Former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton jokingly took supporters behind the scenes of one of the most infamous debate moments of the 2016 campaign. All three debates were marked by frequent outbursts from former President Donald Trump, but the second was particularly unusual as there were no lecterns and the candidates roamed the stage. That led to some odd body language ― as well as strange photos that quickly turned into memes. This week, one of those images went viral all over again… Source link
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FTC fines drug discount app for sharing user information to Facebook and Google
The Federal Trade Commission has slapped prescription drug discount app GoodRx with a $1.5 million fine for the unauthorized disclosure of customers’ identifiable health information with third parties, such as Facebook and Google. This is the first time the agency has taken enforcement action under its Health Breach Notification Rule, which requires vendors of personal health records to notify customers if their data has been breached. While the rule has applied to companies handling health… Source link
Read More »Google 'rater' contract workers rally at Mountain View headquarters to demand higher pay – CBS San Francisco
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Read More »Google ‘rater’ contract workers rally at Mountain View headquarters to demand higher pay
MOUNTAIN VIEW — Dozens of Google workers from across the country rallied at Google headquarters Wednesday to demand higher wages and benefits from Google’s parent company Alphabet. With the backing of the Alphabet Workers Union, a group of Google contract workers known as “raters” made their voices heard on Google’s main campus calling for fair pay and benefits. “I support the largest revenue stream that Google has, and I don’t have healthcare from my employer, and I don’t have the… Source link
Read More »DeMeco Ryans’ Texans take their QB — and Sean Payton’s Broncos take one too
The college all-star games are under way, which means it’s officially draft season. You know what comes with draft season: mock drafts. Here’s a brand spanking new one for you beautiful readers that will lead to some healthy debate with no name-calling. Let’s be real, none of us have a crystal ball. Just trying to play out some scenarios and see what happens. Charles McDonald’s third 2023 NFL mock draft is here. (Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports) The Bears very well might trade this pick,… Source link
Read More »Google is scrambling against hot A.I. tech ChatGPT
Before the artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT was unleashed into the world, the novelist Robin Sloan was testing a similar AI writing assistant built by researchers at Google. It didn’t take long for Sloan, author of the bestseller “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore,” to realize that the technology was of little use to him. “A lot of the state-of-the-art AI right now is impressive enough to really raise your expectations and make you think, ‘Wow, I’m dealing with… Source link
Read More »Tesla board directors testify Elon Musk’s 2018 ‘funding secured’ tweet consistent with deal talks
Tesla (TSLA) board members testified on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s 2018 Twitter posts about taking the electric-vehicle company private were consistent with what he related to the board about a potential take-private deal. Outside director James Murdoch, son of film and television titan Rupert Murdoch, took the stand among other former or current board members. The testimony is part of the class-action trial brought by company shareholders who contend they traded Tesla shares to their… Source link
Read More »Tesla board directors testify Elon Musk’s 2018 ‘funding secured’ tweet consistent with deal talks
Tesla (TSLA) board members testified on Wednesday that Elon Musk’s 2018 Twitter posts about taking the electric-vehicle company private were consistent with what he related to the board about a potential take-private deal. Outside director James Murdoch, son of film and television titan Rupert Murdoch, took the stand among other former or current board members. The testimony is part of the class-action trial brought by company shareholders who contend they traded Tesla shares to their… Source link
Read More »California police fatally shoot double amputee, raising the question: Was lethal force justified?
A frame of video showing two Huntington Park Police officers pointing their guns at 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr., a double amputee, moments before he was shot and killed by police. (via Twitter/Mike Sington) A Los Angeles County police department is facing intense criticism this week after a video surfaced on social media of two officers fatally shooting a double amputee moving away from them. The short video showed the 36-year-old Black man, Anthony Lowe Jr., missing the bottom halves of both… Source link
Read More »California police fatally shoot double amputee, raising the question: Was lethal force justified?
A frame of video showing two Huntington Park Police officers pointing their guns at 36-year-old Anthony Lowe Jr., a double amputee, moments before he was shot and killed by police. (via Twitter/Mike Sington) A Los Angeles County police department is facing intense criticism this week after a video surfaced on social media of two officers fatally shooting a double amputee moving away from them. The short video showed the 36-year-old Black man, Anthony Lowe Jr., missing the bottom halves of both… Source link
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