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Amazon will spend $2 billion to try to fix affordable housing crises in three major employment hubs

The Verge

Amazon has pledged to spend more than $2 billion over the next five years to build tens of thousands of affordable housing units in three of the e-commerce giant’s major employment hubs, underscoring the ongoing housing crises affecting parts of the US where large, high-paying tech employers reside. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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ICE just signed a contract with facial recognition company Clearview AI

The Verge

ICE is known to use facial recognition technology; last month, The Washington Post reported the agency, along with the FBI, had accessed state drivers’ license databases — a veritable facial recognition gold mine, as the Post termed it — but without the knowledge or consent of drivers.

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Instacart tweaks tipping system after tip-baiting outcry

The Verge

Photo by Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images. It’s also now requiring customers leave feedback for removing tips and pledging to deactivate any customer who “consistently and egregiously engages in this type of behavior.” The company claims “only 0.25 percent of orders have tips removed after delivery.”

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

Candid’s grants data set currently includes comprehensive information about over 30 million grants and other philanthropic transactions, such as pledges, in-kind gifts, program-related investments, etc. Data collection focused on the largest 800 funders nationally plus the top 25 grantmakers in each state and Washington, D.C.,

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Amazon is letting employees use their stock to finance home purchases and even second homes

TechCrunch

Amazon employees in Florida, New York and Washington State will be the first to try the tool. Unique about the program, according to Better.com, is that employees will have the ability to finance their homes without actually selling their shares, only needing to pledge vested equity.

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Beta Technologies adds $368 million in Series A funding for its electric aviation ecosystem

TechCrunch

Electric aviation startup Beta Technologies closed a $368 million Series A funding round on Tuesday, with investments from Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund. The Climate Pledge fund has also made contributions toward electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian, battery recycler Redwood Materials and ZeroAvia, a hydrogen fuel cell aviation company.

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#GivingTuesday Lights Up Generosity (and Time Square)!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Online , nearly 3,500 Social Media Ambassadors have pledged to support #GivingTuesday. Multiple articles have been posted on The Huffington Post , The Washington Post , The Wall Street Journal , USA Today , and The Guardian. Over 7,000 #UNselfies were submitted on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Google +.

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