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International coalition of activists launches protest against Amazon

The Verge

An international group of climate activists and Amazon warehouse workers have launched an online campaign called “Make Amazon Pay, ” calling on the tech giant to provide better working conditions for its employees and to reduce its expanding carbon footprint. The “Make Amazon Pay” logo projected onto Amazon’s campus in Hyderabad, India.

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Amazon customer support team makes geography fail and inadvertently unites Ireland

The Verge

An Amazon support member trying to help a subscriber on Twitter was apparently not fully up to speed on world geography when they suggested to the user that Northern Ireland wasn’t part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland is part of the UK. Chris Jones (@_chrisjones_) November 14, 2020.

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Eurojust, FBI, and other agencies join forces to take down two major data-stealing malware rings

TechSpot

An international coalition of agencies from the Netherlands, US, Belgium, Portugal, United Kingdom, and Australia called "Eurojust" took down the two malware rings. A global enforcement action known as "Operation Magnus" took down RedLine and Meta, two lines of infostealer malware that scammed millions of victims worldwide.

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UK’s International AI Safety Report Shows Progress is at Breakneck Speed

TechRepublic

The International AI Safety Report, put together by 96 AI global experts, summarises existing literature on the risks and capabilities of advanced AI systems.

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Introducing OpenAI London

OpenAI

We are excited to announce OpenAI’s first international expansion with a new office in London, United Kingdom.

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Global philanthropy responds to the Ukraine crisis

Candid

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that some 18 million people will ultimately become affected, including 6.7 million that will be internally displaced and 12 million who will need humanitarian assistance of some kind. We have identified 208 pledges and grants for Ukraine relief.

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Google One VPN expands internationally to Canada, Mexico, UK, and more

The Verge

Google is expanding the VPN service that it provides as part of its Google One subscription to seven new countries: Mexico, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy, as spotted by 9to5Google. Photo by Michele Doying / The Verge.

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