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Is That a Spy in Your Car? 👀

America is already beholden to China for antibiotics, lithium batteries, and 5G equipment. Now they are cornering the market on an important technology used in self-driving vehicles.

https://www.thefp.com/p/spy-in-your-car-china-lidar-technology?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=260347&post_id=137134184&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=9bg2k&utm_medium=email

Planned Parenthood will resume abortions in Wisconsin after court rules against 1849 ban

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/09/14/planned-parenthood-resumes-abortions-in-wisconsin.html

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)

Anarchism is founded on the observation that since few men are wise enough to rule themselves, even fewer are wise enough to rule others.

- Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)

Walmart cuts starting pay for new hires who prepare online orders, stock shelves

Published Thu, Sep 7 20233:23 PM EDT

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@melissa_repko

Key Points

Walmart has cut the starting pay for store employees who stock shelves and prepare online orders.

The discounter had hiked pay for those workers in March 2021, as e-commerce sales were soaring.

As the nation’s largest private employer, Walmart is closely watched by economists for signs of slowing inflation or a cooler labor market.

Bank of China opens branch in Saudi Arabia; BRICS members expand use of yuan in cross-border trade

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202309/1297708.shtml