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Moody’s Microblog Daily Digest 180109 - https://moodysmdd.blogspot.nl/2018/01/180109.html yesterday’s tweets as a single page

#Copyright Maximalists Throw In The Towel On Term Extension; Admit That Maybe Copyright Is Too Long - https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180108/10560438959/copyright-maximalists-throw-towel-term-extension-admit-that-maybe-copyright-is-too-long.shtml time to reduce copyright term

Where Brexit will hurt most in Europe - https://www.politico.eu/article/brexit-impact-on-european-regions-revealed-by-eu-report-phase-2-negotiations/ #brexit is an exercise in racist sadism…

Watch: Cruise from hell sailed right through “bomb cyclone” despite storm forecast - https://boingboing.net/2018/01/09/watch-cruise-from-hell-sailed.html puny humans meet mighty Nature…

As Electric Cars’ Prospects Brighten, Japan Fears Being Left Behind - https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/09/business/japan-electric-cars.html get moving, then… #ev

This 15-foot tall mech weighs 8,000 lbs and can run 20 mph - https://techcrunch.com/2018/01/09/this-15-foot-tall-mech-weighs-8000-lbs-and-can-run-20-mph/ no way this could possibly be misused…

Complying with the new EU data protection directive requires a top-to-bottom redo of the adtech industry - https://boingboing.net/2018/01/09/information-controllers-galore.html can’t see that happening…this is going to be messy #gdpr

Russian bid to influence #Brexit vote detailed in new US Senate report - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/10/russian-influence-brexit-vote-detailed-us-senate-report

New York City plans to #divest $5bn from fossil fuels and sue oil companies - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/10/new-york-city-plans-to-divest-5bn-from-fossil-fuels-and-sue-oil-companies fab move; other cities should follow