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EU Says Russian 'Foreign Agent' Law Stifling Independent Media, Calls For Repeal May 17, 2021 12:41 GMT Journalists work at RFE/RL's bureau in Moscow. The EU said the "foreign agent" and other laws "have the clear intention to hamper RFE/RL's operations in Russia as part of a wider trend to stifle independent media and critical voices in the country." Share share Print The European Union has called on Russia to repeal its controversial "foreign agent" law, which has been used to target a growing number of Russian-language media outlets, including Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. The call, mad...

Company using trash-tracking technology to cut down on waste and last updated 2020-12-31 15:00:50-05 Dumpster diving has gone high-tech. “We take pictures three to five times a day and then use artificial intelligence to automatically process those images to determine a couple key data points,” said Jason Gates of Compology, a waste and recycling metering company. Gates said when China stopped buying recycling materials from the U.S. in 2018, it forced American business to develop a recycling infrastructure domestically. Compology looks to do just that by installing cameras inside c...