Non-IT News Thread
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US economy grows faster than expected
The US economy grew much faster than expected in the first quarter of the year, helped by a jump in exports and by firms building up stocks of goods.
The economy expanded at an annualised pace of 3.2% in the January-to-March period, well above analysts' forecasts.
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Trump denies paying North Korea for Warmbier treatment
President Trump has denied paying North Korea money for the medical care of comatose US student Otto Warmbier.
Warmbier was jailed in North Korea in 2015 during an organised tour and died after being returned to the US in a coma after 17 months in detention.
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Sri Lanka bombings ringleader died in hotel attack, president says
The alleged ringleader behind Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings was killed in the attacks, President Maithripala Sirisena said.
Mr Sirisena said Zahran Hashim, a radical preacher, died at the Shangri-La hotel in the capital, Colombo.
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Anna Delvey: The trial of New York's fake heiress
Just how far can you get in the New York City socialite scene without a real fortune of your own?
Incredibly far, in the case of Anna Delvey - real name Anna Sorokin - who tricked the city's elite into thinking she was a billionaire heiress.
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Wireless carriers fight ban on throttling firefighters during emergencies
Committee passes Calif. bill spurred by Verizon throttling despite CTIA objection.
The US mobile industry's top lobbying group is opposing a proposed California state law that would prohibit throttling of fire departments and other public safety agencies during emergencies -
Daimler North America CEO says future “does not include plug-in hybrids”
Daimler says it will have 50 all-electric test trucks on roads by end of 2019.
At a presentation in Long Beach, California, Daimler Trucks North America President and CEO Roger Nielsen on Wednesday laid out an electrification plan for Daimler's Freightliner brand, which makes medium- and heavy-duty trucks. -
Amazon plans to make Prime shipping one-day by default
Still building up support for more products, ZIP codes before nationwide rollout.
Amazon's latest earnings conference call included the reveal of a major shift for the paid Amazon Prime subscription service: an "evolution" to one-day shipping as a nationwide default. -
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Amazon plans to make Prime shipping one-day by default
Still building up support for more products, ZIP codes before nationwide rollout.
Amazon's latest earnings conference call included the reveal of a major shift for the paid Amazon Prime subscription service: an "evolution" to one-day shipping as a nationwide default.Now that they have more DCs than ever and are using their own delivery service, it makes sense. In some areas, does it cost more to store it than deliver it?
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Tracking the toxic air that's killing millions
The air we breathe is killing us.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says air pollution causes the death of seven million people a year.
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@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Wireless carriers fight ban on throttling firefighters during emergencies
Committee passes Calif. bill spurred by Verizon throttling despite CTIA objection.
The US mobile industry's top lobbying group is opposing a proposed California state law that would prohibit throttling of fire departments and other public safety agencies during emergenciesHow about the Wireless Carriers let public service folks have unlimited data and not throttle them at all? ... or better yet, quit nickle & diming your customers and stop throttling everybody.
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@dafyre said in Non-IT News Thread:
@mlnews said in Non-IT News Thread:
Wireless carriers fight ban on throttling firefighters during emergencies
Committee passes Calif. bill spurred by Verizon throttling despite CTIA objection.
The US mobile industry's top lobbying group is opposing a proposed California state law that would prohibit throttling of fire departments and other public safety agencies during emergenciesHow about the Wireless Carriers let public service folks have unlimited data and not throttle them at all? ... or better yet, quit nickle & diming your customers and stop throttling everybody.
Or how about municipalities pay their bills.
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[Measles outbreak: Trump tells Americans to 'get their shots'](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-48071313
President Trump has told Americans to "get their shots" as measles cases spread across the country.
"The vaccinations are so important," he told reporters outside the White House.
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Trump administration puts offshore drilling expansion in Arctic, Atlantic on ice
Interior secretary also faces opposition from 17 governors.
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal this week, the Department of the Interior's new secretary, David Bernhardt, said that the Trump administration would indefinitely suspend its plans to expand offshore oil drilling in the Arctic and several areas in the Atlantic ocean. -
These are all the podcast networks and creators who pulled their shows from Luminary
Not everyone’s happy with the startup
In just the three days since it launched, the podcast startup Luminary has lost access to shows from multiple major networks, which have pulled their content over its business practices, and lost the faith of the industry it wanted to please. -
BBC News - Why don’t we help graduates navigate office life?
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20190424-why-dont-we-help-graduates-navigate-office-life -
Everything coming to Netflix in May 2019
Contents will vary by country
Spring is in the air, and with the new season comes an updated selection of Netflix shows that are trying to turn reboots of the same old stories into fresher, more diverse stories. -
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Heavy flooding hits eastern Canada
Thousands of people were told to evacuate their homes near Montreal in eastern Canada early on Sunday after rising floodwaters breached a dyke following heavy rain.
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North Carolina residents flee airborne acid after zinc plant fire
Authorities in North Carolina have ordered mandatory evacuations after a massive fire at a metal recycling plant led to air quality warnings.
Firefighters were called to the American Zinc Products facility on Sunday around 20:00 (01:00 GMT on Monday) in the town of Mooresboro.
