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Facebook to end ‘sensitive’ ad targeting

In a statement announcing the “difficult” decision on Tuesday, the company’s vice president for marketing and ads Graham Mudd said that while Facebook seeks to enable “non-profits” and “social causes” to reach as many people as possible, he suggested advertisers could be “abusing the targeting options we make available,” prompting …

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Pfizer deploys meme ‘science’ to fight vaccine ‘misinformation’

The cartoon shows a blob labeled “science” holding back a humanoid figure from embracing a bubble labeled “wild conspiracy theories.” “It’s easy to get distracted by misinformation these days, but don’t worry…Science has got your back,” Pfizer’s corporate account tweeted on Tuesday evening, along with a hashtag #ScienceWillWin. The option …

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DOJ launches probe into ‘racist’ sewage in rural Alabama

“Sanitation is a basic human need, and no one in the United States should be exposed to risk of illness and other serious harm because of inadequate access to safe and effective sewage management,” Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke said on Tuesday, announcing the investigation. The Civil Rights Division will …

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UAE FM visits Syria as US fumes over ‘normalization’

Sheikh Abdullah is the most senior official of a Gulf state to visit Syria since 2011, when an armed rebellion broke out against the government in Damascus. Originally backed by regional powers, including the UAE, the militants failed to achieve their goal and have been reduced to parts of the …

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Pfizer CEO calls people spreading vaccine ‘misinformation’ criminals

Speaking to the NATO-backed Atlantic Council think tank on Tuesday, Bourla said that a “very small” group of people are spreading “misinformation” on Covid-19 vaccines, his company’s own shots included. “Those people are criminals,” he told Atlantic Council CEO Frederick Kempe.  Bourla’s words echo those of US President Joe Biden, …

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Elon Musk aims to solve Texas energy crisis

The commission wrote that Tesla Energy Ventures is now allowed to “provide retail electric services throughout the area served by ERCOT [Electric Reliability Council of Texas].”  In August, Tesla Energy officially filed an application with the Texas Public Utility Commission to sell power in the Lone Star State.  The application …

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