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UK Supreme Court enables $18.5 billion class action against Mastercard | Article| Reuters

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-mastercard-court-idUSKBN28L16J

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AI Solves 50-Year-Old Biology ‘Grand Challenge’ Decades Before Experts Predicted

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

(DeepMind/YouTube) https://www.sciencealert.com/ai-solves-50-year-old-biology-grand-challenge-decades-before-experts-predicted

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Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada, privacy commissioner says

Posted on July 9, 2020 by Kevin Yaworski

July 9 2020 Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada, privacy commissioner says https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-clearview-ai-to-end-facial-recognition-services-in-canada-privacy/ Related Facial recognition firm Clearview AI probed by U.K., Australia for privacy issues https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/european-business/article-facial-recognition-firm-clearview-ai-probed-by-uk-australia-for/

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Tour company Thomas Cook collapses, 150,000 people stranded

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

People walk past a closed Thomas Cook travel shop in London, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) Thomas Cook has ceased trading, its four airlines will be grounded, and its 21,000 employees in 16 countries, including 9,000 in the … Continue reading →

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Police advise to not chase property thiefs plus info about stand your ground and self defense laws

Posted on September 18, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

Manitoba Headingley RCMP urging victims of theft not to pursue suspects Warning comes after string of chases, including one that ended in crash: Headingley RCMP CBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2019 4:33 PM CT | Last Updated: September 16 … Continue reading →

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Facebook data leak: Province-by-province breakdown of affected Canadians | CTV News

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

FILE – In this April 18, 2017 file photo, conference workers speak in front of a demo booth at Facebook’s annual F8 developer conference, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File) Facebook data leak: Province-by-province breakdown of affected Canadians … Continue reading →

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Serious and financial crimes on the rise and now crime tourism – time to reverse the trend

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

Burglars in Edmonton caught on camera – DailyMail.com — I see why many are getting one of these smart door bells with WiFi and camera. Looks like it time to do the same. Just need to secure it and other … Continue reading →

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Human Rights Under Attack: Gareth Peirce on The New Dark Age

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Kevin Yaworski

British lawyer and human rights activist Gareth Peirce. In the 2018 Sir Graham Day Lecture, she warns eroding human rights under the guise of national security is a profound attack on democracy. (Mary Lynk/CBC) (Mary Lynk/CBC) CBC Radio · Ideas … Continue reading →

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Lack of critical thinking – a downward trend in the United States and elsewhere

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Kevin Yaworski

Nov 4 2018 – Kevin Yaworski – Canadian and Global Citizen — Intellectual Thinking: Being More Aware! An intellectual is a person who engages in critical thinking, research, and reflection about society and proposes solutions for its normative problems. Some … Continue reading →

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