More than 50 Apple employees have reportedly walked off the job on Christmas Eve and urged customers to boycott the iPhone maker
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More than 50 Apple employees have reportedly walked off the job on Christmas Eve and urged customers to boycott the iPhone maker
The group at Apple Together has called for a walkout on Twitter. Its demands include a more respectful workplace and paid sick time.
20 Years Ago, Nintendo Had Plans To Bring Email, Internet Searching, And Live Streams To The Game Boy Color
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20 Years Ago, Nintendo Had Plans To Bring Email, Internet Searching, And Live Streams To The Game Boy Color
The PageBoy was a never-released accessory for the GameBoy Color that was ahead of its time
Moderator Who Watched Hours of Traumatic Videos Sues TikTok for Failing to Protect Her Mental Health
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Moderator Who Watched Hours of Traumatic Videos Sues TikTok for Failing to Protect Her Mental Health
The former content moderator says she has developed panic attacks and depression. She also has a hard time sleeping and experiences horrific nightmares.
Foxconn must improve living conditions for workers at shuttered iPhone plant | A cluster of food poisoning incidents and a protest shut down an Apple iPhone factory in India, and the reopening has been postponed yet again because of poor worker living conditions.
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Foxconn must improve living conditions for workers at shuttered iPhone plant
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CRISPR-edited Tomatoes Are Supposed to Help You Chill Out 'The first commercial food product to use the CRISPR gene editing technique increases levels of GABA in tomatoes.'
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CRISPR-Edited Tomatoes Are Supposed to Help You Chill Out
The first commercial food product to use the CRISPR gene-editing technique increases levels of GABA in tomatoes
One-Third Of Programmers Use Marijuana While Working, With Many Touting Creative Benefits, Study Finds
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One-Third Of Programmers Use Marijuana While Working, With Many Touting Creative Benefits, Study Finds
More than one-third of software programmers say they’ve used marijuana while working, with many finding that it helps promote creativity and get them into the “programming zone,” according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Michigan said that…
Chinese ISS allegedly had to evade elon musk's starlink satellites twice!
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Chinese citizens slam Musk online after space station near-misses
Chinese citizens lashed out online against billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk's space ambitions on Monday after China complained that its space station was forced to take evasive action to avoid collision with satellites launched by Musk's Starlink programme.…
3 Out Of 4 Americans Support Community Broadband, Yet 19 States Still Ban Or Hinder Such Networks
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3 Out Of 4 Americans Support Community Broadband, Yet 19 States Still Ban Or Hinder Such Networks
For years a growing number of US towns and cities have been forced into the broadband business thanks to US telecom market failure...
Apple Must Let Dating Apps Offer Alternative Payment Options in the App Store, Dutch Regulator Says | If Apple doesn't comply with the regulator's decision within two months, it could face a fine of up to $56.5 million.
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Apple Must Let Dating Apps Offer Alternative Payment Options in the App Store, Dutch Regulator Says
If Apple doesn't comply with the regulator's decision within two months, it could face a fine of up to $56.5 million.
Russia Blocks Privacy Service Tor In Latest Move To Control Internet
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Public Broadband Internet Isn’t a Luxury — It’s a Necessity: Everybody needs high-speed internet. But private corporations will never provide it. The solution: treat internet infrastructure as a public utility, funded by the public and built by union workers.
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Public Broadband Internet Isn’t a Luxury — It’s a Necessity
Everybody needs high-speed internet. But private corporations will never provide it. The solution: treat internet infrastructure as a public utility, funded by the public and built by union workers.
Search Engine DuckDuckGo had another record year in 2021
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Search Engine DuckDuckGo had another record year in 2021
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo had another record year in 2021, reaching more than 34,5 billion search queries in the year.
America needs more science and technology literacy
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America needs more science and technology literacy
Only 22 percent of high school graduates are proficient in science, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
Unsecured Data Leak Shows Predicitive Policing Is Just Tech-Washed, Old School Biased Policing
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Unsecured Data Leak Shows Predicitive Policing Is Just Tech-Washed, Old School Biased Policing
Don't kid yourselves, techbros. Predictive policing is regular policing, only with confirmation bias built in. The only question...
California is suing Walmart over alleged improper disposal of e-waste and other hazardous materials
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California is suing Walmart over alleged improper disposal of e-waste and other hazardous materials
Waste included items like batteries and aerosol sprays.
China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its space station
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China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its space station
China’s space station has twice been forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with small satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the country said.
Riot Games settles class-action gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million | That's 10 times more than the initial settlement amount.
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Riot Games settles class-action gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million | Engadget
Riot Games has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a gender discrimination-based class-action lawsuit filed in November 2018..
New NY bill aims to hold social media companies accountable for disinformation
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New NY bill aims to hold social media companies accountable for...
The new bill comes as lawmakers across the country scramble to address harms attributed to Facebook and Instagram which were exposed in a series of leaks.
Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to put penny in plug socket
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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny
Amazon has fixed its voice assistant so that it will not suggest the dangerous “challenge” again.
LastPass master passwords may have been compromised
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LastPass denies claims that master passwords may have been compromised
LastPass members have reported multiple attempted logins using correct master passwords from various locations, but the company has alternately said that the recent attacks are a result of shared passwords gleaned from breaches of other services, or possibly…
What to know: Jurors Set to Deliberate for the Fifth Day in Elizabeth Holmes Trial. Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood-testing start-up Theranos, is accused of lying about its technology. Holmes, 37, faces nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Jurors End Fifth Day of Deliberations in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
Ms. Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is accused of lying about its technology.