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(CNN) – While Memorial Day is best known for selling gadgets, furniture, and outdoor gear to get you ready for summer, some retailers have also cut TV prices to encourage living room upgrading. Finding a good deal is tough, of course, with so many TVs out there – and price isn’t always a quality indicator … Read more
Instagram is making changes that could relate to censorship claims. The social network has confirmed to the Financial Times that it is changing its algorithm so that re-released posts in stories are treated as the originals after Palestinians accused the company of censoring content. A Facebook spokesperson told Engadget that there was no intentional censorship … Read more
The Duchess of Cambridge has received her first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as the UK expands its vaccination program to include younger residents. Prince William’s wife, formerly known as Kate Middleton, 39, was shot at London’s Science Museum, a mass vaccination center near the couple’s home at Kensington Palace. This is evident from a … Read more
The University of Washington AfterLife Listings team during a virtual presentation. Clockwise from top left: Co-Founder Clara Kobashigawa, Co-Founder Aidan Shev, and UX Specialist Brendan Tran. (UW photo) A team of University of Washington students tasked with making funeral plan-related planning and transactions easier has won the $ 25,000 grand prize in the 2021 Dempsey … Read more
(Would you like to receive this briefing by email? Here is the registration.) Here are the top stories of the week and a look ahead As the pace of vaccination in the United States has slowed, the nation is nearing President Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of adults by July 4. The greatest advances … Read more
A venture capitalist once told me frankly that when you see the phrase “democratization” in technical marketing material, consider it a red flag. Democracy in general is often associated with an ironic limitation: it benefits white and male participants disproportionately. Well, you know me well enough to know that I normally wouldn’t start your Saturday … Read more
(CNN) — A long weekend means an extra day to take advantage of the stellar Memorial Day sales happening across the web. So in between taking time to pay tribute to service members who gave their lives for our country and firing up the grill for a day of outdoor fun, be sure to … Read more
Google’s approach to protecting Android’s privacy comes under fire after Arizona’s antitrust investigations into phone tracing. As Insider reports, recently unedited documents indicate that Google has made it difficult to find the privacy settings for Android. When Google tested versions of the operating system that showed privacy features, the company reportedly saw increased use of … Read more
U.S. companies can require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a statement Friday. Federal EEO laws do not prevent employers from requiring that all workers physically entering a workplace be vaccinated, so long as employers adhere to reasonable precautions of the American with Disabilities Act and other laws … Read more
The purchase of MGM marks Amazon’s biggest move in Hollywood to date as Jeff Bezos prepares to step down as CEO of Amazon. (GeekWire Photo Illustration.) Amazon Agreement to acquire MGM for $ 8.45 billion has all the makings of a great script that combines a Hollywood icon with an internet powerhouse. But will this … Read more