The ‘Kraken’ Lawsuit Was Released And It’s Way Dumber Than You Realize

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12-year-old boy genius accepted at Georgia Tech, has dreams of going to Mars

Caleb could read at 6 months old. He started taking college classes at the age of 10.
Read more: https://abc7.com/education/12-year-old-genius-boy-accepted-at-georgia-tech/8226507/?source=Snapzu

Thailand's 'largest ketamine bust' turns out to be cleaning agent

The justice minister says it was a "misunderstanding" because of a "technical error" in field testing.
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Pope, for first time, says China's Uighurs are 'persecuted'

In a new book, Pope Francis for the first time calls China's Muslim Uighurs a "persecuted" people, something human rights activists have been urging him to do for years.
Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pope-book-idUSKBN2832RU?source=Snapzu

The futuristic cargo ship made of wood

The shipping industry's climate impact is large and growing, but a team in Costa Rica is making way for a clean shipping revolution with a cargo ship made of wood.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201117-clean-shipping-the-carbon-negative-cargo-boats-made-of-wood?source=Snapzu

Boy's heartbreaking letter to Santa 'only asking for love' goes viral

It’s a time-honored tradition to write to Santa Claus. But some kids don’t want the latest toy or a new iPhone — they just want to help their family pay the bills or to be loved. A recent photo posted on Twitter of a letter to Santa from a little boy named Will is striking a chord around the world.
Read more: https://www.muhabarishaji.com/2020/11/boys-heartbreaking-letter-to-santa-only-asking-for-love-goes-viral/?source=Snapzu

The Rich Kids Who Want to Tear Down Capitalism

Socialist-minded millennial heirs are trying to live their values by getting rid of their money.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/style/trust-fund-activism-resouce-generation.html?source=Snapzu

Trump lashes out at Georgia’s Republican governor for not helping him overrule election result

Donald Trump has lashed out at Georgia’s Republican governor, angry at him for not helping to overrule election results in the crucial battleground state. “The governor’s done nothing, he’s done absolutely nothing. I’m ashamed I endorsed him," the president said of Brian Kemp. Mr Trump made the comments during a wild interview — his first since the election — phoning in to speak on-air with Fox News presenter Maria Bartiromo.
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-georgia-election-governor-kemp-b1763553.html?source=Snapzu

Your Local Bookstore Wants You to Know That It’s Struggling

Independent booksellers are desperate for customers to return, and not just for an online reading.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/15/books/independent-bookstores-economy.html/???source=Snapzu

The Children of Quarantine

What does a year of isolation and anxiety do to a developing brain?
Read more: https://www.thecut.com/2020/11/covid-19-pandemic-kids-mental-health.html?source=Snapzu

Rare photos kept secret for over a century - BBC Reel

When Hugh Nini and Neal Treadwell stumbled across a photo from the 1920s of two men in a tender embrace they thought it was one-of-a-kind. But things changed when they found more photographs. The result of their unexpected discovery is a moving book, portraying male romance over the course of a century.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p08z30tq/rare-photos-kept-secret-for-over-a-century?source=Snapzu

The Donut King who went full circle - from rags to riches, twice

Cambodian refugee Ted Ngoy made a fortune in doughnuts then lost it all to gambling.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-54546427?source=Snapzu

Your data and how it is used to gain your vote

How much is really known about the data bought by political parties, and how it is used?
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-54915779?source=Snapzu

The mysterious silver monolith in the Utah desert has disappeared

A tall, silver, shining metal monolith discovered in the desert in southeastern Utah -- which prompted theories of alien placement and drew determined hikers to its secret location -- has now disappeared, the state's Bureau of Land Management said Saturday.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/28/us/utah-monolith-disappears-trnd/index.html?source=Snapzu

What would happen if computers never got any faster?

