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Angry Tech News #1 – Friday, 10 September 2021

Ray-Ban re-releases Google Glass, a trio of laws directed at tech companies, NASA takes the fight to the asteroids, and China doubles down on killing the video game industry

Links:

Ray-Ban re-releases Google Glass
https://www.axios.com/facebook-ray-ban-wayfarer-stories-5f113bfa-797f-4e2d-b99c-7d65a8726607.html

Texas passes HB-20 to regulate social media censorship based on viewpoint
https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020F.htm

California AB-701 slaps Amazon
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB701

Australia High court makes websites liable for user comments
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-06-24/court-finds-media-liable-for-facebook-comments-by-public/11240826

NASA is going to slam a spacecraft into an asteroid
https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/09/09/1035166/dart-nasa-spacecraft-asteroid-protection-dimorphos/

China reportedly bans all new video games
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/china-announces-blanket-ban-new-24943641