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Technology Dystopia Weekly Update:

Big tech firms are racing to track climate refugees: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613531/big-tech-firms-are-racing-to-track-climate-refugees/ 

'Disastrous' lack of diversity in AI industry perpetuates bias, study finds: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/apr/16/artificial-intelligence-lack-diversity-new-york-university-study?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Tweet

Swarms of drones, piloted by artificial intelligence, may soon patrol europe’s borders: 
https://theintercept.com/2019/05/11/drones-artificial-intelligence-europe-roborder/

Peter Thiel’s stealth start-up Palantir has unlocked a new opportunity to sell to the US military as revenue tops $1 billion: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/15/palantir-unlocks-a-new-opportunity-to-sell-to-us-military-ahead-of-ipo.html

Facebook busts Israeli influence campaign that targeted elections on 3 continents: https://www.rt.com/news/459542-facebook-israeli-influence-campaign-elections/

Facebook shuts down an Israeli firm’s effort to influence politics in West Africa: https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/16/18627776/facebook-election-interference-shut-down-west-africa-instagram-pages-groups-israeli-firm

Europe’s two-faced authoritarian right: ‘anti-elite’ parties serving big business interests: https://corporateeurope.org/en/2019/05/europes-two-faced-authoritarian-right-anti-elite-parties-serving-big-business-interests

Why Russia Wants to Break the Internet: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2019/05/14/why-russia-wants-to-break-the-internet-a65570

Burger King To Deliver Food To Drivers Stuck In LA Traffic: https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-16/burger-king-deliver-food-drivers-stuck-la-traffic

KISS frontman Gene Simmons delivers briefing at Pentagon podium that has not seen a spokesperson in almost a year: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/05/16/media/gene-simmons-pentagon-briefing/index.html

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