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Minneapolis prohibits use of facial recognition software by its police department

The Verge

The Minneapolis City Council voted unanimously on Friday to approve an ordinance banning the use of facial recognition software by its police department and other city agencies, the Star Tribune reported. Minneapolis’ ordinance created an appeals process allowing city agencies to request exemptions under some circumstances.

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Employers in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that Match Donations

Double the Donation

Double the Donation has received several requests asking about matching gift programs in Minneapolis. To clear up some of the confusion we created this post highlighting some of the top companies in the area that currently offer these programs.

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Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Live’s special Minneapolis event!

TechCrunch

Minneapolis is quickly solidifying itself as one of the Midwest’s most important startup ecosystems. Like past City Spotlights, this one will feature a pitch-off with local Minneapolis startups pitching to VCs. Check out this agenda: TechCrunch Live in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2:20pm CT: Pitch-off.

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Pitch your startup at TechCrunch Live’s Minneapolis event

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is thrilled to be (virtually) headed to Minneapolis, Minnesota. It’s free to attend, and it’s free to submit your Minneapolis-area startup to the pitch-off competition. To qualify you need to: Be based in the greater Minneapolis, Minnesota area. I hope you can make it. Have an MVP. Be pre-Series A.

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Your Tips for NTC Part 2: Discover Minneapolis

NTEN

We previously posted your tips for navigating the NTC itself, but a fun part of the conference is also exploring the Minneapolis area. If you hear the term "The Cities", it refers to Minneapolis and St Paul, once known as the twin cities. Discover more about Minneapolis and get more ideas for your sight-seeing plans.

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The unusual layout of this clinic is designed to help children with chronic pain

Fast Company Tech

[Photo: NBBJ/courtesy UCSF] Rethinking the waiting room Part of the University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospitals system, the Stad Center is a five-year-old clinic that builds off Friedrichsdorf’s previous working building a similar pain center in Minneapolis.

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4chan is down: Hack suspicions grow as commenters turn Downdetector website into an alternate forum

Fast Company Tech

Here is a list of the cities included: Seattle Los Angeles Phoenix San Francisco Dallas Houston Minneapolis Chicago St. Outages were registered across the country in a heat map on Downdetector. Louis Detroit Atlanta Tampa Boston New York Washington Users also submitted problem reports in Canada in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.

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