Over 50,000 petition for Danny DeVito to be the next Wolverine

Thousands of fans are getting behind 74-year-old Danny DeVito in a petition which calls for the comedian to be cast as the next Wolverine.
Read more: https://happymag.tv/over-19000-petition-for-danny-devito-to-be-the-next-wolverine/?source=Snapzu

Dubai Police Force to welcome Tesla Cybertrucks to its fleet

It says a lot that Tesla’s polygonal pickup truck isn’t the most audacious vehicle the Dubai Police force has considered for its officers.
Read more: https://newatlas.com/automotive/dubai-police-tesla-cybertrucks/?source=Snapzu

Leonardo DiCaprio Accused Of Bankrolling Amazon Rainforest Fires By Brazil President

Jair Bolsonaro, the populist Brazilian nationalist president sometimes referred to as the “Trump of the Tropics,” has accused actor Leonardo DiCaprio of financially backing the fires that have torched the Amazon rainforest in that country. So far, Bolsonaro’s unsubstantiated attack has drawn scorn from politicians and activists.
Read more: https://deadline.com/2019/11/leonardo-dicaprio-accused-bankrolling-amazon-rainforest-fires-brazilian-president-1202797491/?source=Snapzu

‘Anonymous’ vows to unveil identity as 2020 heats up

“Trump will hear from me, in my own name,” said the mysterious author of the famous op-ed and new book in a Reddit AMA.
Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/11/27/anonymous-author-identity-074189?source=Snapzu

Taiwan is making democracy work again. It's time we paid attention

Social media has opened up vast social divisions and brought democracy to its knees. In Taiwan, the people are fighting back
Read more: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/taiwan-democracy-social-media?source=Snapzu

For Black Friday, Strikers Across Europe Demand Amazon Improve Working Conditions

Amazon workers and union members in Spain, Germany, and the U.K. went on strike this Black Friday—one of the busiest shopping days of the year for the retail giant—to protest for better pay and improved conditions at the company’s warehouses, which have previously been described by U.K. and U.S. officials as some of the most dangerous places to work in their respective countries.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/for-black-friday-strikers-across-europe-demand-amazon-1840098263?source=Snapzu

'A Warning' replaces Donald Trump Jr.'s 'Triggered' as No.1 book on NYT bestseller list

“A Warning,” a behind-the-scenes book authored by an anonymous Trump administration official that takes a critical look at the president, has replaced Donald Trump Jr.’s “Triggered” as the No. 1 nonfiction book on The New York Times's bestseller list.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/media/472411-a-warning-replaces-donald-trump-jrs-triggered-as-no1-book-on-nyt-bestseller?source=Snapzu

ICE arrests 90 more foreign students at fake university created by DHS in Michigan

Since January, ICE has arrested about 250 students who were enrolled at a fake university in Michigan created to lure in students.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/27/university-farmington-ice-arrests-more-fake-michigan-college/4317788002/?source=Snapzu

Iraqi forces kill 45 protesters after Iranian consulate torched

Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-protests/iraqi-forces-kill-28-protesters-after-iranian-consulate-torched-idUSKBN1Y20WX?source=Snapzu

China makes it a criminal offense to publish deepfakes or fake news without disclosure

The Cyberspace Administration of China issued a new policy Friday designed to prevent the spread of fake news and misleading edited imagery and video, known as deepfakes. The new policy criminalizes the publication of such content with proper disclosure that it is indeed fake.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/29/20988363/china-deepfakes-ban-internet-rules-fake-news-disclosure-virtual-reality?source=Snapzu

How Rudy Lost his Mind and (Probably) His Freedom

There’s some backstory to the current Rudy Giuliani drama I’d like to share. After he left the mayoralty at the end of 2001 Giuliani made tens of millions of dollars on his reputation as “America’s Mayor” and a 9/11-based terrorism and security expert under the shingle Giuliani Partners. In the nature of things that rep was more valuable abroad than at home. He cashed in big time. That went on for about 15 years with a brief timeout for his failed 2008 presidential bid. He also had his own law firm Bracewell Giuliani, before leaving the firm to join Greenberg Traurig in 2016.
Read more: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/how-rudy-lost-his-mind-and-probably-his-freedom?source=Snapzu

Former Go champion beaten by DeepMind retires after declaring AI invincible

Humans take an L after AI triumphs.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/27/20985260/ai-go-alphago-lee-se-dol-retired-deepmind-defeat?source=Snapzu

European parliament declares 'climate emergency'

The European Parliament voted on Thursday to declare a "climate and environment emergency" in a symbolic gesture just ahead of the latest UN global crisis summit. The legislature, sitting in Strasbourg, backed the motion by a comfortable 429 to 225 majority, increasing pressure on EU capitals and the European Commission to take more drastic action.
Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/20191128-european-parliament-declares-climate-emergency?source=Snapzu

