Peloton fired 2,800 employees and gave them free Peloton memberships
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22923480/peloton-severance-package-membership-layoffs
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22923480/peloton-severance-package-membership-layoffs
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The Verge
Peloton fired 2,800 employees and gave them free Peloton memberships
The CEO stepped down Tuesday as well.
If EARN IT Passes, What Happens On Your iPhone Won't Stay On Your iPhone
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/if-earn-it-passes-what-happens-your-iphone-wont-stay-your-iphone
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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/02/if-earn-it-passes-what-happens-your-iphone-wont-stay-your-iphone
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Electronic Frontier Foundation
If EARN IT Passes, What Happens On Your iPhone Won't Stay On Your iPhone
Last year, Apple announced a controversial plan to install photo scanning software in every device. Apple has long been seen as a pro-privacy companyโbillboards emblazoned with the slogan โWhat
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Facebook falls behind Nvidia in market cap and is now eighth most valuable U.S. company
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/facebook-falls-behind-nvidia-market-cap-now-eighth-biggest-in-us.html
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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/facebook-falls-behind-nvidia-market-cap-now-eighth-biggest-in-us.html
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CNBC
Facebook falls behind Nvidia in market cap and is now eighth most valuable U.S. company
Facebook parent Meta has been falling since reporting fourth-quarter earnings last week, warning about challenges with Apple and declining users.
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Facebook market cap falls below $600 billion โ which could actually help it dodge new antitrust scrutiny
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/facebook-market-cap-under-600-billion-threshold-for-antitrust-bills.html
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https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/08/facebook-market-cap-under-600-billion-threshold-for-antitrust-bills.html
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CNBC
Facebook market cap falls below $600 billion โ which could actually help it dodge new antitrust scrutiny
The milestone points to one of the challenges of crafting laws that target the tech industry.
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Great, DARPA Just Flew a Black Hawk Helicopter With Nobody In It
https://gizmodo.com/darpa-successfully-tests-an-unmanned-autonomous-blackha-1848502521
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Gizmodo
Great, DARPA Just Flew a Black Hawk Helicopter With Nobody In It
The agency completed a 30-minute autonomous test flight over Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
72% of Canadians Say Telephone and Cable Industry Needs More Competition: Ipsos
https://www.iphoneincanada.ca/carriers/72-of-canadians-say-telephone-and-cable-industry-needs-more-competition-ipsos/
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iPhone in Canada Blog
72% of Canadians Say Telephone and Cable Industry Needs More Competition: Ipsos
The latest Ipsos poll says the majority of Canadians want more competition when it comes to big businesses.
A geomagnetic storm may have effectively destroyed 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites
https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22924561/spacex-starlink-satellites-geomagnetic-storm
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https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/8/22924561/spacex-starlink-satellites-geomagnetic-storm
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The Verge
A geomagnetic storm may have effectively destroyed 40 SpaceX Starlink satellites
Premature atmospheric reentry
Mark Zuckerberg threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram across EU
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/mark-zuckerberg-threatens-probably-shut-26159440
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https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/news/mark-zuckerberg-threatens-probably-shut-26159440
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Dailystar.co.uk
Mark Zuckerberg threatens to shut down Facebook and Instagram across the EU
Meta could shut down its "core services" across the EU including Instagram and Facebook if the courts don't change the rules around data protection in the tech giant's favour
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UK.gov threatens to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTok
https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/08/age_verification_for_social_media_ukgov_plans/
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https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/08/age_verification_for_social_media_ukgov_plans/
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The Register
UK.gov threatens to make adults give credit card details for access to Facebook or TikTok
Age verification for large chunks of WWW to be mandatory
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Time-shifted computing could slash data center energy costs by up to 30%
https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/02/time-shifted-computing-could-slash-data-center-energy-costs-by-up-to-30/
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Ars Technica
Time-shifted computing could slash data center energy costs by up to 30%
Proof-of-concept paper shows how data centers could help manage the grid.
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Metaโs Oversight Board urges Facebook and Instagram to tighten doxing rules
https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/metas-oversight-board-facebook-and-instagram-to-tighten-doxing-rules/
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https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/08/metas-oversight-board-facebook-and-instagram-to-tighten-doxing-rules/
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TechCrunch
Metaโs Oversight Board urges Facebook and Instagram to tighten doxing rules
Metaโs external advisory organization issued new recommendations Tuesday, urging the company to bolster its policies that protect users against doxing. Facebook requested advice on the policy last year, acknowledging that it had difficulty balancing accessโฆ
Amazon Has Received $4.7 Billion in Subsidies Globally, Watchdog Says
https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgmvk8/amazon-has-received-at-least-dollar47-billion-in-subsidies-globally-watchdog-says
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VICE
Amazon Has Received $4.7 Billion in Subsidies Globally, Watchdog Says
The report highlights how little is known about the cost of Amazonโs expansion to taxpayers around the planet.
