Legislators power through measure to overturn Key West vote | Miami Herald

Torpedo boats. Underwater demolition. Napalm. The residents of Key West are considering their options in defending their home. Defenders hope to protect their waters from cruise ship assault. The state just overturned a local vote that banned the large cruise ships. The bill was one of the most ambitious assaults on home rule this session… Read More Legislators power through measure to overturn Key West vote | Miami Herald

April 30, 2021 Tom CornynLeave a comment

For this Amazon van driver, AI surveillance was the final straw

Uggggghhhhh. Maybe I should cancel my prime subscription? “If we went over a bump, the phone would rattle, the Mentor app would log that I used the phone while driving, and boom, I’d get docked,” he said. — Read on news.trust.org/item/20210319120214-n93hk/

March 20, 2021 Tom CornynLeave a comment

White-Collar White-Hat War Drivers

Wha–?!? Found this video showing how zee Germans check their signal strength.

March 5, 2021 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Price Chopper

Donald Trump’s personal helicopter and mainstay throughout his career has hit the market for a price tag of more than $1 million. Source: Donald Trump’s Private Helicopter Worth over $1 Million up for Sale after Election Loss

November 9, 2020March 5, 2021 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Twitter shuts down 5,000 pro-Trump bots retweeting anti-Mueller report invective | Ars Technica

Twitter has suspended over 5,000 accounts tied to a network amplifying a message denouncing the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller as a “RussiaGate hoax.” According to a researcher, the accounts—most of which had only posted three or four times in the past—were connected to other accounts previously used to post pro-Saudi messages. Source: Twitter… Read More Twitter shuts down 5,000 pro-Trump bots retweeting anti-Mueller report invective | Ars Technica

April 23, 2019 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Report: German police search Deutsche Bank offices – Los Angeles Times

German public broadcaster Hessischer Rundfunk reports that police and prosecutors are searching the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt in connection — Read on http://www.latimes.com/sns-bc-eu–germany-deutsche-bank-20181129-story.html

December 1, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Bird sues Beverly Hills over its ban of motorized scooters

Bird sued the city of Beverly Hills on Thursday, seeking to overturn a six-month ban on rental scooters that the local city council approved in July. — Read on http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-bird-beverly-hills-20181101-story.html

November 6, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Facebook shareholders back proposal to remove Zuckerberg as chairman

The revolt of the non-voting shareholders. Several public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday backed a proposal to remove Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman, saying the social media giant mishandled several high-profile scandals. — Read on http://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-shareholders/facebook-shareholders-back-proposal-to-remove-zuckerberg-as-chairman-idUSKCN1MR2GY

October 17, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment

Snap is ‘quickly running out of money’

I know how Snap can save $500 million per year: his name is Evan Spiegel. The CEO famously rejected stock options comp for a ridiculous annual salary of one half a billion USD. Snap Inc. stock slid more than 5% on Tuesday morning after an analyst said the Santa Monica company behind the Snapchat video-messaging… Read More Snap is ‘quickly running out of money’

October 9, 2018 Tom CornynLeave a comment