I'm Not 'Blessed,' I'm An Atheist And I Don't Need God To Give Thanks Or Show Gratitude

The worn hinges squeak as I pull the heavy wooden door open. Inside is a cavernous room, its walls made of stone. Looking back at me is a fireplace with a wrought-iron log holder that reminds me of an overgrown spider. The stone surrounding it is scarred with black ash.
Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/atheist-gratitude-giving-thanks_n_5dd8094ae4b0913e6f6b9278?ncid=engmodushpmg00000006?source=Snapzu

Julian Assange's health is so bad he 'could die in prison', say 60 doctors

Group’s open letter calls for Wikileaks founder to be moved from London high-security jail to hospital
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2019/nov/25/julian-assanges-health-is-so-bad-he-could-die-in-prison-say-60-doctors?source=Snapzu

Is It a ‘5’ or a ‘6’? The Answer Could Make an Art Fortune

The head of a major Italian museum says a bronze owned by a friend was made in 1597 by a revered sculptor, but others say it was cast a century later and is worth far less.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/arts/bathing-venus-uffizi-giambologna.html?source=Snapzu

‘Generation Greta’: Angry youths put heat on climate talks

It’s safe to say that anyone flying to this year’s global climate conference in Madrid had better have a watertight excuse if they meet Greta Thunberg. The Swedish teen has set a high standard for government officials, scientists and environmental campaigners attending the Dec. 2-13 talks by deciding to sail back across the Atlantic following a last-minute switch of venue from Chile.
Read more: https://apnews.com/0070e5b1f63742b7a68cd7038fbde4fc?source=Snapzu

Netflix 'reactivated' users without permission

Former Netflix customers who cancelled their subscription months ago have had their accounts reactivated without their consent. BBC Radio 4's You & Yours programme has learned that criminals can log in to dormant accounts and reactivate them without knowing users' bank details. The video streaming service wants it to be easy for customers to rejoin.
Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-50571832?source=Snapzu

'Bags for life' making plastic problem worse, say campaigners

Plastic “bags for life” should be banned or raised in price, campaigners say, as new figures reveal a surge in the bags is fuelling a rise in the plastic packaging footprint of leading supermarkets. Despite high profile promises by the country’s best known supermarkets to tackle the amount of plastic waste they create, their plastic footprint continues to rise, according to research from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Greenpeace.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/28/bags-for-life-making-plastic-problem-worse-say-campaigners?source=Snapzu

A Brief History of the Crock Pot

Eighty years after it was patented, the Crock Pot remains a comforting presence in American kitchens
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/brief-history-crock-pot-180973643/?source=Snapzu

ICE arrests 90 more students at fake university in Michigan

Since January, ICE has arrested about 250 students who were enrolled at a fake university in Farmington Hills set up by ICE to lure in students.
Read more: https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2019/11/27/ice-arrested-250-foreign-students-fake-university-metro-detroit/4277686002/?source=Snapzu

Apple alters Maps and Weather to show Crimea as a Russian territory

But the change only applies if you’re actually in Russia.
Read more: https://www.theverge.com/2019/11/27/20985762/apple-maps-weather-apps-crimea-russia-territory?source=Snapzu

State ignored worker death to lure Amazon business, report says

The imminent holiday shopping season is unlikely to improve conditions.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/11/state-ignored-worker-death-to-lure-amazon-business-report-says/?source=Snapzu

Greenhouse gases surge to record in 2018, exceeding 10-year average rate: U.N

Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere hit a new record in 2018, exceeding the average yearly increase of the last decade and reinforcing increasingly damaging weather patterns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-accord-wmo/greenhouse-gases-surge-to-record-in-2018-exceeding-10-year-average-rate-u-n-idUSKBN1XZ115?source=Snapzu

Apple changes Crimea map to meet Russian demands

Apple has complied with Russian demands to show Crimea as part of Russian territory on its apps. Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, in a move that was condemned by most of the global community. The region is now displayed as Russian territory on Apple Maps and Weather, when viewed from inside Russia.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-50573069?source=Snapzu

The Mortal Instruments actor Godfrey Gao dies on set aged 35

Taiwanese-Canadian actor and model Godfrey Gao, the first Asian person to be the face of Louis Vuitton, died while filming a TV show in China on Wednesday. The 35-year-old Gao collapsed in the eastern city of Ningbo while on the set of Chase Me, a competitive sports challenge show on China’s Zhejiang Television. A statement from the network said Gao had slowed and fallen to the ground while running during filming, and that a hospital had confirmed it was a sudden cardiac death.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/nov/27/the-mortal-instruments-actor-godfrey-gao-dies-on-set-aged-35?source=Snapzu

