Zero Hedge – by Tyler Durden

Anyone with an Amazon Alexa device has likely noticed that the smart speaker has tried to upsell them while asking about the weather in the last few months. This is because Amazon understands there is fading interest in its money-losing Alexa voice-controlled smart speaker division.

According to internal data obtained by Bloomberg, 15% to 25% of new Alexa users during 2018 through 2021 completely abandoned the device in the second week of ownership.  Continue reading ““Alexa, You’re Fired” – A Quarter Of Users Abandon Spying Devices Within 2 Weeks”

Loudoun Now – by Ryan Donmoyer

Earlier this year, conservative activists swarmed Loudoun County School Board meetings to protest an array of policies.

Now they’re overwhelming the Loudoun County Public Schools Public Information office with Virginia Freedom of Information Act requests.  Continue reading “Loudoun County School Division Flooded with Over 500 FOIA Requests”

 

Yahoo News

BEIJING (AP) — Delta Air Lines said Monday that new pandemic-related cleaning requirements at a Shanghai airport were behind the turning back of a recent flight from Seattle in midair, a move that had prompted a protest from the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco.

An emailed statement said the new mandates at Shanghai Pudong International Airport “require significantly extended ground time and are not operationally viable for Delta.” Continue reading “Delta: Flight to Shanghai turned back because of COVID rules”

MSN – The Telegraph

Chinese scientists say they have created the world’s first “AI prosecutor” that can decide whether to charge people with crimes.

The researchers claim the technology can decide on charges with more than 97 per cent accuracy based on a verbal description of the case. Continue reading “Chinese scientists create ‘world first’ AI prosecutor that will decide people’s fate”

Epoch Times – by Eva Fu

The Chinese regime paid almost $4.4 million to a Washington-based radio station to broadcast propaganda to American households, new federal disclosures show.

CGTN, the global arm for China’s state-run broadcaster CCTV, has paid $4.35 million since July 2019 to WCRW, a daytime radio station covering Washington, Virginia, and Maryland, to broadcast its content for 12 hours each day. Continue reading “Beijing Paid Millions to DC Radio Station to Broadcast Propaganda”

LA Times

A jump in child COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York is being seen as a warning to get more children vaccinated in California and elsewhere as the Omicron variant continues to surge.

The Omicron wave hit New York before California, where cases have been spiking in the last week. California officials said they are monitoring the rise in child hospitalizations.  Continue reading “Rise in child COVID hospitalizations in New York is a warning”

The Christian Post – by Ryan Foley

Female swimmers at a prestigious Ivy League school are warning that their biologically male teammate’s continued participation in women’s swimming competitions could result in the athlete’s performances surpassing records set by decorated female Olympic athletes.

Swimmers at the University of Pennsylvania have spoken anonymously with the sports website OutKick, expressing concern about their biologically male teammate, who identifies as Lia Thomas.  Continue reading “Penn female swimmers speak out against trans-identified teammate breaking women’s records”

The Sun

DONALD Trump’s NYC restaurant turned away a group of anti-vaxxers on Thursday for refusing to show proof of vaccination.

The diners tried entering Trump Grill, located within the former president’s Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, according to video from the scene. Continue reading “Donald Trump’s NYC restaurant turns away anti-vaxxers for refusing to show proof of Covid vaccination”

Catholic Herald – by Simon Caldwell

Patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 can die by euthanasia if doctors decide they might not survive, the New Zealand government has declared.

The Ministry of Health confirmed that a right to a lethal injection under a new euthanasia law could extend to patients who were either dying from the coronavirus or suffering unbearably from its consequences. Continue reading “New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients”

Breitbart – by Pam Key

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases director Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday on ABC’s This Week that he would be pleased with a vaccination requirement for domestic air travel.

Guest-host Jon Karl said, “There is no vaccine requirement for domestic air travel in the United States, and when the president was asked, should there be one, he said that his team has said it’s not necessary at this point. Do you agree with that? That there shouldn’t be a vaccine requirement for domestic air travel?”  Continue reading “Fauci: Vaccine Requirement for Domestic Air Travel ‘Would Be Welcome’”

Yahoo News

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. airlines scrapped nearly 1,000 flights on Saturday, the second straight day of massive cancellations as surging COVID-19 infections have sidelined some pilots and other crew members, upending plans for tens of thousands of holiday travelers over the Christmas weekend.

A total of 957 Christmas Day flights, including domestic flights and those into or out of the country, were canceled, up from 690 on Christmas Eve, according to a running tally on flight-tracking website FlightAware.com. Nearly 2,000 flights were delayed. Continue reading “U.S. airlines scrap nearly 1,000 Christmas Day flights due to Omicron”