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China will lift part of its ‘Great Firewall’ to give foreigners access to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter on a tropical island dubbed ‘Hawaii of the East’

Facebook China’s Hainan island has released plans to give tourists access to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter in parts of two cities. A partial lifting of the county’s “Great Firewall” is part of an attempt to make the southern island a free trade zone and tourist hub. It’s unclear whether locals …

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Facial recognition software is not ready for use by law enforcement

Brian Brackeen Contributor Share on Twitter Brian Brackeen is the chief executive officer of the facial recognition software developer Kairos Recent news of Amazon’s engagement with law enforcement to provide facial recognition surveillance (branded ‘Rekognition’), along with the almost unbelievable news of China’s use of the technology means that the …

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15 movie roles that had stars seriously considering giving up acting

AllMoviePhoto Christian Bale yelled at several members of the crew and threatened to leave the production of “Terminator Salvation.” Jeremy Renner was so frustrated by playing the brainwashed version of Hawkeye that he asked the producers to off his character. There was an infamous incident on the set of Terminator Salvation where Christian Bale snapped at …

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