Stray dog cuddles kittens in snow keeping them alive on freezing night

A stray dog was found keeping a litter of five kittens alive by cuddling the newborns, who had been abandoned in the snow on a freezing cold night in Canada. A passerby who spotted the dog and kittens alerted the Pet and Wildlife Rescue shelter in Chatham-Kent, Ontario, who rushed to the scene.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7728465/Stray-dog-cuddling-five-kittens-abandoned-snow-alive-freezing-night.html?source=Snapzu

Inside ‘America’s Got Talent’: Ousted Judges Had Complained of Toxic Culture (EXCLUSIVE)

In April of this year, former late night host Jay Leno visited NBCUniversal in Los Angeles to appear as a guest judge on the network’s unscripted program “America’s Got Talent,” a variety show that seeks out undiscovered musicians, performers and other quirky artists.
Read more: https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/americas-got-talent-gabrielle-union-julianne-hough-toxic-culture-ousted-judges-1203417447/?source=Snapzu

KFC Just Launched Vegan Popcorn Chicken and Burgers

KFC Canada will soon add vegan chicken to its menu. The fast-food giant partnered with Lightlife to create a Plant-Based Fried Chicken Sandwich and a meat-free Popcorn Chicken Bucket. Lightlife has been making plant-based food for more than 40 years. The recent collaboration marks its first with KFC, the world’s most popular chain of chicken restaurants.
Read more: https://www.livekindly.co/vegan-chicken-kfc-canada/?source=Snapzu

US economy grew at a moderate 2.1% annual rate in the third quarter

The U.S. economy grew at a moderate 2.1% rate over the summer, slightly faster than first estimated. But many economists say they think growth is slowing sharply in the current quarter. The Commerce Department says the July-September growth rate in the gross domestic product, the economy’s total output of goods and services slightly exceeded its initial estimate of a 1.9% rate.
Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/27/us-gdp-q3-2019-second-reading.html?source=Snapzu

Bloodsucking Prison Telecom Is Scamming Inmates With 'Free' Tablets

When you get free technology, you can reasonably assume that you’re getting screwed. That’s infinitely truer if you’re in prison.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/bloodsucking-prison-telecom-is-scamming-inmates-with-fr-1840056757?source=Snapzu

Amazon’s Ring Planned Neighborhood “Watch Lists” Built on Facial Recognition

Documents hint the data could be shared with police, but Ring denies the features are in use or development.
Read more: https://theintercept.com/2019/11/26/amazon-ring-home-security-facial-recognition/?source=Snapzu

Hong Kong: Pro-democracy candidates win landslide victory

A historic number of voters have overwhelmingly favored pro-democracy candidates in local polls seen as a referendum on months of anti-government protest. City leader Carrie Lam said she would "listen humbly" to voters.
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/hong-kong-pro-democracy-candidates-win-landslide-victory/a-51395533?source=Snapzu

Is this the beginning of the end of coal?

The fuel that powered the industrial revolution may be in decline at last. This year looks set to see the largest fall in electricity production from coal on record, according to a new report. The reduction is estimated to be more than the power generated from coal in Germany, Spain and the UK combined.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-50520962?source=Snapzu

Soon: A Meatless Burger That Tastes Better Than Meat

This seemingly shocking statement comes from Liz Specht, associate director of science and technology at the nonprofit institute, which supports plant-based and cultivated alternatives to conventional meat products.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffkart/2019/11/13/soon-a-meatless-burger-that-tastes-better-than-meat?source=Snapzu

Photo of Billy the Kid playing cards with his gang set to fetch $1m

The previously unseen black and white image from 1877 shows the American outlaw playing cards with three members of his gang - Richard Brewer, Fred Waite and Henry Brown.
Read more: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7706121/Black-white-photo-Billy-Kid-playing-cards-gang-set-fetch-1m-auction.html?source=Snapzu

News Digest - business and technology

Grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the digest news regarding business development as well as tech development!
Read more: https://2muchcoffee.com/blog/weekly-news-digest-29/?source=Snapzu

Man discovered living in bunker for years with large weapon stockpile

A Wisconsin man has been discovered living in an underground bunker beside the Milwaukee River, and it's possible that he's been living there for years, say authorities.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/man-discovered-living-bunker-years-large-weapon-stockpile-1473634?source=Snapzu

Look out for Junk Sources in Google News

"I don’t know how these sites got indexed in Google News because they don’t appear to meet the quality standards for the platform. But there they are."
Read more: https://researchbuzz.me/2019/11/24/look-out-for-junk-sources-in-google-news/?source=Snapzu

Woman, 82, Confronts Young Burglar, Breakes a Table on his Head and Start Shampooing Him

In Rochester, N.Y., an 82-year-old female bodybuilder,Willie Murphy, was attacked after she says a young man broke into her home – until she turned the tables on the intruder. It was dark in her home so she decided to hide and attack him as soon as possible.
Read more: http://alugy.com/news/woman-82-confronts-young-burglar-brakes-a-table-on-his-head-and-start-shampooing-him/?source=Snapzu

