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Facebook Is Reportedly Under Investigation for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Its Workplace

Facebook Is Reportedly Under Investigation for ‘Systemic’ Racial Bias in Its Workplace

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Facebook Is Reportedly Under Investigation for 'Systemic' Racial Bias in Its Workplace Facebook’s hiring practices and promotions are under federal scrutiny following reports of widespread racial bias, according to Reuters. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has launched a “systemic” investigation into the social media giant, indicating that it suspects internal policies may be contributing to…Read more... Go to Source
One of The Nation’s Largest Pipelines Caused The Biggest Spill in Decades–And We’re Just Hearing About It

One of The Nation’s Largest Pipelines Caused The Biggest Spill in Decades–And We’re Just Hearing About It

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One of The Nation’s Largest Pipelines Caused The Biggest Spill in Decades–And We’re Just Hearing About It Unless you’re living in Huntersville, North Carolina, you may be blissfully unaware that the U.S.’s biggest gasoline spill since 1997 happened this past summer. The slowly-unfolding, little-reported-on saga in the state involves a company controlled by special interests like the Koch brothers and Shell, and a pipeline…Read more... Go to Source
Utah Lawmakers Pass Bill to Require ‘Porn Filters’ on All Tablets and Phones Sold in the State

Utah Lawmakers Pass Bill to Require ‘Porn Filters’ on All Tablets and Phones Sold in the State

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Utah Lawmakers Pass Bill to Require 'Porn Filters' on All Tablets and Phones Sold in the State Pour one out for all the horny folks in Utah, y’all. The state’s legislature has passed its baffling “porn filter” bill, which would mandate a default filter for “material that is harmful to minors” on all tablets and smartphones sold in the state beginning in 2022. Read more... Go to Source
Hackers Just Looted Passenger Data From Some of the World’s Biggest Airlines

Hackers Just Looted Passenger Data From Some of the World’s Biggest Airlines

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Hackers Just Looted Passenger Data From Some of the World's Biggest Airlines SITA, a large data firm that works with some of the world’s largest airlines, announced Thursday that it had been the victim of a “highly sophisticated cyberattack,” the likes of which compromised information on hundreds of thousands of airline passengers all over the world. Read more... Go to Source
How to Use an S Pen With Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra

How to Use an S Pen With Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra

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How to Use an S Pen With Samsung's Galaxy S21 Ultra You no longer need to splurge on a gigantic Galaxy Note to use a stylus with your Samsung phone. The Galaxy S21 Ultra, which launched in February, also supports Samsung’s S Pen—though you’ll have to buy one and store it separately, because unlike the Note, the S21 Ultra doesn’t have a built-in stylus slot.Read more... Go to Source
A ‘Travesty’ in the World of Building Codes Could Erode Cities’ Ability to Fight Climate Change

A ‘Travesty’ in the World of Building Codes Could Erode Cities’ Ability to Fight Climate Change

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A ‘Travesty’ in the World of Building Codes Could Erode Cities’ Ability to Fight Climate Change Backroom deals, undemocratic processes, shutting out local voices in favor of industry interests. There’s soap-opera level drama happening in an unlikely space: the world of building codes. But the issues at hand are more than made-for-TV drama, and the outcome could have devastating effects on energy efficiency and…Read more... Go to Source
How Candlekeep Mysteries Is Bringing One of Dungeons & Dragons’ Most Iconic Libraries to Life

How Candlekeep Mysteries Is Bringing One of Dungeons & Dragons’ Most Iconic Libraries to Life

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How Candlekeep Mysteries Is Bringing One of Dungeons & Dragons' Most Iconic Libraries to Life When Dungeons & Dragons fans think of the Sword Coast, they might cast their mind’s eye to its most infamous locale: the city of Baldur’s Gate, the titular trade hub that was brought to life in the legendary CRPG series. But true adventure in the Forgotten Realms is born of knowledge—and adventurers in the know would…Read more... Go to Source
Virgin Galactic Chairman Cashes Out Entire Personal Stake in Space Tourism Company

Virgin Galactic Chairman Cashes Out Entire Personal Stake in Space Tourism Company

