Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

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Uber, Postmates sue CA to block AB5, days ahead of bill taking effect, say law unconstitutionally targets gig economy companies and benefits other industries (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Uber, Postmates sue CA to block AB5, days ahead of bill taking effect, say law unconstitutionally targets gig economy companies and benefits other industries  —  - Companies call labor rights measure unfair, unconstitutional  — A.B. 5 will qualify many contractors for employment benefits

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Sonos should rethink its Trade Up program's "Recycle Mode", which bricks old Sonos devices for a discount on newer ones, and consider a policy of reuse (Chris Welch/The Verge)

Chris Welch / The Verge:
Sonos should rethink its Trade Up program's “Recycle Mode”, which bricks old Sonos devices for a discount on newer ones, and consider a policy of reuse  —  An irreversible kill switch for a discount is a bad deal for the environment  —  Late last week, Sonos was called …

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U.S. Population Makes Fewest Gains in Decades, Census Bureau Says

By BY NEIL VIGDOR from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QEwLDs

Uber and Postmates File Suit to Block California Freelancer Law

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2019 in news: The alternative end-of-the-year awards

From the ridiculous to the more ridiculous, the weird stories that caught the eye this year.

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Citizenship Act protests: Why fear has gripped Muslims in this Indian state

The Muslim community in Uttar Pradesh is living in fear after a new citizenship law came into effect.

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China internet: Top talking points of 2019 and how they evaded the censors

From rebellious numbers to state-backed trends, China's internet was a noisy place in 2019.

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Africa's year in pictures 2019

A selection of the best photos from across Africa this year.

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Tech 2019: Our biggest technology stories

Social media scandals dominate the list of the most-read news stories by the Tech desk this year.

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'Man on the Moon' moment - the year's big breakthroughs

The year of treating the untreatable: 2019 breakthroughs that could transform medicine.

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Data Breach at Wyze Labs Exposes Information of 2.4 Million Customers

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Huawei: 'Survival will be our priority' in 2020

The firm admits life will be "difficult" after the Trump administration banned the firm in the US.

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UK and US considered Nigeria naval blockade over Saro-Wiwa execution

The UK and US considered an oil embargo after activist Ken Saro-Wiwa was hanged, document reveals.

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The digital links of 2019's global protests

Protests in Hong Kong, Chile and the Middle East all shared an online presence which helped connect the movements.

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Pompeo to Meet With Ukraine’s Zelensky in Kyiv

By BY EDWARD WONG from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2QBrqwz

Judge Dismisses Lawsuit by Ex-Trump Aide Subpoenaed in Impeachment Inquiry

By BY CHARLIE SAVAGE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2F9n62h

Schumer Demands Witnesses Be Called at Senate Impeachment Trial

By BY ERIC LIPTON AND MAGGIE HABERMAN from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2ZCv39z

Double the Federal Minimum Wage

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After Death From Falling Debris, Violations Found at 220 Buildings

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The Legacy of Destructive Austerity

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American Airstrikes Rally Iraqis Against U.S.

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Obsessive documentation of one's life online has made it hard for young people to shed their past identities and might have bad effects for society at large (Kate Eichhorn/MIT Technology Review)

Kate Eichhorn / MIT Technology Review:
Obsessive documentation of one's life online has made it hard for young people to shed their past identities and might have bad effects for society at large  —  As past identities become stickier for those entering adulthood, it's not just individuals who will suffer.  Society will too.

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South Korea to pardon 1,800 conscientious objectors

Men who refuse mandatory military service were subjected to prison - and social stigma.

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Samsung, LG to Show Off Latest Artificial Intelligence Tech, Displays at CES 2020

Samsung and LG are ready to boast their latest technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and displays at the upcoming US consumer electronics show, industry watchers said on Sunday.

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Your Monday Briefing

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What We Learned in N.F.L. Week 17

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Left Behind by Migrant Husbands, Women Break the Rules and Go to Work

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Tesla delivers its first 'Made in China' cars

The move by the electric car maker comes as the US-China trade war forces firms to rethink supply chains.

