Caffeinated & Aggregated: News you may have missed, since February 26th…
Posted on:
Thursday, March 14, 2019
Posted at:
8:05 PM
Believe it, or not, there are other things happening in Canada and around the world…
Here’s a roundup of links to news you may have missed, since February 26th.
[This unordered list was generated March 14th and contains 30+ links.]
- Why Does Daylight Saving Time Start at 2 AM?
- The European Union wants to end mandatory Daylight Saving Time by 2021.
- 4 million people were consulted about ending Daylight Saving Time; however, any plans must be agreed to by EU member states, as well as the European parliament.
- British Columbia might say goodbye to changing clocks…
- SEC asks a judge to hold Tesla’s Elon Musk in contempt of court for tweeting misleading information; a breach of a deal made last year that included a that $20M fine for inaccurate tweets last year.
- Tesla closing retail stores in shift to online-only sales strategy…
- Tesla is raising prices after backtracking on store closures.
- Elon Musk to unveil next vehicle, the Tesla Model Y crossover, on March 14th.
- What’s so special about the next SpaceX Launch?
- A historic rocket launch lights up the night…
- Swedish student, climate change activist, Greta Thunberg’s protests are going global…
- What began as one student’s vigil calling for action on climate change has gone global, with school strikes planned in more than 100 countries on Friday, March 14th.
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she supports school students’ protests about climate change.
- Greta Thunberg has been nominated for the Nobel peace prize.
- New Zealand climate change minister has been attacked while walking to Parliament House
- Donald Trump appoints climate change denier to EPA.
- Rain is becoming more frequent in Greenland and accelerating the melting of its ice, a new study has found.
- Iceberg twice the size of New York City is set to break away from Antarctica.
- Measles outbreaks are on the rise across the USA.
- Amid measles outbreaks, Canada’s chief public health officer vows to tackle vaccination misinformation.
- Health experts, Facebook and YouTube play catch-up with anti-vaxxers.
- YouTube, Pinterest lead fight against anti-vaccination content on social media…
- Amid growing calls from health experts to stem the tide of misinformation spread by anti-vaccination groups on social media, Facebook announced it would reduce the visibility of inaccurate posts and reject ads that include such content.
- Anti-vaccination conspiracy theories thrive on Amazon.
- Amazon Prime has removed Anti-Vaxxer documentaries…
- YouTube bans comments on all videos of children.
- Facebook’s data deals are under criminal investigation…
- Facebook under criminal investigation over data sharing…
- Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon and Facebook, etc.
- A second HIV patient has gone into remission after a stem cell transplant.
- Should a biotech giant holding a valuable patent be forced to give it up if doing so would serve the public good?
- American drug executives grilled on Capitol Hill over high prices.
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