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Amazon’s newest euphemism for overworked employees is ‘industrial athlete’

The Verge

Amazon tells its warehouse employees to think of themselves not as overworked cogs in an enormous, soul-crushing machine, but as “industrial athletes,” and to prepare their bodies for that experience like someone training for a sporting event, according to a pamphlet obtained by Motherboard.

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Apple introduces titanium-clad iPhone 15 Pro with industry-first 3nm processor

TechSpot

For comparison, last year's Pro and Pro Max models weighed 206 grams (7.27 The new material makes this the lightest Pro lineup ever at 187 grams (6.60 ounces) and 221 grams (7.81 ounces), respectively. ounces) and 240 grams (8.47 Read Entire Article

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Tesla’s self-driving capabilities are now a Looney Tunes cartoon joke

Fast Company Tech

Lidar, which works by firing laser beams to capture a cars surroundings in three dimensions as a way to assess its environment, is widely used in the autonomous vehicle industry because it provides precise depth perception, even in poor visibility conditions.

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Checkout.com’s new president is bullish on US expansion, says she ‘welcomes’ comparisons to Stripe

TechCrunch

We also asked how she felt about the comparisons to Stripe…and her answer may surprise you. What do you think of comparisons to Stripe? We deliver a true strategic advantage to digitally minded brands, and I am proud to say we have one of the highest acceptance rates in the industry. Congrats on your new role! We welcome them.

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Apple stumbled into a war with the gaming industry, and the future of iOS is at stake

The Verge

Apple’s cloud ban and Fortnite feud have made it gaming’s latest villain Apple has always had a complicated relationship with the game industry, but this month that relationship slid into a bitter and very public legal and regulatory war that could shape the future of iPhone apps. But the comparison to Netflix or Spotify is beside the point.

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Rondo tackles industrial heat to drop global CO2 emissions by 1% in the next decade

TechCrunch

The company’s pitch is pretty straightforward: Industry uses a god-awful amount of heat, which typically used to be delivered through natural gas. Over the past decade, something very interesting happened; as carbon credits and the price of natural gas increased, heat-hungry industries started looking around for other options.

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5 Web Reports Every Nonprofit Should Know

NetWits

- Although a great report in itself, I suggest opening the date range filter to include “past comparison,&# for year to year comparison (if you have previous year’s data). Use this comparison to survey peaks and valleys of traffic. Also, Google defaults to the most recent month’s worth of data.

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