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Memo: Google fires four employees, citing data-security violations, amid rising tension between management and staff — - Move comes after worker protests and union organizing — Google told staff on Monday that it fired four employees for what the company called “clear and repeated violations” of its data-security policies.
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| Gwyn Topham / The Guardian: |
TfL says Uber's London license will not be renewed after it identified risks in Uber's system that allowed drivers to fake their identity; some were unlicensed — Ride-hailing service to continue while it appeals against Transport for London decision — Uber has lost its licence …
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| Jon Fingas / Engadget: |
Facebook launches Viewpoints, a market research app that pays users for completing surveys, research, and other tasks, for users in the US — Facebook is once again offering a market research app, but this one appears to avoid some of the privacy concerns from before.
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| Bryan Menegus / Gizmodo: |
Leaked Amazon injury reports show one of its NY warehouses has a very high incident rate score of 15.19 in 2018, versus an average of 6.1 for sawmills in the US — Since opening in September 2018, Amazon's massive fulfillment center on New York's Staten Island has garnered a reputation …
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| Elly Cosgrove / CNBC: |
eBay to sell StubHub to Swiss ticket resale marketplace viagogo for about $4.05B in cash — - The sale is expected to close by the end of the first quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory approval and customary closing conditions. — Tickets are offered for sale through StubHub in Chicago, Illinois.
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Tweets: @cnbc, @noelrock, @davidschawel, @spencernoon, @sukhindersingh, and @sharonhodgsonmp
| Kieren McCarthy / The Register: |
RIPE, EU's regional internet registry, says it has run out of new IPv4 addresses and any returned will be allotted via waitlist, urges faster adoption of IPv6 — So will you all please move to IPv6? World: Nope. — Analysis It happened four years ago. And again two years ago. And last year.
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| Joseph Cox / VICE: |
Documents show California's DMV is making ~$50M/year selling drivers' personal info, partaking in the highly criticized but common practice since at least 2013 — The California Department of Motor Vehicles is generating revenue of $50,000,000 a year through selling drivers' personal information … | Dani Deahl / The Verge: |
Transcribers for Rev say they are exposed to troubling material, including violent police recordings and descriptions of child abuse, often with no warning — Violent police recordings, descriptions of child abuse, and graphic medical videos have appeared without warning, transcribers say
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OneZero. Tweets: @sarahnemerson, @russellbrandom, @reckless, @mikeisaac, @kevinroose, @jjvincent, @starfire2258, @verge, @liopleurodonic, @danideahl, @backlon, @kerrymflynn, @medium, and @ozm
| Brian Krebs / Krebs on Security: |
Wisconsin-based IT company VCPI, which services ~110 nursing homes in the US, is hit by a ransomware attack and is not paying the $14M ransom — A ransomware outbreak has besieged a Wisconsin based IT company that provides cloud data hosting, security and access management to more than 100 nursing homes across the United States.| Kyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: |
Amazon brings Alexa to AWS IoT Core devices, lowering requirements for microprocessor type and RAM, now 1MB instead of 100MB, by offloading tasks to AWS — Amazon's annual AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas — where the tech giant reliably announces a host of products heading to Amazon Web Services …
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SiliconANGLE, TechCrunch, GeekWire, and SlashGear
| Reuters: |
The RISC-V Foundation, which sets standards for RISC-V chip architecture, will move from US to Switzerland amid members' concerns over potential US trade curbs — SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S.-based foundation overseeing promising semiconductor technology developed …
Tweets: @stephennellis
| Alex Konrad / Forbes: |
Product Hunt founder Ryan Hoover raises $10M for a second Weekend Fund to back early-stage companies — Covering venture capital, software and startups — Six years since founding product discovery site Product Hunt, Ryan Hoover says he isn't planning to step away anytime soon.
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Ryan Hoover. Tweets: @om, @rrhoover, @varadhjain, @sriramk, @kevinrose, @alexrkonrad, and @garrytan. Thanks:@alexrkonrad
| Monica Nickelsburg / GeekWire: |
Seattle's City Council passes legislation to establish minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers and raise per-ride taxes to fund programs like affordable housing — The Seattle City Council unanimously passed legislation Monday that will establish a minimum wage for Uber and Lyft drivers …
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The Seattle Times, Office of the Mayor, and SEATTLE CITY COUNCIL
| Filip Piekniewski / Piekniewski's blog: |
A skeptical overview of AI-related news and grandiose PR, from self-driving ventures to orgs focused on artificial general intelligence (AGI), like OpenAI — It's been 7 months since my last commentary on the field, and as it became regular appearance in this blog (and in fact …
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