruption campaign in Mexico. reuters.com
Companies clamp down on cryptocurrency as regulators play catch up: reuters.com
