48 civil rights and advocacy groups join in asking the FTC to ban corporate facial surveillance technology, continuous corporate surveillance of public space (Edward Ongweso Jr/VICE)
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Sen. Marco Rubio mocked Defense Sec. Austin for masking up in the Philippines, where masks are required and COVID-19 is surging
Reshared from www.businessinsider.com, Rubio, whose home state of Florida is also facing a COVID-19 surge, accused Lloyd Austin of “embarrassing…
Snap says a technical issue has impacted some Snapchat users after ~125K reported problems on Downdetector, adds that it is working on a fix (Jay Peters/The Verge)
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Decode your future in software development with this course bundle
Post reshared from: https://mashable.com, TL;DR: The 2021 Google Software Engineering Manager Prep Bundle is on sale for £28.84 as of…
Learn important digital marketing skills with this online course bundle
Post reshared from: https://mashable.com, TL;DR: The 2021 Premium Digital Marketing for Entrepreneurs Certification Bundle is on sale for £25.24 as…
Amazon Kindle devices with built-in 3G won’t be able to download e-books via cellular connection in the US starting in December as carriers switch off 2G and 3G (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)
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Source: NSO Group has temporarily blocked several government clients globally from using its technology as the company investigates their possible misuse (Daniel Estrin/NPR)
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Lorde gives ‘Hot Ones’ her criteria for the perfect onion ring
Post reshared from: https://mashable.com, Grammy-winning singer Lorde joined “high priest of the hot sauce universe” Sean Evans on Hot Ones…
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti signs ordinance criminalizing homelessness following City Council vote in favor of it
Reshared from www.businessinsider.com, The ordinance will disenfranchise unhoused Angelenos, prohibiting them from “sitting, lying, or sleeping” near streets, freeway ramps,…
A look at the fallout from the Activision Blizzard suit, as the company confirms it fired WoW lead for misconduct last year and hires “union-busting” law firm (Nick Statt/Protocol)
Post reshared from: https://www.techmeme.com Nick Statt / Protocol:A look at the fallout from the Activision Blizzard suit, as the company…