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How NYC, where 1.5M packages are delivered daily, is dealing with worsening congestion, road safety, and pollution, exacerbated by the rise of online commerce — The push for convenience is having a stark impact on gridlock, roadway safety and pollution in New York City and urban areas around the world.
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| Ben Dreyfuss / Mother Jones: |
An upcoming book by a one-time aide to former Defense Secretary Jim Mattis alleges that Trump directed Mattis to “screw Amazon” out of winning the JEDI contract — On Friday, the Pentagon awarded a massive cloud computing contract to Microsoft.
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| Jordan Novet / CNBC: |
Pentagon awards $10B JEDI cloud contract to Microsoft over Amazon — Microsoft has emerged victorious in a dramatic competition for public cloud resources for the U.S. Defense Department, beating out market leader Amazon Web Services, the Pentagon said on Friday.
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| Paris Martineau / Ars Technica: |
Two FTC commissioners say the Sunday Riley settlement, which involved no return of gains, despite strong evidence of wrongdoing, may usher in more review fraud — “Dishonest firms may come to conclude that posting fake reviews is a viable strategy.” — Like much of the Internet, online reviews are often fake.| Elizabeth Culliford / Reuters: |
Facebook took down ad by a PAC, which falsely claimed Sen. Graham supports Green New Deal, says it will fact-check ads from political groups but not politicians — (Reuters) - Facebook Inc said on Saturday that it had removed an ad which falsely claimed that U.S. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham supported …
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| Edward Ongweso Jr / VICE: |
Study: researchers say an algorithm widely used in the US healthcare system to assess medical needs for millions of people is biased against black patients — A series of studies argue that by focusing on costs as a proxy for health, risk algorithms are ignoring the racial inequalities in healthcare access.| Adi Robertson / The Verge: |
Zuckerberg struggles to explain why Facebook News' “trusted” sources include Breitbart News, says Facebook wants “to include a breadth of content in there” — On Friday morning, Facebook announced its plan to spend millions of dollars on high-quality journalism …
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| Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
New York-based Blueground, a platform that leases apartments and upgrades them with various tech gadgets for long-term corporate rentals, raises $50M Series B — New York-based Blueground, a tech-equipped apartment rental company, announced today it has raised $50 million in a Series B round co-led by WestCap and Prime Ventures.| Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch: |
London-based LabGenius, which uses AI and “robotic automation” for protein drug discovery, raises $10M Series A led by Lux Capital and Obvious Ventures — LabGenius, a London-based startup applying AI and “robotic automation” to protein drug discovery, has raised $10 million in Series A funding.
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| Natasha Mascarenhas / Crunchbase News: |
Squarespace has acquired Unfold, a templates app for creating Stories on Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat that has 9M MAUs, for an undisclosed sum — Squarespace, a build-your-own website startup, has acquired social media app Unfold, used by a slew of celebrities including Kim Kardashian West …
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The Official Squarespace Blog, TechCrunch, and New York Business Journal. Tweets: @squarespace. Thanks:@nmasc_
| Associated Press: |
How Census Bureau is working with internet platforms to fight misinformation ahead of 2020 census and guide users to its site via searches and voice assistants — CHICAGO (AP) — Worried about internet trolls and foreign powers spreading false news, census officials are preparing …
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