The Daily Populous

Thursday June 27th, 2019 night edition

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Robots 'to replace up to 20 million factory jobs' by 2030

Authored by bbc.co.uk

Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics.

About 1.7 million manufacturing jobs have already been lost to robots since 2000, including 400,000 in Europe, 260,000 in the US, and 550,000 in China, it said.

The firm predicted that China will have the most manufacturing automation, with as many as 14 million industrial robots by 2030. »

Fake news ‘vaccine’ works: ‘pre-bunk’ game reduces susceptibility to disinformation

Authored by cam.ac.uk

Thousands of people spent fifteen minutes completing it, with many allowing the data to be used for a study.

“This is a version of what psychologists call ‘inoculation theory’, with our game working like a psychological vaccination.”.

For “conspiracy”, the spreading of false narratives blaming secretive groups for world events, perceived reliability was reduced by 20%. »

Reddit Quarantines Pro-Trump Subreddit r/The_Donald Over Anti-Police Threats

Authored by thedailybeast.com
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Reddit quarantined the “The_Donald” subreddit on Wednesday, citing threats made on the popular forum for Trump supporters against law enforcement officers.

“Recent behaviors including threats against the police and public figures is content that is prohibited by our violence policy,” a Reddit spokesperson said in a statement.

In its message to the subreddit’s moderators, Reddit asked for them to take action to prevent further threats being posted on the forum. »

Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour Sold His Guitars for $21.5 Million—And Donated Everything to Fight Climate Change

Authored by motherjones.com
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Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour, stirred by the message of 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, wanted to do something to improve the world.

He gave the proceeds from the most valuable auction of musical instruments in history to a nonprofit that fights climate change.

Readers, what ideas do you have for those of us who don’t have $21.5 million in guitars to help fight climate change? »