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Twitter says it fielded nearly 60K legal demands globally in H2 2021 and complied fully with ~40%; the US accounted for 20% of account information requests
Facing pressure, Biden to sign order on abortion access
A New York state law passed last week will require concealed carry gun permit applicants to submit a list of social media accounts from the previous three years
New California law requires high schools to start later
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
Supreme Court Overturns Roe vs. Wade
EPA: 'Forever chemicals' pose risk even at low levels
FBI says it received intelligence about a planned cyberattack by Iran-backed hackers on the Boston Children's Hospital and was able to thwart it
CISA says Dominion's voting machines used in at least 16 states have nine vulnerabilities that have not been exploited, and suggests mitigation measures
19 children, 2 adults killed in Texas school rampage | AP News
CA State Assembly approves a bill letting parents sue social media companies if children become "addicted" to the companies' products; bill needs a final vote
Canada joins its intelligence allies in banning carriers from using Huawei and ZTE equipment for the country's 5G network, after a delay of over three years
Judge: California’s women on boards law is unconstitutional
Experts raise concerns about the use of a predictive child welfare algorithm in Allegheny County, PA, and its potential to harden racial disparity in the system
Twitter bans ads that contradict science on climate change
Amazon adds 5% ‘fuel and inflation surcharge’ to seller fees
Since Ukraine invasion, an estimated 70,000 tech workers have left Russia, despite income taxes eliminated till 2024, relocating to Poland, Latvia, and more
MacKenzie Scott announces nearly $4 billion in donations
Rights group Global Witness says Facebook approved eight paid ads that it submitted containing hate speech inciting violence and genocide against the Rohingya
Former Apple employee charged with defrauding $10 million
Mariupol's devastation: AP journalists document war's toll
How Russia is trying to use social media platforms to stir up anti-Ukraine sentiment by spreading propaganda, disinformation, and discord online
Russia announces a "partial restriction" of access to Facebook over Meta's alleged restrictions on Kremlin-backed media
Felony charges are first in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient
Kazakh president’s home ablaze as protests escalate
US NHTSA opens an investigation into Tesla's "Passenger Play" in-car gaming feature covering 580,000 vehicles from 2017 to 2022
SpaceX launches 52 Starlink satellites from California base
San Francisco’s vaunted tolerance dims amid brazen crimes
WhatsApp's privacy policy for European users will be reorganized to provide more information on the data it collects and how it is used, after record DPC fine
The first report of asexual reproduction in California condors
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early Covid-19
Facebook docs detail issues with moderating non-English speech, leading to inflammatory language in Afghanistan, bans on common words in Palestine, and more
Lawmakers give Amazon 'final chance' to clear up testimony
Pinboard · 10 months ago
Microsoft says Russia carried out 58% of detected state-backed hacks in the year ending June 30, with a 32% success rate; China accounted for 8%
Austria to introduce new carbon tax next year
US military eyes prototype mobile nuclear reactor in Idaho
Iceland elects its first female-majority parliament
European Commission proposes legislation mandating USB-C charging for mobile devices, citing electronic waste; Apple is the main holdout from using USB-C
NHTSA opens a formal investigation into Tesla's Autopilot system, covering 765K vehicles, saying it has trouble spotting parked emergency vehicles
WHO inquiry chief 'had concerns' about lab close to first Covid cases
DoorDash reports Q2 revenue of $1.24B, up 83% YoY, total orders of 345M, up 69% YoY, net loss of $102M, and says fee caps in cities like NY and LA cost it $26M
Facebook shuts out NYU academics’ research on political ads
The Justice Department says 27 US Attorney offices had at least one employee's Microsoft email account breached by Russian hackers from May 7 to Dec. 27, 2020
Inside a KKK murder plot: Grab him up, take him to the river
A look at Amazon's Key For Business program, launched in 2018 to let drivers unlock apartment buildings via an app, which it is encouraging landlords to adopt
Techmeme · 1 year ago