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OnePlus will showcase its latest flagship smartphones – the OnePlus 9 5G series – during a launch streaming event on March 23 at 9 a.m. Eastern. And when these phones make their debut, they pack cameras that have been tuned by 180-year-old Swedish camera maker Hasselblad. “With OnePlus’ world-class hardware and computer photography and Hasselblad’s … Read more
Hundreds of cheering well-wishers lined the streets of Qaraqosh as Pope Francis’ motorcade made its way to the Church of the Immaculate Conception, where he held a service. (7th March)
Dan Jewett and MacKenzie Scott. (Photo via The Giving Pledge) MacKenzie Scott, the billionaire philanthropist whose fortune is linked to the early days of Amazon, has married Seattle science teacher Dan Jewett. Scott was previously married to Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, but the couple divorced in 2019 after 25 years of marriage. Jewett is a … Read more
The product manager is possibly one of the grayest roles within a startup. However, as a company evolves and the team grows, a founder needs to identify certain roles. Of these positions, product management is possibly one of the hardest and most important tasks to fill. Ken Norton, who recently quit his job as Product … Read more
A series of explosions rocked the city of Bata in the central African nation of Equatorial Guinea on Sunday, killing at least 20 people. Reuters news agency quoted a local television station, TVGE, as saying that at least 20 people had been killed. A local news agency, TVGE, said hospitals reported up to 400 injuries. … Read more
Facebook has made a public commitment to fighting racism, but there are concerns that don’t translate into its recruiting practices. According to Reuters sources, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating possible “systemic” racism in the recruitment and promotion of Facebook employees. Facebook program manager Oscar Veneszee Jr. and four candidates have reportedly … Read more
Steven Waldman, President and Co-Founder of Report for America, connects the dots between the local news crisis, the “financialization” of newspaper ownership and the spread of disinformation on social media. Brian Stelter also questions Waldman about the ramifications of recent news industry news, including the international ramifications of Australia’s proposal that tech platforms pay publishers … Read more
A vaccination campaign in Mozambique. (Denis Onyodi / VillageReach Photo) While scientists have been able to manufacture and test COVID-19 vaccines in a near-unimaginable record breaking time, vaccine delivery in the US has been bumpy, slow, and unfair. What is to blame for the chaotic rollout? “The classic trap the US fell into … is … Read more
Retail stores in California may need to become more gender neutral under the proposed legislation. State lawmakers are debating a new bill banning department stores with more than 500 employees from segregating products for children by gender. The restriction would prohibit separate areas and signage, and require online retailers with a physical location in the … Read more
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