Bloomberg Bankrolls a Social-Media Army to Push Message

The effort is launching ahead of California’s March 3 primary and is one of the most unorthodox yet, blurring the lines between traditional campaign organizing and the distribution of sponsored content.
Read more: https://www.wsj.com/articles/bloomberg-bankrolls-a-social-media-army-to-push-message-11582127768?source=Snapzu

Washington state takes bold step to restrict companies from bottling local water

Washington has taken a major step toward becoming the first US state to restrict companies looking to extract, bottle and sell local water supplies. On Monday night the state senate passed a bill that would ban new permits for water bottling operations. SB 6278 states “any use of water for the commercial production of bottled water is deemed to be detrimental to the public welfare and the public interest” and would apply retroactively to new permits filed after 1 January 2019.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/18/bottled-water-ban-washington-state?source=Snapzu

Hungary's eight-point climate plan unveiled

The details of Hungarian government's eight-point climate strategy, initially announced by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán this past Sunday in his State of the Nation address, were released by the Hungarian Minister of Information and Technology on Wednesday. "To put it bluntly, protecting the climate and nature is truly our Christian and patriotic duty," Orbán said in that speech.
Read more: https://rmx.news/article/article/hungary-s-eight-point-climate-plan-unveiled?source=Snapzu

The Computer Scientist Responsible For Cut, Copy, and Paste, Has Passed Away

The advent of the personal computer wasn’t just about making these powerful machines available to everyone, it was also about making them accessible and usable, even for those lacking a computer science degree. Larry Tesler, who passed away on Monday, might not be a household name like Steve Jobs or Bill Gates, but his contributions to making computers and mobile devices easier to use are the highlight of a long career influencing modern computing.
Read more: https://gizmodo.com/larry-tessler-modeless-computing-advocate-has-passed-1841787408?source=Snapzu

Mike Bloomberg is not the lesser of two evils

Like the vast majority of Americans, I have been effectively disenfranchised in the last few presidential elections. In 2011, I moved to Washington, D.C., which is so heavily Democratic that any vote for president is totally meaningless — in 2016, Hillary Clinton won with 93 percent of the vote. But last year, I moved to famously swingy Pennsylvania, and suddenly I'm a full citizen again. (I'm already lording it over my friends from California and New York.)
Read more: https://theweek.com/articles/895985/mike-bloomberg-not-lesser-two-evils?source=Snapzu

Toddler caught on camera hugging pizza delivery man who just lost his teen daughter

It's a sweet moment. A young boy running up to a man delivering pizza and giving him a big hug. All caught on a doorbell camera in West Warwick, Rhode Island by Lindsey Sheely. "I put it up on my Instagram because we thought it was funny and cute," said Sheely. What Sheely didn't know at the time is what that moment would mean for the man behind the pizza box, Ryan Catterson.
Read more: https://www.wnep.com/amp/article/life/heartwarming/caught-on-camera-toddler-hugs-pizza-man-lost-teen-daughter/523-0d92574c-c93a-4444-be65-d9322601c646?source=Snapzu

Public Policy Consulting Firm Warns Of All-Out Strike Against US Tech

The European Union plans to use regulations covering artificial intelligence, privacy, content regulation, digital services and even IoT communications against the tech sector of the United States in a bid to mold policy in an image suitable to its vision.
Read more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/waynerash/2020/02/20/public-policy-consulting-firm-warns-of-all-out-strike-against-us-tech/#41bdb2215cc9?source=Snapzu