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NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use
11 Oct

NLRB accuses Apple of illegally restricting employee Slack and social media use

John RoutledgeLatest News
The National Labor Relations Board has accused Apple of infringing on its employees’ rights to advocate for better working conditions. In a complaint spotted by Reuters, the agency alleges Apple illegally fired an employee who had used Slack to advocate for workplace changes at the company. Separately, the NLRB accuses Apple of forcing another worker to delete a social media…
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Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs
11 Oct

Hackers made robot vacuums randomly yell racial slurs

John RoutledgeLatest News
Robot vacuums across the country were hacked in the space of several days, according to reporting by ABC News. This allowed the attackers to not only control the robovacs, but use their speakers to hurl racial slurs and abusive comments at anyone nearby.All of the affected robots were of the same make and model, the Chinese-made Ecovacs Deebot X2s. This…
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Do you want a giant Redbox machine? Now’s your chance
11 Oct

Do you want a giant Redbox machine? Now’s your chance

John RoutledgeLatest News
Redbox is as dead as disco, but that doesn’t mean it can’t (sorta) live on in your living room. Redbox’s parent company folded with hundreds of millions of dollars in unpaid debts. It also left over 24,000 of its iconic red machines at various retail locations, as reported by The Wall Street Journal and spotted by Gizmodo.The machines are heavy,…
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Meta ‘found mistakes and made changes’ to address Threads moderation issues
11 Oct

Meta ‘found mistakes and made changes’ to address Threads moderation issues

John RoutledgeLatest News
Meta will fix “mistakes” in how Threads enforces its rules after days of complaints about the company’s handling of content moderation on the service. In an update, Threads head Adam Mosseri said the company had already made some changes to address issues that have cropped up.Mosseri’s comments come as Threads users have been increasingly vocal about Threads’ seemingly aggressive, and…
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Google’s Nest Thermostat is back on sale for $85
11 Oct

Google’s Nest Thermostat is back on sale for $85

John RoutledgeLatest News
We're getting into the colder months of the year (at least in the northern hemisphere). If you haven't done so already, it'll soon be time to switch on the heating. Rather than make manual adjustments to the thermostat throughout the day, why not let a smart version take care of the heavy lifting? As luck would have it, Google's Nest…
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