Thursday, May 9, 2019

No apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre as Theresa May repeats deep regret

No apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre as Theresa May repeats deep regret

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2HbaMjP

They Got Rich Off Uber and Lyft. Then They Moved to Low-Tax States.

Meet the semiretired millennials who left California for low-tax, low-stress places like Texas, as their former start-ups stampede toward the stock market.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2JcGW0K

Now for Sale on Facebook: Looted Middle Eastern Antiquities

Facebook groups offer ancient treasures from Syria, Iraq and other conflict zones, some of which may have been pillaged by Islamic State militants.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2JrU5SM

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Amazon Flunks Children’s Privacy, Advocacy Groups Charge

Children’s groups say the tech giant’s Echo Dot Kids device violated a federal law protecting youngsters’ online privacy. Amazon disagrees.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2DXB8ns

Paris to Mumbai flight makes emergency landing in Iran

Paris to Mumbai flight makes emergency landing in Iran

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2H8AaGR

Biman Bangladesh plane skids off runway in Yangon, 17 injured

Biman Bangladesh plane skids off runway in Yangon, 17 injured

from India Today | World http://bit.ly/2Vnx2Q9

Redfin Aims to Bring E-Commerce to Home Buying

Web-focused companies are increasingly competing with traditional brokerages, moving to displace agents from the process of selling a house, and now the other side.

from NYT > Technology https://nyti.ms/2Yl8jJr