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YouTube has removed hundreds of videos showing robots battling other robots after claiming they are in breach of its rules surrounding animal cruelty.
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/youtube-robot-combat-videos-animal-cruelty-a9071576.html

When people have been asking "but can China afford messing up Hong Kong?" my reply has been that Hong Kong isn't as important as it was 20 years ago. It's only 0.5% of China's population. It's only the 9th biggest Chinese city. All production has moved to Shenzhen. Shanghai trades more paper on its stock exchange and more tonnage through its port.

But this article set me straight. Hong Kong still has a core function to play in China's economy:

edition.cnn.com/2019/08/05/bus…

> In 2016, 61% of China's foreign direct investment, or $82 billion, came through Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

> A bipartisan group of US senators introduced the "Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act" in June, which requires an annual check that Hong Kong is autonomous enough "to justify special treatment."

AT&T restores service to Breitbart after buying out upstart ad company https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/21/20826484/att-breitbart-service-appnexus-xandr-deplatform-hate-speech

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Lawsuit Filed By Victims Of ICE's Fake College Sting Revived By Appeals Court https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20190818/18382242813/lawsuit-filed-victims-ices-fake-college-sting-revived-appeals-court.shtml

Israel Uses Controversial Technology To Screen Palestinians In The West Bank https://www.npr.org/2019/08/21/753014802/israel-uses-controversial-technology-to-screen-palestinians-in-the-west-bank?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=world

Radio Silence: German-U.S. Ties Are Breaking Down https://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/inside-the-breakdown-of-ties-between-germany-and-the-u-s-a-1282295.html#ref=rss

China threatens sanctions over US-Taiwan F-16 fighter plane deal https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-49420283

Jeffrey Epstein’s former cellmate claims he was told there would be a “price to pay” if he talked about the sex trafficker’s alleged suicide and is begging to be transferred to another jail.

https://summit.news/2019/08/21/epsteins-cellmate-told-there-will-be-a-price-to-pay-if-he-talks/