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Archives for October 2020

Go read about the dire working conditions for Ring’s call center employees in the PhilippinesGo read about the dire working conditions for Ring’s call center employees in the Philippines
When senior citizens are the early adopters

Digital contact tracing wasn’t up for debate in senior living facilities

Nicole Wetsman
YouTube will remove videos with COVID-19 vaccine misinformationYouTube will remove videos with COVID-19 vaccine misinformation
Facebook announces ban on anti-vaccination adsFacebook announces ban on anti-vaccination ads
Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial due to unexplained illnessJohnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trial due to unexplained illness
Grounded airline planes turned into pop-up restaurants sell out in 30 minutesGrounded airline planes turned into pop-up restaurants sell out in 30 minutes
Twitter flags, limits sharing on Trump tweet about being “immune” to coronavirusTwitter flags, limits sharing on Trump tweet about being “immune” to coronavirus
Trump’s COVID-19 experience doesn’t prove anythingTrump’s COVID-19 experience doesn’t prove anything
I regularly forget that I have New York’s COVID-19 exposure notification appI regularly forget that I have New York’s COVID-19 exposure notification app
America’s internet wasn’t prepared for online school

Distance learning shows how badly rural America needs broadband

Monica Chin
CDC finalizes guidelines around airborne coronavirus spreadCDC finalizes guidelines around airborne coronavirus spread
Excel spreadsheet error blamed for UK’s 16,000 missing coronavirus casesExcel spreadsheet error blamed for UK’s 16,000 missing coronavirus cases
Waymo and Cruise safety drivers face a bleak choice: pandemic or pollution?

‘The sky looked like Tang, yet they still got us setting up cars that are covered in ash’

Andrew J. Hawkins
Regal is closing all cinemas in the US and UK on ThursdayRegal is closing all cinemas in the US and UK on Thursday
Bond was the last straw: Regal and Cineworld will reportedly close all theaters in US and UK next weekBond was the last straw: Regal and Cineworld will reportedly close all theaters in US and UK next week

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