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First Costco price hike since 2017 effective September 1, 2024

New members signing up for a Costco membership on or after September 1, 2024 (and renewal members) are experiencing a membership fee increase of $5 from $60 to $65.  Business membership increased by $10 to $130 a year. COSTCO: “Over the coming months, membership scanning devices will be used at the entrance door of your local warehouse” and “Once deployed, prior to entering, all members must scan their physical or digital membership card by placing the barcode or QR Code against the scanner.” Members with cards that don’t have a photos, should be prepared with a valid photo ID, and encourages shoppers to visit the membership counter and get a Costco ID with a photo. Costco’s new rule also requires all guests to be accompanied by a valid cardholder to enter its stores, which is aimed to prevent non-members from sneaking in with a member's card. Costco’s first membership price hike in 7 years just went into effect  - Yahoo! Finance Costco's first membership fee increase in 7 year

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Meta to censor some COVID-19 content

In a letter dated August 26, 2024, Mark Zuckerberg told the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee that he regretted not speaking up earlier about pressure earlier regarding Biden administration efforts to "censor" COVID-19 content during the pandemic. Zuckerberg says Biden administration pressured Meta to censor COVID-19 content | Reuters Mark Zuckerberg: White House pressured Facebook over COVID-19 content | AP News Mark Zuckerberg admits Biden admin pressured Facebook to censor COVID content, says it was wrong to suppress Hunter laptop coverage Zuckerberg says he regrets caving to White House pressure on content - POLITICO Mark Zuckerberg says Meta was 'pressured' by Biden administration to censor Covid-related content - YouTube  - 6abc Philadelphia Mark Zuckerberg says he censored content due to pressure from Biden administration - YouTube  - ABC News Mark Zuckerberg says White House ‘pressured’ Meta to ‘censor’ Covid-19 content - YouTube  - CNBC

Former United States Army Reserve officer Tulsi Gabbard explains endorsing Trump -- a clear contrast of candidates

Former DNC Vice Chair Tulsi Gabbard and Democrat candidate for nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election says the 'contrast couldn't be more clear' between the two presidential candidates on 'Kudlow' on FOX Business. Tulsi Gabbard says Donald Trump met with adversaries, dictators, and allies to prevent wars, and Kamala Harris critized Trump for that. Tulsi Gabbard explains why she's endorsing Trump: 'This is personal for me' - YouTube  - FOX Business BACKGROUND ... Tulsi Gabbard - Wikipedia Kamala Harris - Wikipedia

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich suggests threatening Elon Musk with arrest, boycotting Tesla, boycotting X, terminating contracts with SpaceX and more

Former Bill Clinton administration Secretary of Labor Robert Reich opened an editorial on The Guardian that criticizes Elon Musk because Musk has endorsed Trump, and that is the introductory reason Musk needs to be reined in. Reich also accuses Musk of spreading lies about a deadly attack on schoolgirls on July 29, 2024, but doesn't indicate any of the details of the mass stabbing incident, also known at the Southport Stabbing. Reich doesn't mention that suspect Axel Rudakubana, a 17-year-old British citizen born in Cardiff to parents from Rwanda, was arrested at the scene and was charged with three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder, and possession of a bladed article. Reich doesn't mention that anti-migrant rioters and the general public doubted that they were being told the truth by authorities about the suspect.  Instead Reich defines the rioters as  Reform UK leader Nigel Farage posted video of “machete fights in Southend tonight” and claimed: “Our countr

Cessna twin-engine aircraft crashes into townhouse on Heartwood Circle in Fairview Terrace gated community east of Portland, Oregon

Three people were killed after a small twin-engine Cessna  Cessna 421C  crashed into a row of townhouses Saturday about 10:30 a.m., August 31, 2024 in a neighborhood in the city of Fairview east of Portland, Oregon.  The crash site was about one mile southwest of the Troutdale Airport (KTTD), where the aircraft took off. Heavy fire was showing from a row of townhouses on Heartwood Circle in a gated community known as Fairview Terrace, northeast of the intersection of Sandy Boulevard and NE Arbor Crest Drive in Fairview. Fire from the aircraft crash also caused a 5-alarm brush fire after power lines fell. 3 dead after small plane crashes into townhomes east of Portland | kgw.com 3 people dead after small plane crash in residential area near Troutdale airport - OPB  (Oregon Public Broadcasting) Plane carrying 2 people crashes into townhomes near Portland; one resident missing | AP News 3 dead after small plane crashes in Fairview neighborhood - YouTube  - KPTV FOX 12 Small plane crashes

6G wireless -- the sixth generation of wireless technology is beginning to make waves

Terahertz electromagnetic waves (wavelength = 1 mm to 0.1 mm ), which occupy a range in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared light and microwaves, can be controlled by a polarization multiplexer, and manage higher data rates (aggregated data rates up to 155 and 190 Gbits per second). New technology in the Terahertz range is expected in the upgrade to 6G devices. 5G peak data rates are 20 gigabits per second and average data rates are over 100 megabits per second.  6G revolution begins: Researchers achieve record-breaking data speeds  - StudyFinds.org Ultra‐Wideband Terahertz Integrated Polarization Multiplexer - Gao - Laser & Photonics Reviews - Wiley Online Library Korea plans to launch 6G network service in 2028 - The Korea Times BACKGROUND ... 6G - Wikipedia