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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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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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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 … | 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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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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| 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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| 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.| 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 …
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| 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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| 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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Argentina-based Ualá, a mobile banking and lending platform that links to a prepaid global Mastercard, raises $150M Series C led by Tencent and SoftBank — Ualá, an Argentine personal finance management app, has raised a $150 million Series C led by Tencent and SoftBank's Latin America-focused Innovation Fund.| 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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