Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
At once, batteries are under the glaring lights: Tesla's Battery Day is tomorrow; the founder of GM-backed Nikola has resigned amid an SEC probe, and experts want to know why QuantumScape won't divulge data backing up its claim to a breakthrough. https://t.co/cQUFQc9YKO
— Steve LeVine (@stevelevine) September 21, 2020
A secretive start up company is hinting that they may have exceeded accomplishments made by Tesla, however a product has not yet been seen. The company, QuantumScape, is backed by $500 million from Bill Gates, Silicon Valley venture capitalists, and VW. Despite that, outside scientists are doubting the claim.
"It kind of looks like the Apple AirPods case."
— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) September 22, 2020
Singapore is rolling out Bluetooth #Covid19 contact-tracing tokens to its residents. @mkcheok went and got hers. More @business: https://t.co/fJbDqiyb5j pic.twitter.com/U9Az1hUCXP
Singapore has rolled out its TraceTogether Token, a small, contact-tracing device to help curb the spread of Covid-19.
There are 75 new cases in Toronto with 84 in Peel and 60 in Ottawa. 67% of today’s cases are in people under the age of 40. https://t.co/2JF3zGdYfA
— Toronto Star (@TorontoStar) September 21, 2020
More than 31,700 tests were completed in Ontario and resulted in 425 positive cases. Health Minister Christine Elliott is promising an action plan to deal with the rising number of COVID-19 cases.
The Louisville police chief declared a state of emergency Monday for the Louisville Metro Police Department (LMPD) ahead of Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s announcement in the Breonna Taylor case. https://t.co/MSPgoybteU
— NewsNation Now (@NewsNationNow) September 21, 2020
Interim Chief of Police Robert Schroeder declared a state of emergency for the Louisville Metro Police Department on Monday ahead of what is expected to be an announcement on the Breonna Taylor case. The department has also canceled all off-day and vacation requests "until further notice."
It is a huge step backwards regarding Hong Kong’s press freedom. Over 200 officers raided @appledaily_hk’ HQ on Aug 10. The city plunged to 80th in the Press Freedom Index last year, a significant drop compared to from 18th, where it stood when the index was introduced in 2002.
— Ezra Cheung (@ezracheungtoto) September 22, 2020
According to local reports, Hong Kong police are planning to set their own definition of a “media representative” and will no longer acknowledge credentials issued by two journalism associations. Police will only recognize media registered with the government or internationally recognized companies.
