Mutated strain D614G seems to be more infectious but less deadly than original
Top expert says ‘maybe that’s a good thing’ as it could lower COVID-19 deaths
Dr Paul Tambyah said most viruses tend to become less virulent as they mutate
Day: August 18, 2020
Meng’s lawyers request Canadian court to release secretly-kept information
The American public wants less war. Can Joe Biden deliver?
Oracle just reportedly entered the race to buy TikTok’s US operations, competing with rival Microsoft for the viral app as Trump’s deadline looms
Oracle is in preliminary talks with TikTok parent ByteDance to buy the app’s operations in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, the Financial Times reported Monday.
Oracle has been working with US investors, including General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, who own a stake in TikTok already, according to the Financial Times.
Founder Larry Ellison is among Trump’s few public backers in Silicon Valley and CEO Safra Catz served on his presidential transition team.
Trump has tried to force a sale of the app to an American company through multiple executive orders, and so far Microsoft has been the leading contender.
Managing the Narrative: Corporations and Government Use Internet to Control Information
Managing the Narrative: Corporations and Government Use Internet to Control Information
Putting together what you no longer can find when you search the internet with government attempts to suppress alternative news sites one has to conclude that we Americans are in the middle of an information war. Who controls the narrative controls the people, or so it seems. It is a dangerous development, particularly at a time when no one knows whom to trust and what to believe. How it will play out between now and the November election is anyone’s guess.
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 