Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/23/tesla-vehicles-video-games-driving?CMP=fb_a-technology_b-gdntech
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Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
The company will send out a software update that will prevent its games from being played on center consoles while the vehicle is in motion
Pro-China misinformation group continues to spread messages, researchers say
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/pro-china-misinformation-group-continues-to-spread-messages-researchers-say
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Pro-China misinformation group continues to spread messages, researchers say
More than 2,000 accounts continued to spread Chinese propaganda in the last year.
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Where is Spotify HiFi? Spotify’s take on lossless streaming is still MIA after being announced in February
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/23/22851667/spotify-hifi-lossless-hi-fi-streaming
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Where is Spotify HiFi?
Spotify originally said it would arrive by the end of 2021.
Williams-Sonoma FIRES over 100 workers over group Zoom call on Christmas week
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Outrage after Williams-Sonoma FIRES over 100 workers on group Zoom call before Christmas
'It's awful, people are devastated,' one of the fired staff members said, adding that as a single parent, she could no longer 'afford Christmas'
Toyota 'Reviewing' Key Fob Remote Start Subscription Plan After Massive Blowback
https://www.thedrive.com/news/43636/toyota-reviewing-key-fob-remote-start-subscription-plan-after-massive-blowback
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The Drive
Toyota 'Reviewing' Key Fob Remote Start Subscription Plan After Massive Blowback
A spokesperson told The Drive that making the key fob remote start part of a subscription plan was an "unintentional" move.
Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/dec/23/tesla-vehicles-video-games-driving
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Tesla, bowing to pressure, stops allowing drivers to play video games while driving
The company will send out a software update that will prevent its games from being played on center consoles while the vehicle is in motion
Amazon says it will stop interfering with workers organizing on-site
https://gizmodo.com/amazon-says-it-will-stop-interfering-with-workers-organ-1848265776
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Amazon Says It Will Stop Interfering With Workers Organizing On-Site
The move comes in the wake of an NLRB settlement that focused on the company's "15-minute" rule.
At long last, the world's most powerful space telescope is ready to launch
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/at-long-last-the-james-webb-space-telescope-is-ready-to-launch
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The world's most powerful space telescope has launched at last
Decades of tension, debate, and determination have led to this moment, as the James Webb Space Telescope begins its million-mile journey into deep space.
White House to discuss software development with tech executives, calling it 'key national security concern'
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/23/politics/white-house-log4j-tech-firms-meeting/index.html
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TikTok sued by content moderator traumatized by graphic videos
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-24/tiktok-sued-by-content-moderator-traumatized-by-graphic-videos?srnd=technology-vp
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TikTok Sued by Content Moderator Disturbed by Graphic Videos
TikTok’s 10,000 content moderators are exposed to a regular diet of child pornography, rapes, beheadings and animal mutilation, according to a lawsuit filed against the video-sharing platform and its parent, ByteDance Inc.
‘Anonymous’ Hacker Group Hijacks U.N. Website with Pro-Taiwan Message
https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2021/12/23/anonymous-hacker-group-hijacks-u-n-website-with-pro-taiwan-message/
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‘Anonymous’ Hacker Group Hijacks U.N. Website with Pro-Taiwan Message
The international hacker group called “Anonymous” hit the United Nations website to plant pro-Taiwan material.
Contrary to popular belief, Twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives, not liberals: study
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/23/twitter-algorithm-amplifies-conservatives/
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Salon
Contrary to popular belief, Twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives, not liberals: study
Conservatives have long accused social media platforms of discriminating against them, but the opposite is true
Intel apologizes to China for following US sanctions targeting Xinjiang ‘genocide’
https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/24/22852773/intel-apology-china-xinjiang-labor-goods
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Intel apologizes to China for following US sanctions targeting Xinjiang ‘genocide’
Intel said it would not use goods or labor from the region
Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia
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BBC News
Climate change: Small army of volunteers keeping deniers off Wikipedia
A group of editors is working tirelessly to keep bad climate info off the user-generated encyclopaedia.
DARPA moves to phase 2 in long-endurance Manta Ray drone program
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New Atlas
DARPA moves to phase 2 in long-endurance Manta Ray drone program
DARPA has awarded Phase 2 contracts in its Manta Ray program, which aims to build a series of underwater drones capable of taking on long-range, long-endurance, autonomous ocean missions without any human support for charging, maintenance or logistics.
Amazon agrees to make it easier for workers to organize unions on-site in settlement with labor board
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/12/23/amazon-settlement-labor-board/
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Contrary to popular belief, Twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives, not liberals. Scientists conducted a "massive-scale experiment involving millions of Twitter users, a fine-grained analysis of political parties in seven countries, and 6.2 million news articles shared in the United States.
https://www.salon.com/2021/12/23/twitter-algorithm-amplifies-conservatives/
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Salon
Contrary to popular belief, Twitter's algorithm amplifies conservatives, not liberals: study
Conservatives have long accused social media platforms of discriminating against them, but the opposite is true
Apple Workers Stage Walkout Over Lack Of Protection, Healthcare, And Sick Pay
https://www.thegamer.com/apple-walkout-working-conditions-covid-mental-healthcare/
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TheGamer
Apple Workers Stage Walkout Over Lack Of Protection, Healthcare, And Sick Pay
Don't cross the picket line this Christmas Eve - stand in solidarity with the workers fighting for better conditions.
DoorDash will require all employees to deliver goods or perform other gigs, and some of them aren't happy
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/doordash-will-require-all-workers-to-deliver-goods-or-perform-other-gigs-and-some-of-them-arent-happy-11640300491
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MarketWatch
DoorDash will require all employees to deliver goods or perform other gigs, and some of them aren't happy
All DoorDash Inc. employees, from software engineers up to the chief executive, will have to perform deliveries or maybe shadow a customer-service agent once...
U.S. Govt Launches Consultation on Upload Filters and Other Anti-Piracy Tools * TorrentFreak
https://torrentfreak.com/u-s-govt-launches-consultation-on-upload-filters-and-other-anti-piracy-tools-211222/
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U.S. Govt Launches Consultation on Upload Filters and Other Anti-Piracy Tools * TorrentFreak
The U.S. Copyright Office has launched a consultation to evaluate technical measures that can identify and protect copyrighted content online.