My first computer was a BBC Micro. It could do basic graphics at a resolution of 640×256 – with 8 different colours. Not a typo. Eight! The mono speaker produced bleeps and bloops.
Read more: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2020/11/what-would-happen-if-computers-never-got-any-faster/?source=Snapzu

More than 2.5m people in England to get free vitamin D

Care home residents and clinically vulnerable to be offered four-month supply
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/nov/28/more-than-25m-people-in-england-to-get-free-vitamin-d-supply?source=Snapzu

Canada bans mass exports of prescription drugs

The new policy comes in response to a US plan to import drugs from Canada. Why can't the US just fix its own drug price problem?
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-55119428?source=Snapzu

Money-laundering bill finally back in Australian Parliament despite fight by Law Council, property lobby

As Australia is a global pariah on climate change, it is a pariah for not cracking down on money laundering and financial crime. One of six countries in the world not complying with global rules on money laundering.
Read more: https://www.michaelwest.com.au/money-laundering-bill-finally-back-in-parliament-despite-fight-by-law-council-property-lobby/?source=Snapzu

Airlines' new 'health passport' could revive international travel

As COVID-19 vaccines are approved and distributed to the public, proof of vaccination...
Read more: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Airlines-health-passport-vaccine-15751389.php?source=Snapzu

Trump supporter who gave $2.5m to fight election fraud wants money back

Businessman Fredric Eshelman sues pro-Trump ‘election ethics’ group citing ‘disappointing results’ of effort to expose cheating
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/28/trump-donor-election-fraud-sues-money-back?source=Snapzu

Appeals court deals Trump-Giuliani Pennsylvania lawsuit yet another blow

A federal appeals court Friday rejected the Trump campaign's effort to revive its lawsuit claiming that Pennsylvania officials conducted the election in a way that discriminated against those who voted for President Donald Trump. "Calling an election unfair does not make it so. Charges require specific allegations and then proof. We have neither here," said a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit, based in Philadelphia.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2020-election/appeals-court-deals-trump-giuliani-pennsylvania-lawsuit-yet-another-blow-n1249144?source=Snapzu

Pushed by Pandemic, Amazon Goes on a Hiring Spree Without Equal

The company has added 427,300 employees in 10 months, bringing its global work force to more than 1.2 million.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/technology/pushed-by-pandemic-amazon-goes-on-a-hiring-spree-without-equal.html?source=Snapzu

Most Americans Object to Government Tracking of Their Activities Through Cellphones

A new survey found widespread concern among Americans about government tracking of their whereabouts through their digital devices, with an overwhelming majority saying that a warrant should be required to obtain such data.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/most-americans-object-to-government-tracking-of-their-activities-through-cellphones-11606305601?mod=djemalertNEWS?source=Snapzu

Why Are Chicago Public Libraries Still Open Amid Soaring COVID Rates?

Despite a COVID-19 positivity rate of over 15% and a stay-at-home order from Mayor Lori Lightfoot encouraging residents to “only leave home to go to work or school, or for essential needs such as seeking medical care, going to the grocery store or pharmacy, picking up food, or receiving deliveries,” Chicago Public Libraries are still open for in-person browsing, reference, computer use, and more.
Read more: https://bookriot.com/chicago-public-libraries-open-amid-soaring-covid-rates/?source=Snapzu

Apple security chief maintains innocence after bribery charges

A grand jury in California's Santa Clara County has indicted Thomas Moyer, Apple's head of global security, for bribery. Moyer is accused of offering 200 iPads to the Santa County Sheriff's office in exchange for concealed carry permits for four Apple employees.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2020/11/apple-security-chief-maintains-innocence-after-bribery-charges/?source=Snapzu

‘Mini desk. Tiny hands. Small soul’: Trump mocked for giving speech at little table

For a US president obsessed by size – his hands, his wealth, his crowds – Donald Trump made something of a bold U-turn on Thursday night by addressing the country from a desk seemingly designed for a leprechaun.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/27/mini-desk-trump-mocked-speech-little-table-diaperdon-twitter-president-furniture?source=Snapzu

Trump administration proceeds with rollback of bird protections despite objections of scientists, environmentalists

The Trump administration on Friday advanced its plans to cut federal regulation protections for birds despite criticisms from scientists and former federal officials that the move will likely be severely detrimental to the U.S. bird population.
Read more: https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/527735-trump-administration-proceeds-with-rollback-of-bird-protections?source=Snapzu

