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Union busting has been�the norm in much of corporate America as companies like Jeff Bezos’ Amazon and Elon Musk’s Tesla ...
by Charles Jay
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on Wed Mar 06, 2024 at 06:00 AM PST
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Google has created a new suite of AI tools—tools that have reportedly not yet been released to the public, but that are being provided to news outlets as part of the Google News Initiative. According to Adweek, small news outlets are being offered...
by Mark Sumner
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on Wed Feb 28, 2024 at 07:30 AM PST
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As you can see by Itzl's concerned look, this group is for us to check in at to let people know we are alive, doing OK, and not affected by such things as heat, blizzards, floods, wild fires, ...
by FloridaSNDad
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on Fri Mar 01, 2024 at 09:55 PM PST
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The Wikipedia page for Rabbi David Wolpe, author of the now famous editorial that appeared in The Atlantic last December, has been edited to include a lengthy discussion of the editorial. And the response to it. Unfortunately, the new Wikipedia...
by A Pagan in Arizona
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on Thu Jan 11, 2024 at 04:17 PM PST
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Before I begin, I hope everyone who celebrates had a lovely Christmas. �Writing may slow down some through the new year. �Though, lets me fair, this place is already kind of sporadic. �But I hope to ...
by angryea
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on Wed Dec 27, 2023 at 05:00 AM PST
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by BrianMcFadden
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on Fri Dec 08, 2023 at 02:50 PM PST
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Did you know you can search up what companies are advertising on Google via its Ads Transparency Center? Were you also aware that this tool is basically useless? That's, sadly, one of the main findings of the latest Climate Action Against...
by ClimateDenierRoundup
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on Thu Dec 07, 2023 at 06:31 AM PST
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— — As with most new technologies and innovations, the promise and the peril of releasing them into the economic world — is in a word: “complicated.” They usually hold untold benefits for companies, economies, and even individuals. Some of the classics...
by jamess
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on Tue Dec 05, 2023 at 08:19 PM PST
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On CBS 60 Minutes tonight, there was a fascinating look at the quantum computing revolution currently being developed at places like Google, IBM, Microsoft, and Honeywell. Unlike conventional computers using transistors in which each “bit” of...
by Irontortoise
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on Sun Dec 03, 2023 at 07:31 PM PST
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Everyone knows that today marks the 25th anniversary of the debut of Google, not least because everyone sees the 25th anniversary Google Doodle (above) on the Google front page. Far fewer people know that Google is currently in the middle of an...
by msszczep
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on Wed Sep 27, 2023 at 11:04 AM PDT
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Manhattan Neighborhood Network and Media Watch with Eric Tait, Raymond Peterson, and Alan Singer featured a panel discussion on Republican Party hypocrisy and its unfounded calls for an impeachment investigation of Joe Biden, the manufactured refugee...
by Alan Singer
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on Sun Sep 17, 2023 at 02:41 PM PDT
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Google has exploited its dominance of the internet search market to lock out competitors and smother innovation, the Department of Justice charged Tuesday at the opening of the biggest U.S. ...
by Associated Press
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on Tue Sep 12, 2023 at 09:57 AM PDT
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By James Bandler ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reflecting rising concerns that Big Tech’s infatuation with artificial intelligence...
by ProPublica
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on Fri Jul 28, 2023 at 07:45 AM PDT
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Hello Kossacks, Seldom diarist and frequent commenter Bruce The Moose here reporting a cultural phenomenon in progress. Or what passes for one these days. Google “The Barbie Movie” now. Just do it. That’s a lot of money flowing around right there,...
by Bruce The Moose
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on Thu Jul 20, 2023 at 09:53 PM PDT
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oogle is rolling out a new feature apparently aimed at replicating the experience of adding "reddit" to your search queries: “Tap the filter, and you’ll exclusively see long- and short-form videos, images and written posts that people have shared on...
by angryea
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on Mon Jun 26, 2023 at 05:00 AM PDT
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During the peak of the Industrial Revolution, workers were subjected to abhorrently unsafe working conditions, egregiously long hours, and pitifully low wages. Children as young as 6 were thrust into the labor force. The rich tapestry of the American...
by rrbrown2
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on Thu Jun 22, 2023 at 02:09 PM PDT
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When events are deemed entertainment worthy for news ratings, we are inundated with reminders of past similarities - presumably for context… * Trump first indicted former POTUS, avoiding distractions like, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for...
by The Reasonable Voice
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on Mon Jun 12, 2023 at 11:53 AM PDT
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It really is a huge irony that I am writing about this recent surprise finding here in the Daily Kos, esp., today, of all days. This is and should remain a day or week of major celebration for progressive Democrats and moderate Democrats alike. Heck,...
by Green Satori Innkeeper
84 comments
on Sat Jun 10, 2023 at 07:15 PM PDT
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The European Union is pushing online platforms like Google and Meta to step up the fight against false information by adding labels to text, photos and other content generated by artificial intelligence, a top official said Monday. EU Commission Vice...
by Associated Press
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on Mon Jun 05, 2023 at 06:32 AM PDT
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YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S. presidential elections were marred by “widespread fraud, errors or glitches," the platform announced ...
by Associated Press
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on Sat Jun 03, 2023 at 01:00 PM PDT
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