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Meta blocks whistleblower from promoting book, guaranteeing way more people will read it

Mashable Tech

Wynn-Williams was previously Meta's director of global public policy, with Careless People covering her time at the company from 2011 to 2017. This does not mean that Wynn-Williams' claims in Careless People are false, nor that they are true. It simply means that the ICDR considers it likely that she violated her contract by sharing them.

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A 75-year-old ship will be sunk off Florida’s coast to make the world’s largest artificial reef

Fast Company Tech

However, record global ocean temperatures have caused a worldwide coral bleaching event (the second in the past 10 years), which occurs when warmer-than-normal conditions disrupt a symbiotic algae relationship that keeps coral alive, causing them to die off over time.

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New York becomes largest US city to ban new gas hookups

The Verge

The New York City skyline seen from the Summit One Vanderbilt observation deck on Thursday, Oct. The Big Apple just became the biggest city yet to say goodbye to gas hookups in new construction. Buildings are big problem for New York City’s efforts to tackle climate change. Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images.

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Fraîche grabs new capital to whip up fresh-delivered meals for New York offices

TechCrunch

As companies get employees back into offices, startups like New York-based foodtech company Fraîche aims to be the brand feature that welcomes them back. Meanwhile, many office cafeterias shut down during the global pandemic and were unable to staff up when they could reopen, Lizarazu said.

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This major ad agency for Google, Samsung, and Nike just bought back its independence

Fast Company Tech

After 23 years as part of advertising and marketing services holding company IPG, creative agency R/GA bought back its independence through a new partnership between R/GAs global management and private equity firm Truelink Capital. R/GAs current major global clients still include Google, Samsung, Moncler, TurboTax, Nike, and Eli Lilly.

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Free Webinar on February 7! How NGOs Worldwide Use Online Technology and Social Media

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Time: 1pm EDT (New York). Over the last two decades the global NGO sector has embraced online technology, but economic and political factors and the quality of Internet infrastructure regionally often affects how well NGOs worldwide can use new technology. Date: Tuesday, February 7. Cost: Free.

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This volunteer crew is on a mission to fix Wikipedia’s worst celebrity photos

Fast Company Tech

Since launching last year, WikiPortraits has grown to over 30 photographers, collectively covering about 10 global festivals and snapping nearly 5,000 freely licensed celebrity portraits. Their photos have racked up millions of views on Wikipedia and have even been picked up by news outlets around the world. Celebrities?