RT

Traditional data used for credit scoring could be replaced by AI-powered processes based on online search and purchase histories to better reach a billion-plus “unbanked people” globally, a group of IMF researchers has proposed.

Using non-financial data such as “the type of browser and hardware used to access the internet,” or “the history of online searches and purchases,” which is then fed into technology powered by AI and machine learning, could “advance financial inclusion, by, for example, enabling more credit to informal workers and households and firms in rural areas,” write Arnoud Boot, Peter Hoffmann, Luc Laeven and Lev Ratnovski in a post on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) blog. Continue reading “IMF researchers propose to have AI use ONLINE history to determine credit rating, in name of ‘inclusion’”

Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Former Goldman Sachs CFO Marty Chavez thinks that income redistribution via Universal Basic Income (UBI) is the only way to stave off revolution as the wealth gap continues to increase.

In an interview with The Business of Business, host Gregory Ugwi asked Chavez if he agrees with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), who says “there should be no billionaires in the US as long as there are poor families,” adding that venture capitalist Paul Graham says that income inequality is a “natural part of capitalism, and a sign that the process is working.” Continue reading “Former Goldman CFO Calls For Universal Basic Income “To Stave Off Revolution””

Jerusalem Post

WASHINGTON – The US Senate passed a bipartisan bill on Wednesday that seeks to elevate the position of the special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism to the rank of ambassador.

The legislation directs the envoy to report directly to the secretary of state without receiving another portfolio of issues. Continue reading “Senate approves bipartisan bill to elevate status of antisemitism monitor”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

A renewed sense of scrutiny, which is well deserved, is being given to police departments across the country recently for use of their police K-9 officers to torture individuals who may not comply fast enough.  The Marshall Project, AL.com, IndyStar, and the Invisible Institute examined more than 150 police dog bites nationwide and found numerous instances of their use for pain compliance—often on people who were unarmed and suspected only of minor offenses like traffic violations. Continue reading “‘I’m Complying Sir!’—Despite Obeying Cops, Handcuffed Man Tortured by K-9 for 3 MINUTES”

The Mind Unleashed – by Elias Marat

A major cyber espionage attack has hit a number of U.S. federal agencies, including networks belonging to the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and Department of Energy (DOE), which are responsible for maintaining the country’s massive stockpile of nuclear weapons.

On Thursday, officials swiftly began coordinating notifications about the security breach to congressional oversight bodies following a briefing by DOE Chief Information Officer Rocky Campione, reports Politico. Continue reading “Hackers Target US Nuclear Weapons Agency in Massive Cyber Attack”

Courthouse News – by Nick Rummell

NEWARK, N.J. (CN) — A leading firearms manufacturer alleges New Jersey is engaged in an “unconstitutional fishing expedition” to try to curtail gun rights by using a new tactic: false advertising claims.

In a federal lawsuit filed in New Jersey on Tuesday, Smith & Wesson claims New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal has tried everything in his power to stymie gun sales, and that he is now sifting through decades of company advertisements and marketing materials in an extra-legal attempt to restrict the right to bear arms.  Continue reading “Smith & Wesson Sues New Jersey Over ‘Anti-Second Amendment Agenda’”

Activist Post – by Spiro Skouras

America’s frontline workers are now receiving the Covid vaccine. It was reported that two health care workers who received the experimental Covid shot in Alaska experienced severe adverse events minutes after taking it.

Both were admitted to the ER and one was transferred to the ICU after experiencing severe adverse events, both are expected to survive. One of the health care workers had not history of allergies. Continue reading “Nurse Collapses on Television Minutes After Receiving Covid Vaccine”

Activist Post

We previously have covered the many weighty claims made by the progenitors of A.I. algorithms who claim that their technology can stop crime before it happens. Similar predictive A.I. is increasingly being used to stop the spread of misinformation, disinformation and general “fake news” by analyzing trends in behavior and language used across social media.

However, as we’ve also covered, these systems have more often that not failed quite spectacularly, as many artificial intelligence experts and mathematicians have highlighted. One expert in particular — Uri Gal, Associate Professor in Business Information Systems, at the University of Sydney, Australia — noted that from what he has seen so far, these systems are “no better at telling the future than a crystal ball.”  Continue reading “Another “Pre-Crime” AI System Claims It Can Predict Disinformation Before It’s Even Shared”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Fashion executive Peter Nygard was arrested in Canada and faces extradition to the United States for sex trafficking and other crimes similar to the accusations leveled against infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The Department of Justice announced on Tuesday that the 79-year-old faces charges of “racketeering, sex trafficking, and related crimes arising out of a decades-long pattern of criminal conduct involving at least dozens of victims in the United States, the Bahamas, and Canada, among other locations.” Continue reading “Fashion Executive and Elite Insider, Peter Nygard Arrested for Sex Trafficking Children”

YNet

Israelis who choose to get vaccinated against coronavirus will receive “free movement” waivers, allowing them to bypass certain health restrictions, the Health Ministry has said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel will begin administrating coronavirus vaccinations on December 27 and that Israel was ready to vaccinate 60,000 people a day. Thousands of doses of the Pfizer vaccine arrived in Israel last week via special charter flights.
 Continue reading “Vaccinated Israelis to receive ‘free movement’ waivers”

LifeSiteNews – by Pete Baklinski

December 16, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Megyn Kelly denounced as “awful abusive insanity” a transgender activist’s call that children be put on “puberty blockers” until they are of sufficient age to “consent” to their gender.

“It’s time to stop being afraid. Fight this awful abusive insanity. Children must be protected from these unwell activists,” the former Fox News and NBC News host tweeted on Sunday. Continue reading “Megyn Kelly slams ‘awful, abusive’ trans activist’s call to put all kids on puberty blockers”

Sputnik

The United States first used depleted uranium (DU) ammunition against Iraq during the Gulf War of 1990-1991, and then again during the 2003 invasion. According to available estimates, the US contaminated Iraq with at least 2,320 tonnes of the highly toxic substance, with DU affecting both American servicemen and Iraq’s civilian population.

Baghdad will be filing a case against the United States with European courts over Washington’s use of DU weapons, Iraq’s al-Maalomah News Agency has reported, citing Hatif al-Rikabi, an adviser to the Iraqi parliament’s foreign affairs committee. Continue reading “Cancers, Strokes, Birth Defects: Iraq Reportedly Plans to Sue US Over Depleted Uranium Use”

Free Thought Project – by Matt Agorist

Chicago, IL — Over the past few years, the residents of Chicago have been subjected to a militarized police state occupation. Innocent family after innocent family each waking up in the middle of the night as heavily armed storm troopers throw flash bangs into their homes, haul them outside in the cold, point guns at their heads, and even handcuff small children. These families are being terrorized in their own homes, many of them left with PTSD, and no one is being held accountable—because the state is the one behind the terror. As the following case illustrates, when these terrorizing cops are caught, they go to great lengths to hide their crimes.

Last year, Anjanette Young had just gotten home from her job as a licensed social worker at the hospital and was getting undressed in her bedroom when she heard a laud pounding. The pounding was from the heavily armed Chicago cops outside her door, smashing it in with a battering ram. Continue reading “Cops Raid Wrong Home, Humiliate Naked Woman, Attempt to Keep Video Secret”