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Tech NewsNewsTwitter Launches ‘Birdwatch,’ a Community to Help Moderate Misinformation
Twitter announced on Monday that it had officially launched Birdwatch, a program designed to combat misinformation on the platform by deploying a small group of users to flag potentially misleading content. The pilot, which is so far comprised of about 1,000 U.S.-based users, will utilize a Wikipedia-style format that will eventually allow its members to add … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsGitHub Says Staff Is Free to Express Concerns About Nazis, Offers to Rehire Jewish Employee After Controversial Firing
GitHub on Sunday said it was sorry for firing a Jewish employee who sent a message warning colleagues to “stay safe homies, Nazis are about,” on Jan. 6, the day President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building in an attempt to overturn the election. In a blog post, GitHub’s chief operating officer Erica … Continued
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ScienceHealthSan Francisco Orders Residents to Wear Face Masks in Public or Risk Misdemeanor Charges
San Francisco residents will now be required to wear face masks when out in public and violators could face fines or even jail time, according to a local health order issued Friday. Based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), this new order mandates that masks be worn at grocery stores, … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsDrones Capture Video of Nearly Empty American Cities in Lockdown
At least 80 million Americans are in some form of lockdown as many cities and states urge people to stay home during the covid-19 pandemic. As people stay inside, cities that are usually bustling with activity have begun to look deserted. Drone operators have captured these scenes of empty parks, vacant stadiums, and silent streets—videos … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsAnother Tech Event Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns, This Time in the Bay Area
Facebook will no longer hold its global marketing summit in San Francisco next month, the company announced Friday, in what many are calling the Bay Area’s first reported cancelation attributed to the COVID-19 outbreak. “Out of an abundance of caution, we canceled our global marketing summit due to evolving public health risks related to coronavirus,” … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsSan Francisco Is Getting Sick of All Your Dumbass ‘Disruption’
The Wild West days of unapproved or unwanted technology infiltrating public spaces in San Francisco without permission from the city may be nearing their end. City officials are hoping to establish an Office of Emerging Technology within the Department of Public Works to help manage the kind of tech companies seeking to disrupt public spaces, … Continued
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Tech NewsNewsTrump Says Homeless Americans Are Polluting Ocean With ‘Needles’ and EPA Will Take Action
President Donald Trump claims the homeless population in San Francisco is polluting the ocean and says the Environmental Protection Agency will issue some kind of notice to the city within a week, according to reporters traveling with the president on Air Force One last night. Trump said that “needles” and “other things” were pouring into … Continued
By Matt Novak
