China Tightens Forex Capital Controls
• mishtalk.com by MishMomentsAt the start of every year, many citizens of China opt to take out their entire yearly allotment of $50,000 in foreign currency.
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Nestlé "Reinvents" Sugar, Set To Hit Shelves In 2018
• http://www.trueactivist.comThe world's largest food company recently announced that it had reformulated sugar with the hopes of using 40% less sweetener in its candy and sweets, but there's a catch.
Soaring Dollar Hits US Trade, Sends Goods Trade Deficit To Highest Since March 2015
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWho could have possibly thought that a soaring dollar would have an adverse impact on the US trade deficit, and thus, the US economy.
2017 Will Be the Year Tesla Reigns Supreme--Or Finally Flops
• https://www.wired.comIn its first 13 years of its existence, Tesla Motors made some of the world's biggest, best-known companies look stuffy as it charged electric cars with sex appeal, built a zealous fanbase, set records for performance and quality, and even made its
THE FUTURE OF SHOPPING...
• thesun.co.uk, by Rod Chester and Jasper HamillOnline retail giant granted patent for astonishing blimp which can carry a vast fleet of robotic flying vehicles
Whoa! Trump lands ANOTHER big job win
• https://thehornnews.comPresident-elect Donald Trump is still weeks away from his innauguration -- but the good news can't wait.
Nearly 200,000 Kenyans Lifted Out Of Poverty Thanks To Mobile Money
• http://www.trueactivist.comMobile money has especially changed the lives of households headed by females.
Uber Freight goes after the trucking business
• popsci.com By Kelsey D AthertonAutonomous 18-wheelers roll into an unknown future
Uber Freight goes after the trucking business
• popsci.com By Kelsey D AthertonAutonomous 18-wheelers roll into an unknown future
Flashback: CIA Venture Capital Arm Funds Skin Care Products That Collect DNA
• https://www.technocracy.news, By Lee FangWhy does the CIA have a venture capital company that invests in private technology? To get the latest and greatest surveillance technology with a built-in laboratory. Technocrats seek all data about all citizens. ? TN Editor
Fraternal Order of Police demands Amazon remove Black Lives Matter merchandise
• http://www.foxnews.comThe largest police union in the U.S. demanded that Amazon remove a shirt from a third-party vendor that supports the Black Lives Matter movement.
US Sold Most of World's Weapons in 2015, Hitting $40 Billion
• AntiWar.com by Jason DitzQatar Bought Nearly Half of America's Arms
Tesla, Panasonic agree to make PV cells in Buffalo, New York
• https://www.yahoo.comTOKYO (AP) -- Japanese electronics company Panasonic and U.S. electric car maker Tesla said Tuesday they plan to begin production of photovoltaic cells and modules at a factory in Buffalo, New York.
Global Trade Is Why Your Television Did Not Cost $6,200 Like It Did in 1964
• https://fee.org, Mark J. PerryPictured above are some color TVs from the 627-page 1964 Sears Christmas Catalog, from the Wishbook Web website (no longer available).
Prying Eyes Are Watching Airbnb Customers as Tenants Fight Back
• https://www.bloomberg.comIn a gentrifying neighborhood of San Francisco, a couple exit their cab and head toward an apartment, rolling suitcases behind them. Unbeknownst to them, a private investigator by the name of Michael Joffe sits in his parked car just across the stree
Spacex filed with FCC to operate 4400 satellites and Elon Musk Spacex shares are worth $8.1 billion
• nextbigfuture.comToday, SpaceX filed with the FCC to obtain the rights to operate 4,400 satellites to offer internet services from orbit, a plan that was announced last year.
Durable Goods Orders Dive 4.6% Despite Huge Jump in Defense Orders
• https://mishtalk.com, MishMomentsThe Census Department Advance Report on Durable Goods Manufacturers' Shipments, Inventories, and Orders shows durable goods orders fell 4.6%. Excluding defense, new orders decreased 6.6 percent.
Uber Bows Before California's Power and Parks Its Robo-Cars
• Wired by Aarian MarshalUber's showdown with California regulators is over, and the regulators won. For now.
The Invisible Men not Seen by Government or Media
• https://www.libertarianinstitute.org, By Craig CanNote: This commentary was first published on Nov. 9, 2013, long before the so-called invisible white working man voted Donald Trump into office. I find upon a later reading that a lot of my writing is crap, but I think this piece is an exception and
According to the Washington Post, Jeff Bezos is a Russian agent: Here's their logic explained
• http://www.naturalnews.com(NaturalNews) The founder of online retail behemoth Amazon is a Russia propagandist and agent--did you know that?
Drone Delivery Wars: Delivery by Drone in US, 7-Eleven Leap-Frogs Amazon; ...
• mishtalk.com by MishMomentsDelivery by drone is underway in the US. 7-Eleven beats Google and Amazon to the first regular commercial drone delivery service.
SCREW WALMART: TRUMP WILL BE SO P*SSED WHEN HE SEES HOW THEY JUST BETRAYED AMERICA
• https://www.youtube.comWalmart has now officially signed on to sell Black Lives Matter Apparel. These shirts are going to display the phrase, "Black Lives Matter" and show a fist in the air! If you also remember, Walmart pulled an "All Lives Matter" bumper sticker
Convenience shop items delivered by drone in US
• http://phys.orgUS drone delivery service Flirtey on Monday announced that its self-piloting flying machines have whisked flu medicine, hot food and more from 7-Eleven convenience stores to customers' homes.
The Porn Business Isn't Anything Like You Think It Is
• https://www.wired.com, CADE METZMIDWAY THROUGH THE second season of Silicon Valley, the HBO series that so skillfully spoofs the Bay Area tech scene, the plot turns to porn.
Amazon Go Will Kill Dreary Lines, Not "Our Jobs"
• http://www.dansanchez.me, Dan SanchezSelf-checkout kiosks at the supermarket? Who wants to stand in a line? The very idea is so barbaric. So early-2016.
Wanxiang Gets Final Approval To Build Karma Revero/Atlantic Plug-In Hybrid In China
• http://insideevs.com, by Eric LovedayWanxiang Group, the auto parts supplier that purchased Fisker Automotive's asset (now called Karma Automotive) some three years ago, has finally been granted approval to build its vehicles in China.
PornScrub: South Carolina bill bans obscene content on personal computers
• https://www.rt.comComputers purchased in South Carolina in 2017 may only offer PG-13 rated internet. A bill pre-filed by Republican State Representative William Chumley would require that personal computers and other devices block internet access to pornography and ob
Approved: UK Securities Exchange Says 'Yes' To First Bitcoin Investment Fund
• https://cointelegraph.comThe UK's Channel Islands have given the green light to Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund (GABI), marking the launch of the world's first listed and regulated Bitcoin fund.
Review: PXG Golf Clubs
• Wired by Mark McCluskyWhen it comes to our equipment, we golfers are a flighty bunch.
Uber customers 'offered DRUGS by drivers' amid claims dealers have infiltrated taxi firm
• https://www.thesun.co.ukA number of customers said they had been left shaken by the experience
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