Jonathan Walker
Jonathan loves talking politics, economics and philosophy. He carries unique perspectives on everything making him a rather odd mix of liberal-conservative with a streak of independent Austrian thought.
1,300 Fake Made-in-China Championship Rings Seized by US Border Protection
The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency in Cincinnati has seized more than 1,300 counterfeit championship rings in the three months between October and December 2021 according to a media release by the organization....
French Lawmakers Shock Government by Rejecting Vaccine Passport Proposal
On Jan. 3, the French National Assembly rejected a government proposal aimed at turning the country’s COVID-19 pass into a vaccine passport. President Emmanuel Macron’s government had planned to impose the vaccine passport by Jan....
Chinese Scientist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Trade Secrets From GlaxoSmithKline
A former scientist who used to work at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has pleaded guilty to stealing trade secrets from the company. Lucy Xi, 44 years old, aimed to transfer the trade secrets to a pharma company...
Lawsuit Accuses Apple and Google of Colluding to Manipulate Search Engine Market
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against Google, Apple, and the CEOs of both companies, accusing them of violating United States antitrust laws. The lawsuit, filed by California Crane School, claims that there is a...
Bond King Jeffrey Gundlach Does Not Find China an Attractive Investment
With many Chinese stocks having fallen massively in share value over the past year, some investment experts are advising people to bet money in these stocks by calling them an attractive opportunity. However, Jeffrey Gundlach,...
COVID-19: United Airlines Hiring Potentially Unvaccinated Flight Attendants From UK After Mandate-Related Shortages
United Airlines has put around 2,000 of its employees on unpaid leave after they were granted medical and religious exemptions from the company’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. This also includes 900 flight attendants. According to a...
Japan Considers Restricting the Export of Facial Recognition Tech to China
Following in the footsteps of the United States, Japan is considering limiting exports of AI-powered facial recognition tech to China in a bid to prevent such technologies from being used to monitor and persecute ethnic...
Beijing Orders Evergrande to Demolish 39 Buildings, Developer Remains in Trouble
Evergrande is one of the largest companies in the world drowning financially, amassing more than $300 billion in debt. Struggling to pay its obligations, the real estate firm has delayed paying some of its bond...
Cloth Masks Do Not Protect Against COVID-19: Former FDA Commissioner
As the Omicron variant brings about a new wave of COVID-19 infections worldwide, many experts have advised people to start using face masks again. However, Dr. Scott Gottlieb thinks otherwise. A Pfizer board member and...
Another Hong Kong Media Outlet Shuts Down After Government Crackdown
Over the past year, pressure from the CCP-backed Hong Kong administration has led to the shutdown of several media outlets. The latest to close shop is Citizen News which recently announced that it will stop...
Chinese Property Developers Owe $173 Billion in Wages in January
Property developers in communist China faced major problems in 2021. Plagued by several issues like the inability to pay debts and slowing consumer demand, many real estate firms faced a severe cash shortage. Looking at...
US Court Finds Elizabeth Holmes Guilty of Fraud
A jury in California has found Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes guilty of covering up lies aimed at defrauding investors of millions of dollars. The 37-year-old, who was once likened to tech legend Steve Jobs, was...