The US Military Needs Right-to-Repair Legislation to Fix Its Own Broken Equipment - ExtremeTech

You would think the US military would have the ability to fix its equipment any time it wants, it any manner it wants. According to a US military procurement officer, you'd be wrong. Right-to-repair apparently resonates with the military, too.
Read more: https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/302389-the-us-military-needs-right-to-repair-legislation-to-fix-its-own-broken-equipment?source=Snapzu

Breakthrough in Bolivia as bill for new elections sails through Congress

Both chambers of Bolivia’s Congress unanimously passed legislation on Saturday to annul the contested Oct. 20 elections and pave the way for a new vote without former President Evo Morales, a major breakthrough in the country’s political crisis.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-bolivia-politics/breakthrough-in-bolivia-as-bill-for-new-elections-sails-through-congress-idUSKBN1XX0J1?source=Snapzu

This California town has the slowest Internet in the U.S.

Drivers cruise by on Interstate 80 — a busy artery that cuts across Northern California — never knowing they passed through the town of Newcastle. The unincorporated rural community tucked into the foothills a half-hour drive from Sacramento is home to more than 1,200 people and several fruit orchards. Hailed as an important stop on a newly built transcontinental railroad in 1864, the town's reputation was built around its produce production.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/california/2019/11/22/newcastle-california-has-slowest-wifi/4205783002/?source=Snapzu

Cryptoqueen: How this woman scammed the world, then ran

Ruja Ignatova called herself the Cryptoqueen. She told people she had invented a cryptocurrency to rival Bitcoin, and persuaded them to invest billions. Then, two years ago, she disappeared. Jamie Bartlett spent months investigating how she did it for the Missing Cryptoqueen podcast, and trying to figure out where she's hiding.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-50435014?source=Snapzu

The Australian government tackles climate change threats

Approximately 75 Victoria Police and 150 ADF personnel, including elements of the Army Reserve’s 4th Brigade, participated in the exercise held at the AGL Loy Yang Power Station facility in the La Trobe Valley.
Read more: https://news.defence.gov.au/media/media-releases/enhancing-domestic-security-arrangements-through-exercise-austral-shield?source=Snapzu

Children are being locked away, alone and terrified, in schools across Illinois. Often, it’s against the law.

THE SPACES have gentle names: The reflection room. The cool-down room. The calming room. The quiet room. But shut inside them, in public schools across the state, children as young as 5 wail for their parents, scream in anger and beg to be let out.
Read more: https://features.propublica.org/illinois-seclusion-rooms/school-students-put-in-isolated-timeouts/?source=Snapzu

Edward Norton speaks out about saving Leonardo DiCaprio's life

Edward Norton has revealed the truth about saving Leonardo DiCaprio’s life during a diving expedition. It was revealed in 2016 that Norton had come to DiCaprio’s rescue while the pair were nearing the end of a trip with marine biologist Sylvia Earle in the Galapagos Islands. DiCaprio dived back into the water to chase after a group of rays. Norton, an experienced diver, realised that DiCaprio did not have enough oxygen to complete the dive and followed him.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/edward-norton-leonardo-dicaprio-save-life-diving-accident-galapagos-islands-a9214486.html?source=Snapzu

US taxpayers spent almost $1 billion incarcerating innocent black people

Over the last few weeks, the Rodney Reed case has ignited a firestorm of interest, as celebrities, activists, and politicians worked to delay his Nov. 20 execution on the basis that he might be innocent. After facing mounting pressure, a Texas appeals court granted Reed a stay of execution, allowing him to fight allegations that he committed murder more than two decades ago.
Read more: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/us-taxpayers-spent-over-4-billion-incarcerating-innocent-people-184439282.html?source=Snapzu

The Keystone Oil Spill No One's Talking About Will Be Nearly Impossible to Clean Up

When the Keystone Pipeline burst last week, half of an Olympic-sized swimming pool’s worth of a particularly dirty fossil fuel spilled into wetlands in North Dakota. And the thick liquid, known as tar sands oil, will be nearly impossible to clean up.
Read more: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kejqe/the-keystone-oil-spill-no-ones-talking-about-will-be-nearly-impossible-to-clean-up?source=Snapzu

Neil Young Says His Unreleased 1975 Album Homegrown Will Arrive Next Year

Neil Young has announced that his unreleased 1975 album Homegrown will drop in 2020. Young took to his Neil Young Archives website to break the news. “We painstakingly restored the analog masters of Homegrown,” Young wrote, adding that the album “will be our first release in 2020.”
Read more: https://pitchfork.com/news/neil-young-says-his-unreleased-1975-album-homegrown-will-arrive-next-year/?source=Snapzu