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Why You Might Not Be Returning to the Office Until Next Year
The postponement gives ample time for workers who respond to new demands to get fully vaccinated. And it gives companies more time to establish the logistics that accompany vaccination mandates, such as processes for tracking the…
Republican lawmaker readies bill mandating foreign subsidy disclosures for mergers
Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., Is seen on the steps of the Capitol during a group photo with newcomers to the House Republican Conference on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021.Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call, Inc. | Getty ImagesA Republican legislature is…
These Two Rumors Are Going Viral Ahead of California’s Recall Election
As the September 14 elections in California on whether to remove Governor Gavin Newsom draws nearer, unsubstantiated rumors about the event mount.Here are two that are rife on the internet, how they spread, and why they are wrong, according…
QAnon and anti-vaxxers brainwashed kids stuck at home during pandemic
Seventh-grade Alabama teacher Sarah Wildes relies on a tool called Checkology to teach her students to spot real messages and misinformation.Courtesy Sarah WildesWhen Sarah Wildes, a seventh-grade teacher in Alabama, was asked by a student…
Facebook Apologizes After A.I. Puts ‘Primates’ Label on Video of Black Men
Facebook users who recently watched a UK tabloid video featuring black men saw an automatic prompt from the social network asking if they "want to keep watching videos about primates," prompting the company, the artificial…
How Amazon is shipping for third parties to compete with FedEx and UPS
Amazon is on a shopping spree to expand its mail order business and is not satisfied with just delivering products that were purchased on its own website. The company is now moving cargo for outside customers in its latest move to compete…
TikTokers Flood Texas Abortion Site With Fake Tips
On GitHub, a website for sharing and collaborating on software code, another programmer, Jonathan Díaz, posted a script and posted a link on Thursday to a new app, Pro-Life Buster, that allowed people to automatically tag the Texas website…
MongoDB tops $30 billion market cap in banner week for open source
When IBM agreed to pay $ 34 billion for Red Hat in late 2018, the deal marked a turning point for open source software and proved that companies can package free tools into very valuable products.This purchase price may soon look like a…
Apple Gives Ground in a Strategic Retreat From Strict App Store Rules
The legal battle with Epic, which was fought in federal court in Oakland, California earlier this year, is arguably the bigger threat to Apple's App Store business. Epic wants to force the iPhone maker to allow app developers to use App…
Former NFL star Terrell Owens joins OnlyFans
Terrell Owens from the Enercare Center in Toronto, Canada.David Fitzgerald | Sports file | Getty ImagesTerrell Owens joins OnlyFans.The former National Football League star wide receiver will set up a channel on the website to host…