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The death of Smartphones and the birth of Smart systems

The fall in sales of smartphones could not come at a worse time, or perhaps, at a better time. That depends on whom you ask. On January 2, Apple CEO, Tim Cook, announced a decrease in sales in the last quarter of 2018. Approximately 10 billion dollars less than expected. A few days later, Samsung also revised its revenue forecasts for the last part of the year to an ...Read full article...

Did you fall for the “10-year challenge” scam?

Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter were flooded by users who joined the scam known as the “10-year challenge”. Users added posts with photos of themselves 10 years ago to compare them to current photos. The “10-year challenge” brought to light, memories, anecdotes, changes and, in some cases, nostalgia. But, what if this ‘challenge’ were a hoax, a scam, to get something else accomplished? Do not forget that technology advances without ...Read full article...

‘Smart Food’: The next fad to come in 2019

Food companies and distribution chains prepare their forecast every year, mixing experience, R&D and marketing, with data that quantify objectively what they liked more than what they proposed the previous year, in what their clients spent their money, what has made their competition better, and so on. Some manufacturers consider, in addition, first-hand information from consumer panels, and there are those who travel to international food fairs to draw ...Read full article...

Globalism, gender ideology, cultural Marxism, political correctness and Ideological Bias

Members of a few national governments in the United States, Brazil, and Europe have pledged, in their political campaigns, to combat globalism, gender ideology, political correctness, and cultural Marxism, among others. The choice to use these terms indicated the policy to be adopted for their time in office. But, after all, what do these expressions mean? Let’s define those terms so you are clear about what is it that ...Read full article...

This is why war is such a great business

Afghanistan’s opium economy is a multibillion dollar operation which has a direct impact on the surge of heroin addiction in the US. Despite president Trump’s announced US troop withdrawal, the Afghan opium trade continues to flourish. It is protected by US-NATO occupation forces on behalf of a nexus of powerful financial and criminal interests. In 2004, the proceeds of the Afghan heroin trade yielded an estimated global revenue of the ...Read full article...

The Fascism that is coming

“The fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists” – Winston Churchill The fascism is basically the kidnapping of the State by private interests along with the creation of a more or less brutal mechanism to eliminate dissent in the face of power. But the fascism that is coming is not like the type we had in the past. It is a new, modern form. It makes no sense ...Read full article...

Social Media takeover of Corporate Media

One could argue that the acquisition or merger of social media giants and traditional news conglomerates will save obsolete news houses that are destined to disappear. For example, in September, Marc Benioff, head of Salesforce, bought Time magazine for 160 million euros. A month later, Craig Newmark, the millionaire founder of Craigslist, used a tenth of this amount in launching The Markup, which proclaims itself to be a non-profit ...Read full article...

World’s drinking water supply falls dramatically in just two decades

60 nations do not have enough drinking water for their populations. The year 2050 seems to be far down the road, but it is really not, especially when it comes to having clean drinking water available for survival. In 2050, 6 billion people will suffer water shortages. It is 80% of the population that today inhabits the planet earth and 60% of the 9 billion that is estimated by then. ...Read full article...

Amazon’s Cloud Services for Everyone has a Catch

We all know what large technology companies do with people’s data: They use it to their advantage, they sell it to the highest bidder, they use to spy on users. As most readers already know, there is no free lunch when it comes to using social media or ‘free’ cloud services. Even paid cloud or email services come at a high cost for users. Somehow, however, Amazon is in ...Read full article...

Did US Intelligence have Prior Knowledge about Khashoggi’s Murder?

Who ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi? “The CIA and the White House are at odds over who’s responsible for what happened.” According to media reports, Langley is pointing its finger at Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman(MBS). Prior to the official release of the CIA report, the Washington Post (16 November) reported that “The CIA has concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the assassination of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in ...Read full article...

Corporate Media disinformation threatens Press Freedom

CNN notoriously is the most distrusted name in so-called television news. First Amendment “freedom of speech (and) the press” includes no major media rights to willfully report disinformation, Big Lies and fake news – suppressing what’s true and verifiable on issues mattering most. CNN notoriously is the most distrusted name in so-called television news. Along with other Western media, it’s a virtual mouthpiece for wealth, power and privileged interests. ...Read full article...

This is why the digital revolution may not be so positive for all

Information has been pulverized and countless small fragments have formed a cloud that envelops the planet. “Nothing can stop an idea whose time has come”, we hear all the time. However, very few people stop to ask whether we are ready to accept that idea. Are we ready to take the big leap as individuals and as human beings into the digital world that looms on the horizon? Are ...Read full article...

What is a bioeconomy and what is done with it?

The bioeconomy encompasses all sectors and systems that are based on biological resources. The European Union includes agriculture, forestry, fisheries, food and bioenergy in this area, including the management of organic waste. Thus understood, bioeconomy totals an annual volume of about 2 billion euros and 18 million jobs; besides being a key sector to encourage growth in rural areas. “We need a system change in terms of how we ...Read full article...

What are the consequences of Trump abandoning the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces

The Zionist neoconservatives now have their hope rekindled of re-establishing American and Israeli hegemony It has taken the US military/security complex 31 years to get rid of President Reagan’s last nuclear disarmament achievement—the INF Treaty that President Reagan and Soviet President Gorbachev achieved in 1987. The Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty was ratified by the US Senate on May 27, 1988 and became effective a few days later on ...Read full article...

How expensive is success?

Everyone talks about success, but very few ask whether or not everyone can achieve it. Working is a drag. Every day you have to get up and have breakfast in a hurry, expose yourself to the usual traffic jam or a long journey by public transport, and go through one hundred hoops to fit the dozens of tasks of the day. That is what life is all about, is ...Read full article...