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"Now What?" by John Hopfield (2018) [pdf]

pni.princeton.edu
37 points·by ktln2·2 jaar geleden·3 comments

Nobel Prize winner for mRNA vaccines discusses being demoted by UPenn

thehill.com
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China harvests masses of data on Western targets, documents show

washingtonpost.com
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Why Authoritarian Regimes Bother with Elections

theatlantic.com
3 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·1 comments

Beijing unleashed a propaganda campaign to redefine democracy

www-therecord.recfut.com
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Even on U.S. Campuses, China Cracks Down on Students Who Speak Out

propublica.org
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Purdue President Daniels responds to Chinese student's harassment

purdueexponent.org
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China-linked disinformation campaign blames Covid on Maine lobsters

nbcnews.com
17 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·1 comments

I woke up this morning to discover that LinkedIn had blocked my profile in China

twitter.com
19 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·0 comments

‘Highly probable’ Covid-19 was in US in September 2019: Chinese paper

scmp.com
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Wikipedia blames pro-China infiltration for bans

bbc.com
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Pro-China social media campaign hits new countries, blames U.S. for Covid

reuters.com
18 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·8 comments

Nobelists decry Chinese government’s censorship attempts at the Nobel Summit

sciencemag.org
19 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·1 comments

China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown

nbcnews.com
1 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·1 comments

An American lawyer tried to break up a scuffle in Hong Kong. Now, he’s in jail

washingtonpost.com
3 points·by ktln2·5 jaar geleden·0 comments

How Taiwan’s struggle for Covid vaccines is inflaming tensions with China

theguardian.com
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China’s firewall is spreading globally

qz.com
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Tesla Apologizes for Its Handling of China Customer After Outcry

wsj.com
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Chinese Students Pay Agents $12000 for Shot at Wall Street

bloomberg.com
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China launches musical in bid to counter Uyghur abuse allegations

theguardian.com
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comments

ktln2
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
Not familiar with legal issues - can someone explain why Adam Neumann is free but Holmes is in jail? Isn't both committing fraud from investor POV? And is SBF committing the same crime?
ktln2
·4 jaar geleden·discuss
also

- getting paid below (barely above if you are lucky) 6 figures

- requires 3+ years of postdoc training which paid even worse
ktln2
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Purdue Pro-CCP Chinese students responding to the statement:

https://www.change.org/p/purdue-university-call-for-mitch-da...
ktln2
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Under the new rules, anyone in China who finds a vulnerability must tell the government, which will decide what repairs to make. No information can be given to “overseas organizations or individuals” other than the product’s manufacturer.
ktln2
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Just another example of

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_approximation_theore...
ktln2
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
Modern AA missile systems are also very expensive - a S-400 battery cost you $500 million. [1]

[1] https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/19/russia-lures-buyers-as-s-400...
ktln2
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
For many countries they have no choice - you either spend the money on Military or you get invaded by Russia/China/North Korea.
ktln2
·5 jaar geleden·discuss
F-35 is not expensive if you consider the alternatives:

Brazil bought 36 JAS-39E for $5.8 billion. [1]

Taiwan ordered 66 F-16V for $8.1 billion. [2]

Korea is going to get 20 F-35A for $3.3 billion. [3]

[1] https://www.flightglobal.com/saab-brazil-finalise-gripen-ng-...

[2] https://nationalinterest.org/feature/taiwans-f-16v-fighter-j...

[3] https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2019/10/10/s...
ktln2
·6 jaar geleden·discuss
"In 1985, Mr. Yin, then 21, was the first to isolate the hepatitis A virus, and in 2001, he founded Sinovac Biotech ... From 2002 to 2011, Mr. Yin paid $77,000 to a senior Chinese drug regulator, Yin Hongzhang, and his wife to approve his vaccines, according to a 2018 filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, citing court documents."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/business/china-coronaviru...