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

Mashable Tech

In its review of the book , The New York Times called Careless People an "insider account of a company that she says was run by status-hungry and self-absorbed leaders… even as Facebook became a vector for disinformation campaigns and cozied up to authoritarian regimes."

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Panasonic to resume work at Tesla?s New York solar factory this week

The Verge

Panasonic is restarting production at Tesla’s Buffalo, New York solar panel factory this week after some businesses in the Western New York region have been given the green light to reopen, The Verge has learned. Image: Tesla. The factory has been idle for roughly two months. “I

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Amnesty International calls for a ban on facial recognition in New York City

The Verge

Amnesty International has launched a new campaign against facial recognition titled Ban The Scan — and is launching with a demand for New York City to halt police and government use of the technology. Other major cities across the US have already banned facial recognition, and New York must do the same.”.

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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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Johnson & Johnson settles opioid case with New York for $230 million

The Verge

Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson will pay $230 million to settle an opioid lawsuit with the state of New York, the state’s attorney general said Saturday. The company said in a statement Saturday that it “made the business decision in 2020 to discontinue all of its prescription pain medications in the United States.”

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Spyware scandal rocks Polish government

The Verge

Citizen Lab previously found evidence linking the Pegasus spyware to the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and a separate campaign against a New York Times journalist. Despite the evidence, the Polish government has steadfastly denied any use of spyware, either for intelligence gathering or domestic surveillance.

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Someone Hacked Paul Krugman's Twitter to Launch a "New York Times Coin"

Futurism

Driven by a combo of hype and high prices from promises of government legitimacy , the racket is growing and not even crypto's critics are safe. Introducing $NYTC The New York Times Coin," read a post on his account.