Alberta bans social gatherings with $1,000 fines for non-compliance as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

The Alberta government has banned indoor private gatherings, introduced new restrictions on businesses, and will be moving older students to online learning as part of sweeping new COVID-19 measures. Declaring a state of public health emergency, Premier Jason Kenney said the province will consider taking more drastic measures if the mandatory measures do not reduce the rate of transmission, which is currently 1.12, to below one over the next three weeks.
Read more: https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/alberta-government-set-to-announce-additional-covid-19-measures?source=Snapzu

Logic Says He Invested $6M Into Bitcoin: 'Fuck It, YOLO'

Logic pulled in an estimated $17 million in 2018, as reported by Forbes magazine. And according to the retired Def Jam rapper, he’s just invested a healthy percentage of that amount into the cryptocurrency company Bitcoin. During a recent Instagram Live stream, the Maryland native casually mentioned, “Bought $6 million in Bitcoin last month. Fuck it, YOLO.”
Read more: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.59100/title.logic-says-he-invested-6m-into-bitcoin-fuck-it-yolo?source=Snapzu

Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM

Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country’s ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), in a major step forward for the rights of women and girls. Police officers were told on Wednesday they must inform local communities that FGM is illegal following new laws passed in July that make it punishable by up to three years in jail.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/nov/27/sudan-says-it-will-stamp-out-child-marriage-and-enforce-ban-on-fgm?source=Snapzu

SpaceX's Starlink satellites are about to ruin stargazing for everyone

SpaceX's satellites will populate the night sky, affecting how we observe the stars. And this is just the beginning of private satellite mega-constellations.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/spacexs-starlink-satellites-are-about-to-ruin-stargazing-for-everyone-149516?source=Snapzu

Edward Snowden says "war on whistleblowers" trend shows a "criminalization of journalism"

"What we see is an increasing tendency to silence journalists who say things that are in the minority," Edward Snowden said.
Read more: https://www.newsweek.com/edward-snowden-says-war-whistleblowers-trend-shows-criminalization-journalism-1550295?source=Snapzu

AWS: Amazon web outage breaks vacuums and doorbells

Smart-home owners are left without service as an AWS outage breaks device functionality.
Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-55087054?source=Snapzu

Data from 45 countries show containing COVID vs saving the economy is a false dichotomy

There is no doubt the COVID-19 crisis has incurred widespread economic costs. There is understandable concern that stronger measures against the virus, from social distancing to full lockdowns, worsen its impact on economies.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/data-from-45-countries-show-containing-covid-vs-saving-the-economy-is-a-false-dichotomy-150533?source=Snapzu