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Survey finds 67% of European women in tech feel under-paid compared to men, half experience sexism

TechCrunch

Regarding the gender ratio in the technology industry, this appears to be going moving in reverse. Only 24 percent of respondents said the gender ratio in the industry was becoming more balanced in the last 12 months compared to 42 percent three years ago. Perhaps further surveys could delve into this. That said, the majority (70.4

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Alation bags $123M at a $1.7B valuation for its data-cataloging software

TechCrunch

While more data is generally a good thing, particularly where it concerns analytics, large volumes can be overwhelming to organize and govern — even for the savviest of organizations. And if a recent poll by Oracle is to be believed, 95% of people say they’re overwhelmed by the amount of data available to them in the workplace.

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[VIDEO] Raising More Money By Asking (And Answering) Better Questions

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Andy: So we’ll see if the poll works. So if the poll is launchable, launch it. What do you think the ratio is of you talking versus the donor talking? Or we need 1,000 donors to chip in, or we need 150,000 people to sign this petition to the government to make sure they protect this wilderness area.

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How Apple is making the antitrust case against it stronger

The Verge

Governing. ? The company said that while it stands with the Black Lives Matter movement, it’s not reconsidering government contracts. Solutions would involve getting as many Americans to vote by mail as possible, and ensuring physical polling places adhere to social distancing. Cat Zakrzewski / The Washington Post ).

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How a fake “Real Oversight Board” is putting pressure on Facebook

The Verge

Google is blocking election ads after polls close November 3rd in an effort to limit misinformation about the outcome of the vote. Federal officials worry that ransomware groups will try to freeze voter registration data, election poll books, or the computer systems of the secretaries of the state who certify election results.

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A new lawsuit may force YouTube to own up to the mental health consequences of content moderation

The Verge

Governing. ? They could make Election Day a company holiday, pay for personal protective equipment for poll workers, and give discounted rides to the polls, to name a few. It took a lawsuit from contractors to get Facebook to acknowledge the harms of moderating extremist content. Jessica Guynn / USA Today ).

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Cynicism suggests that the TikTok deal will go through

The Verge

It threatens to disrupt the carefully brokered pact, which could also be blocked by the Chinese government. Governing. ? Iranian hackers likely connected to the government have been running a surveillance campaign with tools that can outsmart encrypted messaging apps like Telegram. Trending up : Facebook says it’s helped 2.5

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