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Chrome's overzealous approach to flagging downloads of newly created software as potential malware is stifling online distribution of indie and free software (Byuu/Medium)

Byuu / Medium:
Chrome's overzealous approach to flagging downloads of newly created software as potential malware is stifling online distribution of indie and free software  —  Google has an undeniable monopoly on search, and a near-monopoly on web browsing software via Chrome and its forks.

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Kim Jong-un calls for 'positive and offensive' security policy

The North Korean leader was speaking to senior party officials at a meeting in Pyongyang.

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Gay in Nigeria: 'Everybody sees me as an abomination'

Five years on from Nigeria's Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act, discrimination seems to have worsened.

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The Decade We Changed Our Minds

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Autism diagnosis: 'I want 40 years of my life back'

People diagnosed with autism in adulthood describe growing up believing they were "bad" or "alien".

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The Syrian town with more cats than people

The few remaining inhabitants of a bombed-out Syrian town take comfort from hundreds, perhaps thousands, of cats.

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The best space images of 2019

With some blockbuster space missions underway, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth.

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'We can give a lot of the power back to the fans'

How two friends created an online storytelling platform with more than 80 million global users.

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Hunting the missing millions from collapsed cryptocurrency

On the trail of almost half a billion dollars lost when the Wex exchange collapsed in 2018.

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Medieval combat: A Chinese knight fights for his dream

A Chinese teacher with a passion for medieval combat hopes to take his hobby to the next level.

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Acer Nitro 7 (AN715-51-76LS) Review

The Acer Nitro 7 is a premium alternative to the Nitro 5, featuring a slick new design and plenty of options when it comes to specifications. Is worth buying? Read our review to find out.

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Flying Cars to Hyperloop: A Review of Tech Predictions

Predicting the future is hard, even for the people with the most power to influence it.

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Acer Nitro 7 (AN715-51-76LS) Review

The Acer Nitro 7 is a premium alternative to the Nitro 5, featuring a slick new design and plenty of options when it comes to specifications. Is worth buying? Read our review to find out.

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Eagles Overwhelm Giants to Clinch a Playoff Berth

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John Lewis, Congressman and Civil Rights Icon, Has Pancreatic Cancer

By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2Q8dTO8

Bill Barr Thinks America Is Going to Hell

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The Presidential Nominating Process Is Absurd

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Shannon Kahlden, Christopher Westerlind

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Jessica Hopfield, James Cleary

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Trevor Lawrence Puts Clemson Back in the National Championship Game

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Monsey stabbing: Several wounded at home of New York rabbi

Police say five people were stabbed when an attacker entered the home during a Hanukkah party.

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How Chase Bank Chairman Helped the Deposed Shah of Iran Enter the U.S.

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North Korea Convenes Party Meeting, Raising Fears of New Weapons Tests

By BY CHOE SANG-HUN from NYT World https://ift.tt/2rC0sfP

Monsey Stabbing: Several Wounded at Rabbi’s Home in N.Y. Suburb

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Snapchat will launch Bitmoji TV, a personalized cartoon show featuring a user's avatar and their friends in regularly-scheduled adventures, starting in February (Josh Constine/TechCrunch)

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snapchat will launch Bitmoji TV, a personalized cartoon show featuring a user's avatar and their friends in regularly-scheduled adventures, starting in February  —  Snapchat's most popular yet under-exploited feature is finally getting the spotlight in 2020.

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How a difference between Chinese and English languages helped Baidu make an important advancement in natural language processing (Karen Hao/MIT Technology Review)

Karen Hao / MIT Technology Review:
How a difference between Chinese and English languages helped Baidu make an important advancement in natural language processing  —  Inspired by a difference between Chinese and English, it shows how AI research benefits from diversity.  —  MS Tech / Source: Unsplash

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Trump faces criticism after sharing tweet naming alleged whistleblower

The president retweets a post naming the alleged whistleblower whose complaint led to his impeachment.

