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Amnesty International has released a report that says that both Facebook and Google run a surveillance-based business model and this is a threat to human rights globally. Both companies are violating privacy rights on an unprecedented level and should be regulated, despite the essential services they provide. Both Facebook and Google have rejected these claims.

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Total market capitalization of cryptocurrencies dipped from $222 billion to $207 billion within a single day on 21 November according to the data provided by coinmarketcap. Investors consider 2019 as a recovery year for the crypto market as the overall market recovered from a brutal crash in 2018. Bitcoin is still the biggest cryptocurrency in the world, followed by Ethereum and Ripple. The price of bitcoin stands at around $7500

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Scientists at NASA have discovered that some meteorites that landed on Earth billions of years ago contained sugars. These sugars contained chemicals that would have been essential for the creation of life. This is the first real evidence that these chemicals existed out in space and that extraterrestrial chemicals could have contributed to the creation of life.

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Netflix has been on top of the streaming market for years now and although Disney is one of the largest companies in the world, it has so far been unable to compete with the online streaming giant. Netflix currently has 5,800 unique titles available on its platform while Disney+ has just 800. It will be some time before the two are on equal footing.

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Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first sitting Israeli Prime Minister to be charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust in three different cases. Israel’s attorney general alleges Netanyahu of accepting worthy gifts of more than $260,000 in exchange for political favors. He also intervened with Israeli regulators and lawmakers on behalf of two media companies to get positive media coverage. Netanyahu denied all charges and termed this as “Witch Hunt”

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After years of research and hard work, Elon Musk’s Tesla is set to launch its much-awaited Tesla Truck on Thursday. Elon Musk plans to target the most profitable market in America, the Automotive Industry as he sets up a direct rivalry with Automakers like Ford and General Motors. Tesla’s Cyberpunk Trucks to debut in late 2021 or early 2022 with a starting price of under $50,000.

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Donkey Sanctuary, a donkey welfare advocacy organization, reported that donkey populations all over the world were threatened by the demand for donkey hides in traditional Chinese medicine 'ejiao'. The report states the world could lose 50 percent of its donkey population in less than 5 years, and advocates for sustainable ingredients to be used in ejiao, calling out gross mistreatment of donkeys bred for use in ejiao.

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Days after Iran's National Security Council ordered a complete shutdown of internet services to reduce the impacts of planned mass protests over gasoline price hikes, the country's internet services are gradually being restored, with the Revolutionary Guard reporting that peace has been established, and Amnesty international claiming over 100 protesters killed in the ensuing police action. The Iranian government has rejected the estimate.

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An Aidwatch study from the European NGO group Concord found that 90 percent of the EU's aid, the world's single largest aid donor group, may never arrive at target countries. This is ascribed to 'inflated aid', which is aid tied to institutions in the donor country rather than to institutions in the developing country. Aidwatch also notes most EU countries' failure to contribute the agreed 0.7 percent of GDP.

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More than 1300 women in Australia affected by Johnson and Johnson's faulty transvaginal mesh devices banded together in 2017 to sue for damages, including physical as well as psychological pain suffered by the victims. The court ruled that Johnson and Johnson's aggressive marketing strategy and negligence of ethical testing procedures constitutes a breach of trust. The decision has been lauded by women's rights activists worldwide as a landmark judgment.

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Following Intel Corp's lawsuit in October, Apple Inc has initiated anti-trust litigation against the Japanese-owned Softbank Group Corp's Fortress Investment Group unit, claiming the unit indulges in 'nuisance lawsuits' designed to halt tech companies' research and production by embroiling them in patent lawsuits. Apple and Intel both face litigation from Fortress-connected firms for patent violation damages up to more than 5 billion USD.

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Paypal just announced its acquisition of the company behind the development of Honey, a Chrome-based web extension that helps users save money by specializing in finding coupon codes for more than 30,000 online shopping websites. The sale was made for approximately 4 billion USD. Honey's Los Angeles headquarters and co-founders will remain unchanged, while reporting to Paypal SVP John Kunze.

