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YouTube’s Content Moderators Are Asked to Contractually Acknowledge the Job Can Give Them PTSD

YouTube’s Content Moderators Are Asked to Contractually Acknowledge the Job Can Give Them PTSD

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YouTube’s Content Moderators Are Asked to Contractually Acknowledge the Job Can Give Them PTSD The contractors charged with keeping YouTube clean from the vilest forms of content that surface on the platform are reportedly being coerced to sign agreements acknowledging that the job could have a severe impact on their mental health, seemingly making any job-related fallout the responsibility of those workers…Read more... Go to Source
Clayton Christensen, Father of ‘Disruptive Innovation,’ Dies at 67

Clayton Christensen, Father of ‘Disruptive Innovation,’ Dies at 67

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Clayton Christensen, Father of 'Disruptive Innovation,' Dies at 67 Unless you’re an avid reader of the sort of books CEOs tote around, you may not have heard of Clayton Christensen. You have, however, felt the impact of his work. Christensen, who died at 67 on Thursday due to complications from cancer treatment, is the scholar responsible for coining the term ‘disruptive innovation.’…Read more... Go to Source
Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak

Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak

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Here Are the Latest Updates on the Wuhan Coronavirus Outbreak Federal health officials have identified a second U.S. case of the deadly new coronavirus that’s sent parts of China into lockdown, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Friday. While officials say that the risk to the U.S. from the virus remains low, the overall situation worldwide is set to get…Read more... Go to Source
Shanghai Disneyland Closes to Halt Spread of Virus That Has Killed 26 and Sickened 881

Shanghai Disneyland Closes to Halt Spread of Virus That Has Killed 26 and Sickened 881

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Shanghai Disneyland Closes to Halt Spread of Virus That Has Killed 26 and Sickened 881 Shanghai Disneyland will close its gates on Saturday in an effort to stop the spread of a new SARS-like virus that has killed 26 people and sickened at least 881, primarily in China. It’s not known when the theme park may reopen.Read more... Go to Source
Sonos Backpedals, Says ‘All Products Will Work Past May’

Sonos Backpedals, Says ‘All Products Will Work Past May’

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Sonos Backpedals, Says 'All Products Will Work Past May' Just a few short days ago, Sonos dropped the bomb that some of its older products would no longer receive software updates starting in May 2020. In the initial announcement, Sonos reasoned that the ‘legacy products’ were all reaching the end of their useful life. It then told users they could either recycle the…Read more... Go to Source
14th-Century Steambath Discovered in Mexico City

14th-Century Steambath Discovered in Mexico City

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14th-Century Steambath Discovered in Mexico City Archaeologists in Mexico City have uncovered a pre-Hispanic steambath dating back to the 14th century. Its location in the city’s historic district confirms the whereabouts of a vibrant neighborhood that once stood in Tenochtitlán—an ancient urban center that eventually became Mexico City.Read more... Go to Source
Stress Really Can Turn Your Hair White, Mouse Experiment Suggests

Stress Really Can Turn Your Hair White, Mouse Experiment Suggests

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Stress Really Can Turn Your Hair White, Mouse Experiment Suggests The idea that fright or any other kind of stress can turn hair white has endured for centuries. But a new study this week—in mice—provides some of the first concrete evidence of this phenomenon existing. It might also offer a biological explanation for how it happens.Read more... Go to Source
Apple’s Fancy Browser Privacy Tech May Do More Harm Than Good

Apple’s Fancy Browser Privacy Tech May Do More Harm Than Good

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Apple's Fancy Browser Privacy Tech May Do More Harm Than Good Of all the tech giants, Apple has repeatedly reminded us that it’s the one that cares most about privacy. One of its many privacy-minded innovations is its Safari “Intelligent Tracking Prevention” feature—a machine-learning algorithm introduced back in 2017 that aims to stop annoying ads from tracking you from one…Read more... Go to Source
What the Bloodshot Movie Needs in Order to Stand Out and Succeed

What the Bloodshot Movie Needs in Order to Stand Out and Succeed

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What the Bloodshot Movie Needs in Order to Stand Out and Succeed It isn’t hard to understand the calculus behind multiple studios’ years-long attempts at turning characters from Valiant’s comics universe into the next big-screen draw. Comic book movies can and often do make outrageous amounts of money because people like watching them. But with each new super solo movie and big…Read more... Go to Source
Microsoft Discloses It Left Over 250 Million Customer Support Records Exposed on Servers

Microsoft Discloses It Left Over 250 Million Customer Support Records Exposed on Servers

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Microsoft Discloses It Left Over 250 Million Customer Support Records Exposed on Servers Microsoft inadvertently left hundreds of millions of customer service and support requests exposed on several servers without password protection from Dec. 5 to Dec. 31, 2019, the company’s Security Response Center wrote on a blog post on Wednesday.Read more... Go to Source
People Can Now Vote Online in a U.S. Election and Everyone Is A Little Nervous

People Can Now Vote Online in a U.S. Election and Everyone Is A Little Nervous

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People Can Now Vote Online in a U.S. Election and Everyone Is A Little Nervous For the first time in U.S. history, an election conducted by smartphone is underway. The race, a board of supervisors election in King County, Washington, is small potatoes compared to, say, a presidential election, but the world is watching to see how it turns out.Read more... Go to Source
George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Could Have Ended With a Cinematic Trilogy

George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Could Have Ended With a Cinematic Trilogy

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George R.R. Martin Says Game of Thrones Could Have Ended With a Cinematic Trilogy Game of Thrones’ series finale came, we watched it, and...that was that. But according to George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones’ final season could have potentially worked out much differently had an early pitch to HBO for the series gone differently. Read more... Go to Source
The Days of Flying With Your ‘Emotional Support’ Animal May Be Coming to an End

The Days of Flying With Your ‘Emotional Support’ Animal May Be Coming to an End

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The Days of Flying With Your 'Emotional Support' Animal May Be Coming to an End Spoiling the fun of wondering whether you could be sharing your next flight with an emotional support peacock or perhaps even a miniature horse, the U.S. Department of Transportation is looking to crack down on the practice of bringing non-service-trained animals onto commercial flights.Read more... Go to Source