Ninth Circuit Advances $35 Billion Privacy Suit Against Facebook

U.S. District Judge James Donato ordered it to alert users about an upcoming trial on claims that it harvested facial data in violation of an Illinois privacy law.
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Facebook argued users lacked standing to sue because the mapping of their facial data did not cause them to lose money or suffer any economic injury.

Writing for the three-judge panel, U.S. Circuit Judge Sandra Ikuta, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote that "a concrete injury need not be tangible."

Huawei unveils its rival to Android. It's called Harmony
"open sourced". Whaadat?

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Huawei sues the US commerce department over seized equipment
Huawei Pushes Ahead With Trademarks for Own OS in Europe Amid US Crackdown

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

Lack of G7, IMF support seen dimming impact of U.S. move on China's yuan
"'There's no chance that any of the G7 countries or any other country would support the United States on this because there is no evidence that China is manipulating its currency,' [former U.S. Treasury Fred Bergsten] said. ...[former U.S. Treasury Philip Diehl] said the Trump administration's actions call into question the legitimacy of the whole process for evaluating currency manipulations.

"'They're not well thought out, they're impulsive and they do not appear to be coordinated with our allies,' Diehl said."

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

Even fixing Wisconsin's Foxconn deal won't fix it, says state-requested report

The Foxconn deal, which was signed by Walker and touted by President Trump, was supposed to be transformational for Wisconsin. As the first large-panel LCD factory in the Western Hemisphere, it was supposed to span 20 million square feet and create 13,000 jobs. Proponents of the deal said the benefits more than justified the considerable costs: at least $4.5 billion in subsidies and other incentives that the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau estimated wouldn't be recouped until 2043.

Make It in America Partnerships

Many of Clinton's proposals, including the Make It In America Partnerships, are a lot like ideas put forward by the Obama administration. But while President Obama's ambitions were hobbled by the Great Recession, Clinton believes she has the opportunity to take the agenda much further. Still, Clinton faces the same reality as Trump. Manufacturers today are so much more productive. They don't need as many workers as they used to.

Why many employees feel ["]]devalued["] even in ["]booming["] job market

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

Stocks soar after US delays plans for some China tariffs
"On Tuesday, The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said it would delay the tariffs on some products, including popular consumer goods, until Dec. 15. A few other products were removed altogether, including certain types of fish and baby seats."

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.

one survey, two stories

AP | 74% of economists in survey see US recession by end of 2021, 19 Aug
"The economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics, in a report released Monday..."
The Hill | About one-third of economists expect recession in 2020: survey, 19 Aug
"Thirty-eight percent of economists surveyed by the National Association for Business Economics forecasted ..."

Diversity is the key to economic and political evolution.