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Uber has announced a new feature in the US which will allow both drivers and passengers to audio-record their rides as an added precaution. Drivers can choose to have the feature on by default, while users must activate it through the Safety Toolkit section in the Uber app. Neither drivers nor passengers will have access to the recordings, they will only be used as evidence in customer complaints.

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Sonos, a smart speaker manufacturer, has bought the Paris-based voice assistant Snips for 37.5 million USD. Snips differentiates itself from Google and Amazon's smart assistants by storing all user data locally rather than online, which Sonos expects will give its privacy-conscious users more peace of mind, and provide an in-house voice assistant solution should Google and Amazon pull their digital assistants off of Sonos' speakers due to competition.

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The German car manufacturer BMW revealed that due to tightening EU restrictions on combustion engines, it expected electric car sales to double in the period from 2019 to 2021, and has planned expansions in the electric car manufacturing sector. BMW has signed a 10 billion EUR contract for battery cells with Chinese manufacturer CATL and Samsung, and cobalt and lithium mining contracts in Australia and Morocco.

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A collaborative operation between the Namibian government and the Anglo-American De Beer Group by the name of Namdeb is in negotiations for a tax cut to prolong its operations in the country beyond 2023. Namdeb's operations can no longer sustain its profits under the current rate of 55 percent corporate profit and 10 percent sales royalty tax, a spokesman said.

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In an interview with Fortune, CEO of PayPal Mr. Dan Schulman revealed why he left Facebook’s Libra project. Facebook announced the ambitious cryptocurrency project Libra in June. A total of 28 companies joined a project called Libra association but PayPal left in October. Schulman said in an interview that “We were interested in financial inclusion and Libra is too slow in that” and also mentioned that he is holding bitcoins.

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After Trump announced that the US no longer considers Israel's settlements in the West Bank in violation of international law, several international bodies including the UN expressed their opposition to the decision. The US government has defended its decision and has said that they are still interested in establishing peace in the region.

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The giant investment bank, Goldman Sachs, has announced that it will be sharing its data analysis software with all of Wall Street for free, making it open source. The bank hopes to reduce its costs by making dealing with other banks and financial managers a little easier. This way banks will be able to more easily use each other's datasets.

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The Dutch government has stopped giving aid directly to the Palestinian government as the government used the money to pay salaries to the families of Palestinian 'terrorists' who have been jailed in Israel. The aid was initially given so the government could pay the salaries of justice employees. Now the Dutch government will just give aid to NGOs instead.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper has said that he is not aware of any plans to remove 4,000 US troops from South Korea and that all the rumors that have been floating online are either incorrect or exaggerated. He went on to say that South Korea is an ally and the US would not threaten an ally over the failure of cost-sharing talks.

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According to a new report, the world is on track to produce twice the safe amount of fossil fuels until 2030. According to the Paris Accords, we need to restrict the rise in global temperature to 1.5 degrees, however, we are currently on track to surpass a 2-degree rise. This could have catastrophic consequences in the future.

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Apple has canceled the premiere of 'The Banker' one day before the film was set to release. The company has said that they had some concerns regarding the film but have not elaborated further. This was going to be Apple's first-ever film and the first movie to debut on Apple+.

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The Duke of York, Prince Andrew, has announced that he will be stepping back from royal duties for the foreseeable future. This decision is coming as a result of his controversial interview about his relationship with convicted pedophile Jeffry Epstein. The Prince has also been accused of sexual misconduct although nothing has been proven so far.

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This year's Grammy nominations are out and it seems that women make up a large chunk of the leading artists. Lizzo, Lana Del Ray, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande are among the frontrunners and each has multiple nominations. Five of the eight albums of the year nominations are Female albums. Last year only one woman won a Grammy, which resulted in some controversy.

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