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Virgin Galactic Chairman Cashes Out Entire Personal Stake in Space Tourism Company The chairman of space tourism company Virgin Galactic, Chamath Palihapitiya, has sold his entire personal stake in the company for $211 million, according to a new regulatory filing with the SEC made public on Friday and first noticed by Bloomberg News. Palihapitiya still indirectly owns millions of shares through an…Read more... Go to Source
Italy Becomes First Country to Actually Block Covid-19 Vaccine Exports

Italy Becomes First Country to Actually Block Covid-19 Vaccine Exports

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Italy Becomes First Country to Actually Block Covid-19 Vaccine Exports The Italian government has blocked a shipment of AstraZeneca’s covid-19 vaccine to Australia in the first case of a country stopping vaccine exports in order to make sure it has enough for its domestic population. Italy consulted with the European Commission before halting the shipment of 250,000 vaccine doses,…Read more... Go to Source
Texas Attorney General Sues Griddy for False Advertising in Wake of Winter Storm Price Hikes

Texas Attorney General Sues Griddy for False Advertising in Wake of Winter Storm Price Hikes

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Texas Attorney General Sues Griddy for False Advertising in Wake of Winter Storm Price Hikes Griddy, the Texas power supplier that’s made headlines recently for customers’ sky-high energy bills in the wake of widespread winter storm outages, has racked up another lawsuit. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the company for “false, misleading, and deceptive advertising and marketing practices” that he…Read more... Go to Source
How to Get an Amazon Echo to Tell You a Room’s Temperature

How to Get an Amazon Echo to Tell You a Room’s Temperature

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How to Get an Amazon Echo to Tell You a Room's Temperature Little thermometers you can buy and hang anywhere are fairly cheap, but there’s no need to get one if you own an Amazon Echo. That is, if you own one of two kinds of Echos: a fourth-generation Echo or a second-generation Echo Plus. Both of these have temperature sensors built into the smart speakers; you just have to…Read more... Go to Source
A Boy’s Smelly Nose Was Caused by a BB Pellet Stuck Inside for Years

A Boy’s Smelly Nose Was Caused by a BB Pellet Stuck Inside for Years

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A Boy’s Smelly Nose Was Caused by a BB Pellet Stuck Inside for Years A young teen boy’s years of nasal congestion and other bizarre symptoms had an unusual culprit. His doctors say that the boy unknowingly had a BB gun pellet lodged in his nasal cavity for nearly a decade, which eventually caused him to give off an awful odor every time he blew his nose. Fortunately, they were able to…Read more... Go to Source
Samsung and Mastercard Are Teaming Up On a Biometric Credit Card

Samsung and Mastercard Are Teaming Up On a Biometric Credit Card

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Samsung and Mastercard Are Teaming Up On a Biometric Credit Card Samsung and Mastercard are officially teaming up on a credit card with a built-in fingerprint scanner, Samsung announced on Thursday. These so-called “biometric cards” will come baked in with a “several key discrete chips” from Samsung’s side, and are planned to be compatible with any point of sale (POS) terminal, or…Read more... Go to Source
Man Who Oversaw Texas Blackouts Shown the Door

Man Who Oversaw Texas Blackouts Shown the Door

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Man Who Oversaw Texas Blackouts Shown the Door A Texas power grid oversight official who held the spectacularly wishful belief that he could keep his job after the state’s grid sputtered last month, leading to dozens of deaths and utility bills Texans will be paying for decades, has been fired. On Wednesday night, Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) CEO…Read more... Go to Source
How NASA’s Perseverance Landed On Mars: An Aerospace Engineer Breaks It Down In Fascinating Detail

How NASA’s Perseverance Landed On Mars: An Aerospace Engineer Breaks It Down In Fascinating Detail

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How NASA's Perseverance Landed On Mars: An Aerospace Engineer Breaks It Down In Fascinating Detail The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed the car-sized rover named Perseverance on the surface of Mars. You might think that I, an engineer with experience working on a deep space mission, would be less impressed than most. But trust me: The…Read more... Go to Source