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Let's all sing: "Gloomy days, taking our joy away. They should not promote a film this way. Can you tell me how to get, how to get to criminal court....."
Sesame Street creators Sue STX Entertainment over Melissa McCarthy film The Happytime Murders
R-rated flick uses tagline "All Sesame, No Street."
http://deadline.com/2018/05/happytim...tx-1202398325/
This story makes me think of a line uttered by Chicolini, Chico Marx's character in the Marx Brothers' 1933 movie Duck Soup:"Shhh! This is spy stuff."
Amazon asked to stop selling facial recognition technology to police
CNN Tech, May 24 2018 4:37 PM
Forty-one civil rights organizations are calling on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to stop selling its facial recognition technology to the government. The technology, called Rekognition, uses artificial intelligence to identify the objects, people, scenes and more from images or videos. An Amazon executive touted public safety as a "common use case" for the technology. For example, it can be used by law enforcement to recognize and track suspects or "persons of interest" in real time. According to Amazon's website, the tool can identify up to 100 of the largest faces in an image, meaning it can pull out faces from a crowd.
The ACLU, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Freedom Of The Press Foundation, Human Rights Watch and 37 other activist groups co-signed a letter saying the tech "is primed for abuse in the hands of governments. This product poses a grave threat to communities, including people of color and immigrants, and to the trust and respect Amazon has worked to build People should be free to walk down the street without being watched by the government. Facial recognition in American communities threatens this freedom."
http://money.cnn.com/2018/05/22/tech...ter/index.html
In this day and age, what kind of sick mind would come up with the idea for a "school shooter" video game? And what kind of sick people would have bought it?
A 'school shooter' video game has been removed from a PC gaming platform
Business Insider, May 29 2018
A video game that puts players in the shoes of a school shooter was removed from the mega-popular Steam PC games platform today. The removal comes after the controversial game sparked backlash from the parents of Parkland victims, politicians and more than 138,000 online petitioners. A spokesperson for Valve, the proprietor of the Steam games store, confirmed to Business Insider that both the game and its creator, a developer going by the pseudonym ACID, have been removed from Steam.
The game, Active Shooter, was to be released on June 9 and would have let anyone play from the perspective of a school shooter. The player in that role would be encouraged to kill as many civilians and law enforcement personnel as possible. The game also allows players to experience the same scenario from the perspective of a SWAT team member or a civilian.
http://www.businessinsider.com/schoo...tioners-2018-5
Hey, Jeff Bezos, instead of banning your customers, did you ever think about just limiting the number of items they can return? No, apparently not.
Amazon bans customers who make too many returns
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/amazon-b...-many-returns/
This news makes me feel sad. Apple's market value is $924 billion. Amazon's market value is $782 billion. Alphabet's market value is $739 billion. My own net worth is about $20.
Microsoft surpasses Google’s Alphabet to become world’s third biggest company
https://www.webpronews.com/microsoft...ggest-company/
Under Scott Pruitt, the EPA no longer cares about climate change, air pollution, rising sea levels, automobile MPG standards, hazardous chemicals, animal habitat, national parklands or other environmental concerns. It's nice to see American businesses taking action while the EPA is busy doing nothing.
Lowe's will stop selling paint strippers containing chemicals blamed in dozens of accidental deaths
http://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/cl...of-deaths.html
Several cities, including Malibu, Davis, Seattle, Fort Myers, Miami Beach and San Luis Obispo, have banned plastic straws and/or plastic cutlery and many other cities are considering similar bans. The European Union last week proposed banning plastic straws, plates and stirrers. My investment advice: Don't buy stock in companies that manufacture plastic straws.
Bon Appétit Management bans plastic straws at all of its 1,000+ locations in 33 states
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money...ies/657172002/
I'm old-fashioned. I prefer to wear shirts that don't say anything.
'Feminist' J. Crew T-shirt for boys causes a stir
Today.com, Jun 1 2018 7:29 AM
A photo of a young boy wearing a T-shirt sold by J. Crew that reads "I am a feminist too" caused a polarizing reaction after the company posted it on Instagram with the caption "Start 'em young." The post received a host of angry responses about whether the shirt was appropriate to be worn by young boys. The T-shirt was made in collaboration with the company Prinkshop, which sells apparel with social messages ranging from women's reproductive rights to gun control. The shirt sells for $29.50 and 10% goes to Girl Up, a United Nations foundation that supports the empowerment of adolescent girls.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjNEvIcFuZ0
https://www.today.com/style/feminist...s-stir-t130115
Richard Branson recently announced he will spend $2.5 billion to have three ships built for his new Virgin Voyages cruise line. And what is his next big business venture? Ten-dollar pairs of socks. Huh?
Virgin Airlines has a new perk for premium-class fliers: designer socks
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...602-story.html
For many years, Sam's Club -- which is owned by Walmart -- has refused to match Walmart's prices. That policy is changing -- and proving the truth of the old adage, "The squeaky wheel gets the grease."
Sam's Club will now match Walmart's prices after furious customers complain
http://www.businessinsider.com/walma...e-match-2018-6