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View as a gridInside an ICE Defense Training on Fortnite
404 Media
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A group of immigrant rights organizers are helping people use Fortnite to practice what to do if they encounter ICE agents in the wild.
Deepfake Scams Are Distorting Reality Itself
WIRED
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The easy access that scammers have to sophisticated AI tools means everything from emails to video calls can't be trusted.
'They Sometimes Worry That I'm Dead Already:' Deep-Sea Fishers Fight for Wi-Fi
404 Media
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Distant-water fishers are out on the ocean for up to 10 months at a time, with no contact to the outside world.
Amazon Says It Has a First Amendment Right to Union Bust
404 Media
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In response to an NLRB complaint, Amazon argues that preventing it from holding captive-audience meetings violates the U.S. Constitution.
Google Cloud Listed, Then Removed as Sponsor of Israeli Military Tech Conference
404 Media
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Google's logo was removed from the sponsor list of "IT for IDF 2024," but is still listed as a client of the conference organizer.
Emails Reveal the Playbook Used Against Libraries Planning 'Drag Story Time' Events
404 Media
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Internal messages shared with 404 Media show how an official's complaint about a drag queen story hour can spiral into bomb threats against the library hosting it.
Russia Clones Wikipedia, Censors It, Bans Original
404 Media
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Ruviki is intended to be a more "trustworthy" source of information for Russians by editing out anything that makes the Russian government look bad.
Nurses Protest 'Deeply Troubling' Use of AI in Hospitals
404 Media
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National Nurses United has repeatedly warned about the use of AI in healthcare, saying it put both patients and nurses at risk. Healthcare giants are increasingly integrating it into patient care.
NVIDIA Reverses Course on Donation Matching for Gaza Charities, Causing Internal Rift
VICE
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More than 60 employees met with senior management after the chipmaker ended automatic matching for several charities in Gaza while still matching donations supporting West Bank settlements, settler militias, and the IDF.
Amazon Says It Doesn't 'Employ' Drivers, But Records Show It Hired Firms to Prevent Them From Uni...
VICE
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Amazon spent $14.2 million total on anti-union consulting in 2022, filings with the Department of Labor show.
Amazon Drivers Are Actually Just "Drivers Delivering for Amazon," Amazon Says
VICE
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This is a very important difference.
Amazon Delivery Drivers Unionized. Now They Have to Prove They Work For Amazon
VICE
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The Teamsters say that Amazon is in "complete control" of the conditions which caused drivers to organize. Amazon has declined to bargain.
Why Does It Seem Like French Workers Are Much Better at Protesting Than American Workers?
VICE
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French union strikes have been destroying the streets of Paris for over a month now. Why doesn't the U.S. ever see union protests of this scale?
'Grueling': Amazon Workers Describe What It's Like Working Peak Season
VICE
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The holidays are an exhausting time for Amazon's warehouse and delivery workers. Helpfully, the company is encouraging them to "Have Fun!!"
Amazon's $3,200-Per-Day Union Busters Say This Is the Best Spot for Steak and Caviar in Albany
VICE
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Amazon workers at ALB1 say anti-union consultants from out of town are holding captive-audience meetings and making it difficult for workers to do their jobs.
UPS Workers Share Horror Stories About Driving in Heat
VICE
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“My head was throbbing so bad from the dehydration, but I still had to call in the next day.”
FBI Terrorism Docs Show Agency Investigated Greenpeace, Other Environmental Organizations
VICE
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The FBI headed investigations into multiple environmental movements as cases of domestic terrorism during the 1980s and 90s.