The Changying Precision Technology Company in Dongguan City, China, has set up a factory that is almost fully roboticized. The factory produces parts for cell phones and once employed 650 people. The factory managers believe that the factory could run on perhaps 20 people. According to TechRepublic:
“The robots have produced almost three times as many pieces as were produced before. According to the People’s Daily, production per person has increased from 8,000 pieces to 21,000 pieces. That’s a 162.5% increase.
“The increased production rate hasn’t come at the cost of quality either. In fact, quality has improved. Before the robots, the product defect rate was 25%, now it is below 5%”
Many other Chinese companies, including Foxconn, which makes most Apple product components, have announced similar initiatives. One can only wonder how this movement will affect workers in China.
German prosecutors are considering treason charges against reporters for an online news service call Netzpolitik. The online service published confidential information about attempts in the German government to increase online surveillance. Those activities hardly seem serious enough to threaten the national security of the Republic, so many are interpreting the move as an attempt to stifle freedom of the press in Germany. Protests against the charges are scheduled for today in Germany,
Israeli forces killed a Palestinian teenager who was protesting against the death of a toddler at the hands of Jewish extremists. There have been about 120 attacks by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in 2015 as the issue of settlements is being pushed to the forefront. The Palestinians are not likely to be protected by the Israeli government. According to Yesh Din, an Israeli human rights organization:
“Only 7.4% of SJ (Samaria and Judea) District Police investigations following complaints from Palestinian victims of offenses committed against them or their property by Israeli civilians result in indictments.”
The Palestinian Authority is referring the matter to the International Criminal Court.
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