More than 200 employees at Google parent company Alphabet announced plans to form a union Monday, joining with the Communications Workers of America to organize full-time and contract workers alike. The move comes after public walkouts and controversies over employee dismissals at Google in recent years. … Source link
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It’s not every day you’re driving the highways in Los Angeles and come across LeBron James. Combine that with a black mask and it’s all very 2020. A self-described car enthusiast named Alex caught James, named a Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year for a record third time, driving down the 405 in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Lakers superstar pulls up and then speeds by. Interestingly, no one in Alex’s vehicle says anything at all. No yelling out the window, no speaking on the… Source link
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GlobeNewswire WISeKey Accelerates Expansion in India by Bringing Integrated Cybersecurity, IoT and AI Solutions WISeKey Accelerates Expansion in India by Bringing Integrated Cybersecurity, IoT and AI Solutions WISeKey brings vertically integrated AIoT platform and solutions to India as part of its global expansion and growth Geneva, Switzerland – December 1, 2020: WISeKey International Holding Ltd. (“WISeKey”) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a leading global cybersecurity and IoT company… Source link
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The NFL has played on Wednesdays before. It has never played on a Wednesday afternoon because NBC wanted to show the Christmas tree lighting at Rockefeller Center. This NFL season is weird, and it reaches peak weirdness when the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens (hopefully) kick off Wednesday at 3:40 p.m. ET. That’s a nice lunch matinee for NFL fans on the West Coast. The game can be live-streamed on the Yahoo Sports app if you want to track some unique Wednesday afternoon football…. Source link
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In the second quarter, Facebook reported 10% growth in ad revenue while Google’s declined. Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The headwinds of Covid-19’s economic impact in the second quarter were strong enough to slow down even the ad-funded tech giants. In its second-quarter results released today, Facebook reported $18.7 billion in revenue, an increase of 11% despite the slowdown of advertising spend as… Source link
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Authorities said a woman appears to have been killed Monday by a shark in Maine, a state that researchers say has recorded only one confirmed unprovoked attack in nearly 200 years. The Maine Marine Patrol said in a statement that the woman, who was not identified, was likely attacked while swimming near Bailey Island, northeast of Portland. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The patrol said an eyewitness reported seeing the attack. Kayakers brought the woman to shore, the statement… Source link
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