Weather disasters caused $145 billion in damage last year in the U.S., says NOAA
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Weather disasters caused $145 billion in damage last year in the U.S., says NOAA
In the last five years, from 2017 through 2021, the total cost of these billion-dollar disasters has been $742 billion, according to NOAA.
Facebook drops 36 spots on Glassdoor's annual Best Places to Work list after a year of PR crises
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Facebook drops 36 spots on Glassdoor's annual Best Places to Work list after a year of PR crises
A trove of internal documents released by a former employee sparked a series of hearings and public outrage against the company.
1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges
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1,000-cycle lithium-sulfur battery could quintuple electric vehicle ranges
A new biologically inspired battery membrane has enabled a battery with five times the capacity of the industry-standard lithium ion design to run for the thousand-plus cycles needed to power an electric car.
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A network of aramid nanofibers, recycled from…
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Federal investigators say they used encrypted Signal messages to charge Oath Keepers leader
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Federal investigators say they used encrypted Signal messages to charge Oath Keepers leader
It's unclear how investigators gained access to the messages, but encryption has been a point of tension between law enforcement and tech for years.
New chief scientist wants NASA to be about climate science, not just space
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New chief scientist wants NASA to be about climate science, not just space
Katherine Calvin was appointed NASA's new Chief Scientist and Senior Climate Advisor on Monday. She wants to improve data accessibility.
John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly
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John Deere Hit With Class Action Lawsuit for Alleged Tractor Repair Monopoly
The lawsuit is the latest salvo in the ongoing right-to-repair movement that seeks to free devices from manufacturers' arbitrary repair DRM.
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Google’s loss to Sonos settles it: Big Tech has an IP piracy problem – TechCrunch
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Google's loss to Sonos settles it: Big Tech has an IP piracy problem
Simply put, Big Tech benefits from stealing IP. The legal costs and potential damages, if ever issued after years of litigation, are paltry by comparison.
Give the U.S. Postal Service $3 Billion to Electrify Its Fleet, You Cowards
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Give the U.S. Postal Service $3 Billion to Electrify Its Fleet, You Cowards
A new report finds it would take a measly extra few billion to get all USPS trucks running on electricity.
School employee stole 3,000 Apple iPods earmarked for Native American kids
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School employee stole 3,000 Apple iPods earmarked for Native American kids
Plus a FedEx manager stole packages to resell them
Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
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Meta sued for £2.3bn over claim Facebook users in UK were exploited
Lawsuit claims company set ‘unfair price’ by taking users’ personal data without proper compensation
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Tesla removes 2022 production date from Cybertruck website
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Tesla delays Cybertruck to early 2023, says report
Cybertruck’s future is hard to foresee
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This legislation could force Apple and others to make their terms of service actually readable
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This legislation could force Apple and others to make their terms of service actually readable
Wildly long terms of service that normal humans don’t read – but usually agree to – have been used by tech companies including Apple for decades. Now lawmakers have introduced a new Congressional bill that would require websites, app-makers, and others to…
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Meta faces €2.7bn civil lawsuit for exploiting UK users’ data
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Meta faces €2.7bn civil lawsuit for exploiting UK users’ data
A multi-billion euro case is set to be launched against Meta in the United Kingdom, which could see up to 44 million UK Facebook users compensated a shared €2.7bn in damages.
Amazon worker says he received daily texts about losing paid time off while he was sick with COVID-19
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Amazon worker says he received daily texts about losing paid time off while he was sick with COVID-19
Amazon worker Drew Duzinskas told NBC the company appears to want to "take the human out of human resources."
Facebook sued for billions over harvesting people's data
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Facebook sued for billions over harvesting people's data
The lawsuit argues Meta should pay its 44 million British users compensation for taking all their personal and private data between 2015 and 2019.
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Silicon Valley says kids over the age of 13 can handle the big, bad world of social media. Experts say that's the result of a 'problematic' 1990s internet law.
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Silicon Valley says kids over the age of 13 can handle the big, bad world of social media. Experts say that's the result of a 'problematic'…
Experts told Insider that even if the law, COPPA, and the industry's age limit of 13 were raised, it wouldn't entirely ensure kids' safety online.
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PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges
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PayPal stole users’ money after freezing, seizing funds, lawsuit alleges
User policies “cannot be used as a ‘license to steal.’”
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Netflix Raises Prices on All Plans in US+Canada
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Netflix raises prices on all plans in US
4K Netflix now costs $20 per month.
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Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin
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Tesla starts accepting once-joke cryptocurrency Dogecoin
Elon Musk's plans send the value of the cryptocurrency soaring.
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Google, Facebook CEOs oversaw illegal ad auction deal that gave Facebook an advantage, states allege
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Google, Facebook CEOs oversaw illegal ad auction deal that gave Facebook an advantage, states allege
Chief executives of Google and Facebook personally oversaw a 2018 deal that advantaged Facebook on Google's ad auctions, a group of states alleged on Friday.
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Apple must let other payment providers into the App Store for the first time this weekend. These experts explain which companies will benefit from this momentous change.
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Apple lets other payment providers into the App Store for the first time this weekend. These experts explain which companies will…
Dating apps in the Netherlands are allowed to use non-Apple payment services. The iPhone maker complied with an order by a Dutch regulator on Jan. 15.
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