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• China’s Race To 5G Dominance Raises Global Security Concerns

  25-03-2019 16:41 via technocracy.news
  China has raced way ahead of America on setting 5G standards and hold twice as many patents as we do. Furthermore, Huawei is the leading producer of 5G-related hardware. As a Technocracy, China is pouring billions into 5G rollout because they recognize how critical it will be to implementing their Scientific Dictatorship. ⁃ TN Editor  
  Michael R. Wessel is a commissioner of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a U.S. government organization that investigates th
  
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• Backlash: Cities And States Are Banning Stores That Don’t Accept Cash

  25-03-2019 16:28 via technocracy.news
  Finally, the battle line is being drawn against cashless society Technocrats. Cities are enforcing cash as legal tender and banning stores from operating if they refuse to accept cash as payment. ⁃ TN EditorCashless stores are becoming controversial.
  Stores that do not accept cash are on the rise, from quick-service lunch spots to Amazon’s physical stores. Not accepting cash can speed up lines or eliminate them altogether, making life easier for card-carrying consumers.
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• Electric Car Battery Fires Extremely Are Hard To Extinguish

  25-03-2019 15:57 via technocracy.news
  First responders are ringing their hands when EV battery packs ignite because burn very hot and very long, often restarting to burn after it is thought that they were extinguished. Plus, in crashes where internal cables are cut, severe shocks can literally electrocute a human. Are EVs really an advancement in cost-effective transportation?  ⁃ TN EditorAfter an out-of-control Tesla Model S plowed into a stand of palm trees on a highway median outside Fort Lauderdale last month, police
  
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