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Look Up

By BY CLYDE HABERMAN AND ZACH GROSS from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/355Z9U2

The Decade of Disillusionment

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Why international rock stars are flocking to India

U2, who recently performed in Mumbai, are one among many bands lining up to tour India.

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Internal Pentagon memo warns service members against using consumer DNA testing kits from 23andMe and others, citing security risks (Yahoo News)

Yahoo News:
Internal Pentagon memo warns service members against using consumer DNA testing kits from 23andMe and others, citing security risks  —  WASHINGTON — The Pentagon is advising members of the military not to use consumer DNA kits, saying the information collected by private companies could pose …

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How crowds toppled communism's house of cards in 1989

The BBC's John Simpson recalls witnessing the communist bloc's collapse in three revolutions.

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Why Canada's cannabis bubble burst

Justin Trudeau legalised cannabis in Canada. So why are people still breaking the law?

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China and Twitter: The year Chinese diplomacy went social

This year saw a marked changed in tone from China, as more diplomats began using Twitter.

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Joe Burrow Threw 7 Touchdowns. And That Was Just L.S.U.’s First Half.

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50 Moments That Defined Tech This Decade

Between 2010 and 2019, we’ve seen an enormous number of technological reforms that have changed the way we live today. We are, here, covering a total of 50 distinct events in the technology world that changed our life trajectory.

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The Most-Influential Technologies of the 2010s

This decade made life something that happens on a screen. The smartphone is where we communicate with family, do work, record memories and find entertainment. It was invented in 2007 so disqualified from my list, but in the past decade the smartphone certainly reinvented us - it powers half of the technologies on this list.

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US saw highest number of mass killings on record in 2019, database reveals

Researchers say 41 mass killings claimed 211 lives this year, even as the overall homicide rate fell.

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‘Gardening gives me a lot of peace’

Joanna is an urban gardener trying to reconnect with nature in Singapore.

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Fred P. Graham, Legal Affairs Reporter and Court TV Anchor, Dies at 88

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Edward Gallagher: Navy Seals called platoon leader 'freaking evil'

Newly released video shows testimony against Seal accused of war crimes but championed by Trump.

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A look back at how Facebook and Twitter evolved over the 2010s, chasing size and influence at a cost to society that will take years to understand (Alex Kantrowitz/BuzzFeed News)

Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed News:
A look back at how Facebook and Twitter evolved over the 2010s, chasing size and influence at a cost to society that will take years to understand  —  The two companies had a bad run in the 2010s.  It was their own fault.  —  It's been a rough decade for Facebook and Twitter.

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Joe Biden Says He’d Defy Subpoena to Testify in Trump’s Senate Trial

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ISIS Affiliate in Nigeria Releases a Video Showing 11 Executions

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The ‘Infinity War’ in the Streets of Hong Kong

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India Citizenship Act protests: 'Our son was shot dead by police'

Muslims in India tell the BBC of police brutality, and why they fear losing their citizenship rights.

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French government to scan social media for tax cheats

French court says government can comb profiles, posts and pictures for evidence of undeclared income.

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Jeffrey Epstein case: FBI 'investigating Ghislaine Maxwell'

The British socialite and others are part of an inquiry into "people who facilitated" the financier.

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Timex Helix Gusto HRM Review

The Timex Helix Gusto HRM can measure steps, distance, heart rate, and sleep. It offers message notifications and call alerts, and is water resistant as well.

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China launches two more satellites for BeiDou, its GPS competitor, says it will be fully complete in June, with centimeters-level accuracy by the end of 2020 (Shunsuke Tabeta/Nikkei Asian Review)

Shunsuke Tabeta / Nikkei Asian Review:
China launches two more satellites for BeiDou, its GPS competitor, says it will be fully complete in June, with centimeters-level accuracy by the end of 2020  —  70% of Chinese smartphones now compatible with Beidou  —  BEIJING — China announced Friday that it is just months away …

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