Peloton is laying off nearly 3,000 employees but its instructors โ who reportedly can make more than $500,000 a year โ are safe
https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-lays-off-nearly-3000-employees-not-instructors-2022-2
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https://www.businessinsider.com/peloton-lays-off-nearly-3000-employees-not-instructors-2022-2
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Business Insider
Peloton is laying off nearly 3,000 employees, but its instructors โ who reportedly can make more than $500,000 a year โ are safe
Some Peloton instructors have reached celebrity status with huge followings.
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Our Environmental Crisis Requires Political Fixes, Not Technological Ones
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-environmental-crisis-requires-political-fixes-not-technological-ones/
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-environmental-crisis-requires-political-fixes-not-technological-ones/
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Scientific American
Our Environmental Crisis Requires Political Fixes, Not Technological Ones
Our current innovation policies aim to preserve the way we live now rather than what would do the least damage
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Elon Musk's SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm wiped out 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched into orbit last week
https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-lost-starlink-satellites-orbit-geomagnetic-solar-storm-space-launch-2022-2
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https://www.businessinsider.com/spacex-lost-starlink-satellites-orbit-geomagnetic-solar-storm-space-launch-2022-2
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Business Insider
Elon Musk's SpaceX says a geomagnetic storm wiped out 40 of the 49 Starlink satellites it launched into orbit last week
SpaceX said 80% of the satellites it launched Thursday were expected to burn up in Earth's atmosphere instead of reaching orbit.
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Pfizer accused of pandemic profiteering as profits double
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/08/pfizer-covid-vaccine-pill-profits-sales
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https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/feb/08/pfizer-covid-vaccine-pill-profits-sales
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the Guardian
Pfizer accused of pandemic profiteering as profits double
Drugmaker makes $37bn in vaccine sales and predicts bumper year ahead from Covid jabs and pill
Chinese 'space cleaner' spotted grabbing and throwing away old satellite
https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-space-cleaner-spotted-grabbing-and-throwing-away-old-satellite/a-60658574
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https://www.dw.com/en/chinese-space-cleaner-spotted-grabbing-and-throwing-away-old-satellite/a-60658574
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DW
Chinese 'space cleaner' throws old satellite away
Last month, a private satellite tracking company spotted a Chinese spacecraft apparently grabbing and throwing a dead satellite away into a "graveyard" orbit.
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Radio station snafu in Seattle bricks some Mazda infotainment systems
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/02/radio-station-snafu-in-seattle-bricks-some-mazda-infotainment-systems/
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https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/02/radio-station-snafu-in-seattle-bricks-some-mazda-infotainment-systems/
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Ars Technica
Radio station snafu in Seattle bricks some Mazda infotainment systems
The problem was a broadcast containing image files with no extensions.
Meta shares sink another 12% after record drop last week
https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2022/02/08/meta-shares-sink-12-extending-losses-from-record-drop-last-week/
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https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/markets/2022/02/08/meta-shares-sink-12-extending-losses-from-record-drop-last-week/
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The National
Meta shares sink another 12% after record drop last week
The company that owns Facebook has lost more than a third of its market value this year
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The Internet Platforms We All Use Should Be Publicly Owned and Democratically Controlled
https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/web3-social-media-google-utility-worker-coops/
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https://jacobinmag.com/2022/02/web3-social-media-google-utility-worker-coops/
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Jacobin
The Internet Platforms We All Use Should Be Publicly Owned and Democratically Controlled
Web3 shows how our online lives are increasingly being monetized. Itโs time to take democratic control of the internet โ turning the platforms we all use into free public services.
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Democrats Urge Federal Agencies to Abandon Use of Facial Recognition: "Facial recognition tools pose a serious threat to the public's civil liberties and privacy rights, and Clearview AI's product is particularly dangerous," warn four progressive lawmakers.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/09/democrats-urge-federal-agencies-abandon-use-facial-recognition
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https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/09/democrats-urge-federal-agencies-abandon-use-facial-recognition
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Common Dreams
Democrats Urge Federal Agencies to Abandon Use of Facial Recognition
"Facial recognition tools pose a serious threat to the public's civil liberties and privacy rights, and Clearview AI's product is particularly dangerous," warn four progressive lawmakers.
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