Control
The History of Mind Control
THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION of Wladimir Velminski’s Homo Sovieticus: Brain Waves, Mind Control, and Telepathic Destiny, originally published in German in 2013, comes at a fitting moment, as old paranoias about Russian psychological manipulation are being repurposed in the American political sphere. Velminski is a media historian, and his stated goal in Homo Sovieticus is “to …
China’s Xi Jinping calls for greater state control of AI to counter ‘dangerous storms’ | China
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and top officials have called for greater state oversight of artificial intelligence as part of work to counter “dangerous storms” facing the country, state media reported. The president and other ruling Communist party officials agreed at a meeting of the National Security Commission to “improve security governance of network data and …
GitHub bolsters NPM access control
Looking to improve the safety and security of NPM JavaScript packages, GitHub is adding granular access tokens to enable fine-grained permissions for NPM accounts, and making its NPM code explorer capability free to users. GitHub on December 6 explained that stolen credentials are a main cause of data breaches. To help NPM maintainers better manage …
Jack Ma, Ant Group Founder, Will Relinquish Control
One of China’s most influential financial tech companies, Ant Group, said on Saturday that the billionaire entrepreneur, Jack Ma, planned to relinquish control of the company. Mr. Ma’s retreat from the company he founded comes after the ruling Communist Party waged an unprecedented crackdown on Big Tech. Beijing had made Mr. Ma’s Ant Group and …
Statistical Process Control: A Manager’s Guide
Now we know what common cause variation is. We measure it with process behaviour charts, also known as control charts. There are many types of process behaviour charts6 And with some statistical knowledge, you might be able to reach for the specialised ones in the right context., but the one you can almost always rely …
BUGCO acquires Termite Technology & Pest Control
From left: James Pennington, CEO and president of Termite Technology & Pest Control; Christopher Millward, BUGCO Pest Control, executive VP of operations; Hunter Burchfield, field supervisor in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Justin Moon, senior administrator; and Darrell Mather, director of business development. PHOTO: BUGCO PEST CONTROL BUGCO Pest Control, in coordination with its Dallas, Texas, operations, …
S.C. Board of Health and Environmental Control to Meet August 11, 2022
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:August 9, 2022 COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Board of Health and Environmental Control will meet at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2022. The board will meet in Room #3420 of 2600 Bull Street, Columbia. The proceedings will be open and available to the public via Livestream available here. The agenda …
Residents say China used health tracker for crowd control
TAIPEI – Angry bank customers who traveled to a city in central China attempting to retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks were stopped in their tracks by a common technology: a QR code. The QR code, which residents are required to have, is supposed to display one’s health status, such as if they have …
Global warming needs to be urgently brought under control: Environment Minister
CHENNAI : Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate change Bhupender Yadav on International Day for Biological Diversity inaugurated the Biological Diversity Exhibition at Chennai Kalaivanar Arangam on Sunday. This was done to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, that is celebrated on 22 May all over the world. May 22 is proclaimed as …
Scrub Hub: What is mosquito control, and does it hurt the environment?
These 5 facts should help you outsmart mosquitoes this summer Arm yourself with knowledge so you aren’t mosquito bait this summer. Buzz60’s Sean Dowling has more. Buzz60 With the approach of summer and warmer weather, hordes of mosquitoes are just waiting for Hoosiers to bare a bit of skin. The pests are laying eggs in standing …