Tony Hsieh, retired Zappos CEO, dies at 46

Tony Hsieh, the retired CEO of Las Vegas-based online shoe retailer Zappos.com who spent years working to transform the city's downtown area, has died. He was 46. Hsieh was with family when he died Friday, according to a statement from DTP Companies, which he founded. Downtown Partnership spokesperson Megan Fazio said Hsieh passed away in Connecticut, KLAS-TV reported.
Read more: https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Tony-Hsieh-retired-Zappos-CEO-dies-at-46-15759435.php?source=Snapzu

Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist Killed in Ambush, State Media Say

U.S. and Israeli intelligence described the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, as the force behind what they call Iran’s covert push for nuclear weapons.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-scientist-assassinated-mohsen-fakhrizadeh.html?source=Snapzu

Tony Hsieh, Zappos Luminary Who Revolutionized the Shoe Business, Dies at 46

The big-hearted exec pioneered footwear e-tailing and delivered happiness to countless people.
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/tony-hsieh-zappos-luminary-revolutionized-045239863.html?source=Snapzu

Security researcher accidentally discovers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 zero-day

A French security researcher has accidentally discovered a zero-day vulnerability that impacts the Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 operating systems while working on an update to a Windows security tool.
Read more: https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-researcher-accidentally-discloses-windows-7-and-windows-server-2008-zero-day/?source=Snapzu

Trans people can now self-identify their gender with a few clicks as India launches revolutionary online portal

Trans people in India can now apply to have their gender identity legally recognised online through a new government portal. The portal, launched on Wednesday (25 November) by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJE), will allow trans people to have their gender identity certified by the district magistrate without visiting government offices.
Read more: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/11/25/india-transgender-online-portal-ministry-social-justice-empowerment/?source=Snapzu

Trump administration pulls out of Open Skies treaty with Russia

The Trump administration has officially withdrawn from the Open Skies treaty, six months after starting the process to leave.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527056-us-withdraws-from-open-skies-treaty-with-russia?source=Snapzu

Whale skeleton discovered in Thailand thought to be 5,000 years old

Archaeologists believe the bones are as old as 5,000 years and remarkably well preserved.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-55097088?source=Snapzu

Californian cave artists may have used hallucinogens, find reveals

Native American rock art appears to depict the psychoactive flower, rather than the experience of getting high
Read more: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/californian-cave-artists-may-have-used-hallucinogens-find-reveals?source=Snapzu

Microsoft productivity score feature criticised as workplace surveillance

Tool allows managers to use Windows 365 to track their employees’ activity
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/nov/26/microsoft-productivity-score-feature-criticised-workplace-surveillance?source=Snapzu

Misinformation Has Created a New World Disorder

As someone who studies the impact of misinformation on society, I often wish the young entrepreneurs of Silicon Valley who enabled communication at speed had been forced to run a 9/11 scenario with their technologies before they deployed them commercially.
Read more: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/misinformation-has-created-a-new-world-disorder/?source=Snapzu

'Jeopardy!' Shares Alex Trebek's Posthumous Thanksgiving Message

In his pre-recorded message, Trebek encouraged everyone to "keep the faith" as they celebrate amid the novel coronavirus pandemic: "We’re going to get through all of this, and we will be a better society because of it."
Read more: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeopardy-shares-alex-trebeks-posthumous-thanksgiving-message?source=Snapzu

Fugging hell: tired of mockery, Austrian village changes name

Mayor says residents, known as Fuckingers, ‘have had enough of visitors and their bad jokes’
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/26/fugging-hell-tired-of-mockery-austrian-village-changes-name?source=Snapzu

Alberta bans social gatherings with $1,000 fines for non-compliance as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

The Alberta government has banned indoor private gatherings, introduced new restrictions on businesses, and will be moving older students to online learning as part of sweeping new COVID-19 measures. Declaring a state of public health emergency, Premier Jason Kenney said the province will consider taking more drastic measures if the mandatory measures do not reduce the rate of transmission, which is currently 1.12, to below one over the next three weeks.
Read more: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/alberta-government-set-to-announce-additional-covid-19-measures?source=Snapzu

Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM

Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), in a major step forward for the rights of women and girls. Police officers were told on Wednesday they must inform local communities that FGM is illegal following new laws passed in July that make it punishable by up to three years in jail.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/27/sudan-says-it-will-stamp-out-child-marriage-and-enforce-ban-on-fgm?source=Snapzu

Edward Snowden says "war on whistleblowers" trend shows a "criminalization of journalism"

"What we see is an increasing tendency to silence journalists who say things that are in the minority," Edward Snowden said.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/edward-snowden-says-war-whistleblowers-trend-shows-criminalization-journalism-1550295?source=Snapzu

Julian Assange 'Has Refused to Attend' Latest Remand Hearing Due to COVID-19 Outbreak at Belmarsh

The imprisoned WikiLeaks founder is isolating in his cell in Belmarsh prison due to the high risk of him contracting the novel coronavirus and his susceptibility of developing more severe symptoms.
Read more: https://sputniknews.com/uk/202011261081281837-julian-assange-has-refused-to-attend-latest-remand-hearing-due-to-covid-19-outbreak-at-belmarsh/?source=Snapzu

Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs saving the economy is a false dichotomy

There is no doubt the COVID-19 crisis has incurred widespread economic costs. There is understandable concern that stronger measures against the virus, from social distancing to full lockdowns, worsen its impact on economies.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/data-from-45-countries-show-containing-covid-vs-saving-the-economy-is-a-false-dichotomy-150533?source=Snapzu

Political polarization does not appear to be causing shorter Thanksgiving visits, according to new research

It is not uncommon for political tensions in the United States to boil up during Thanksgiving gatherings. Some news publications have even written guides on how to best interact with relatives with opposing political views. But new research suggests that political polarization is not cutting Thanksgiving short. The study, published in PLOS One, indicates that there is no significant difference between the duration of Thanksgiving dinners with politically-diverse attendees and the duration of dinners with politically-uniform attendees.
Read more: https://www.psypost.org/2020/11/political-polarization-does-not-appear-to-be-causing-shorter-thanksgiving-visits-according-to-new-research-58626?source=Snapzu

Roger Stone-linked group urges voters to write in Trump in Georgia runoffs as revenge against GOP

Asuper PAC linked to longtime Trump adviser Roger Stone is calling for Republicans to write-in the president's name in the upcoming Senate runoff elections in Georgia as retaliation after his re-election bid failed in the once red state.
Read more: https://www.salon.com/2020/11/24/roger-stone-linked-group-urges-voters-to-write-in-trump-in-georgia-runoffs-as-revenge-against-gop/?source=Snapzu

How The Once Elusive Dream Of Laser Weapons Suddenly Became A Reality

One of Lockheed Martin's top directed energy minds explains how breakthroughs in communications and industrial tech made laser weapons possible.
Read more: https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/37775/how-the-once-elusive-dream-of-laser-weapons-suddenly-became-a-reality?source=Snapzu

Charles Darwin: Notebooks worth millions lost for 20 years

Cambridge University Library launches an appeal to find the scientist's missing notes and sketches.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-55044129?source=Snapzu

There’s a revolution happening in global mental health

The global mental health movement was expected to address the inequities between high- and low-income countries. But after a little over a decade, the movement suffers from many of the same flaws it set out to tackle. Can an unlikely alliance signal an alternative pathway to real change?
Read more: https://thecorrespondent.com/814/theres-a-revolution-happening-in-global-mental-health/107764810428-55870705?source=Snapzu

Melania welcomes White House tree after being caught on tape saying ‘who gives a f***’ about Christmas

Melania Trump was all smiles as she welcomed her family’s final Christmas tree to the White House. The maskless first lady appeared in the festive spirit despite being caught on tape earlier this year complaining “who gives a f*** about Christmas stuff.”
Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/melania-welcomes-white-house-tree-190951480.html?source=Snapzu