TTC Named Best Public Transit Agency in North America. No, Really. Here’s What We’re Reading
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Here’s what we’re reading today.
1. Supreme Court allows limited version of Trump’s travel ban to take effect
“The Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow a limited version of President Trump’s ban on travelers from six mostly Muslim countries to take effect and will consider in the fall the president’s broad powers in immigration matters in a case that raises fundamental issues of national security and religious discrimination.
“The court made an important exception: It said the ban ‘may not be enforced against foreign nationals who have a credible claim of a bona fide relationship with a person or entity in the United States.'”
2. TTC named Transit System of the Year for first time since 1986
“In a development that will raise eyebrows among the thousands of Torontonians who like to grumble about their daily commutes, the TTC has been named outstanding public transit system of the year by the American Public Transportation Association.”
3. Canada and China sign no-hacking agreement to protect trade secrets
“”The two sides agreed that neither country’s government would conduct or knowingly support cyber-enabled theft of intellectual property, including trade secrets or other confidential business information, with the intent of providing competitive advantages to companies or commercial sectors,” says a communique from the Prime Minister’s Office.”
– CBC News
+1: The all-seeing surveillance state, feared in the West, is a reality in China – Wall Street Journal
4. No frills, no crowds, no money: The lonely road to tennis glory
“For two players at distinct points in their careers, the path to the lucrative WTA Tour begins in small towns on the humbling Pro Circuit.”
5. Who gets to use Facebook’s rainbow ‘pride’ reaction?
“Is Facebook’s rollout of rainbow flags a case of algorithmic hypocrisy, user protection, or something else? Using their ability to detect people’s location and interests, the company’s algorithms are choosing which people get the rainbow flag while hiding it from others. At first glance, this approach looks like it could contribute to the creation of political bubbles, as feature promoted in progressive cities and less available in the rest of America. If real, these discriminatory political bubbles could constitute a secret kind of ‘digital gerrymandering.'”
