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A group of over 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced their plan to form a union, open to both employees and contractors — A group of more than 200 Google and Alphabet workers have announced the formation of the Alphabet Workers Union, The New York Times first reported.
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Executives of the Alphabet Workers Union say discrimination and harassment continue and the company cracks down on those who are to speak out — Our company's motto used to be “Don't be evil.” An organized work force will help us live up to it. — Ms. Koul and Mr. Shaw are, respectively …
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Haven, the Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture to disrupt healthcare, is disbanding after three years — - Haven began informing employees Monday that it will shut down by the end of next month, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter. — Many of the Boston-based firm's 57 workers …
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| Joe Rossignol / MacRumors: |
Kuo: Apple to release an AR device, AirTags item trackers, its first devices with Mini-LED displays, more Apple Silicon Macs, and new AirPods in 2021 — Apple plans to release its long-awaited AirTags item trackers, an unspecified augmented reality device, and other new products in 2021 …
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Leak shows Microsoft is working on One Outlook, a version of its Outlook app that will merge existing mail and calendar apps for desktops; release goal is 2022 — Designed to replace the built-in Windows 10 Mail app — Microsoft is testing a new Outlook app that will replace its built-in Mail and Calendar apps on Windows 10.
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SolarWinds hack is an example of private equity firms wrecking software companies and degrading their products' security to the detriment of national security — Private equity monopolist Orlando Bravo made billions by putting our whole society at risk. — 1 hr ago| Eileen Yu / ZDNet: |
Singapore now says local law enforcement can access COVID-19 contact tracing data; 78% of its population has adopted the TraceTogether app and wearable token — Under the country's Criminal Procedure Code, the Singapore Police Force can obtain any data — including information gathered … | Reuters: |
Alibaba founder Jack Ma has not appeared in a public setting since a late October forum in Shanghai, where he was critical of China's regulatory system — BEIJING (Reuters) - Alibaba founder Jack Ma's absence from public view in the past two months, including missing the final episode …
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| Kim Lyons / The Verge: |
Slack confirmed it suffered a widespread outage Monday morning but resolved most problems as of 3pm ET, except for some integrations and email notifications — Users began reporting problems around 10AM ET — Slack is down on the first full work day of 2021.
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Twitter has acquired social podcasting app Breaker, whose team will join Twitter to help build Twitter Spaces; Breaker app will shut down on January 15 — Twitter has acquired social broadcasting app Breaker, the companies announced today via a combination of blog posts and tweets.
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| Aislinn Keely / The Block: |
OCC says banks and savings associations can now run crypto nodes and use associated stablecoins for “permissible payment activities” — National banks and federal savings associations can use public blockchains and stablecoins for settlement, The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency …
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A British judge rules against extraditing Julian Assange to the US, which has accused him of violating the Espionage Act, citing mental health concerns — U.S. officials want the WikiLeaks founder to face charges of violating the Espionage Act. But a judge in London ruled that he was at extreme risk of suicide.
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