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A funny thing happened on the way to California’s collapse. It didn’t happen. We keep hearing that the Golden State is going down, down, down. Last year, it suffered the first drop in population since records have been kept. And there’s that parade of natural plagues — the droughts, catastrophic wildfires and infernal heat. A…
All three major US carriers have met the deadline to implement the FCC’s new anti-spoofing protocol designed to protect users from scam caller impersonation. Both Verizon and T-Mobile announced yesterday that all calls originating on their networks are 100 percent compliant with the FCC’s “STIR/SHAKEN” technology designed to show a caller’s true phone number. AT&T,…
Luxury department store chain Neiman Marcus Group will close its fur salons and become fur-free by early 2023, it said on Wednesday. The changes are a part of its environmental, social, governance goals to identity and disclose topics like animal welfare, the company said. “It is clear the future is fur-free and that includes the…
Google has updated its Pay app’s “Passes API” to enable a simple way to store and display a digital card on Android showing users’ COVID-19 test and vaccination details. The tech giant has given healthcare organizations, government agencies, as well as organizations authorized by public health authorities to distribute COVID vaccines access to the API….
Smithfield Foods Inc said on Wednesday it will pay $83 million to settle litigation that accused several companies of conspiring to limit supply in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. pork market to inflate prices and their own profits. The settlement with Smithfield resolves antitrust claims by “direct” purchasers such as Maplevale Farms that accused the nation’s largest pork companies of having fixed prices beginning in 2009. Smithfield’s settlement requires approval by Chief Judge John Tunheim of…
Opera has optimized its web browser for Chromebook, with the aim of giving users a full-featured alternative to Chrome. Opera for Chrome OS is based on the Android version of the browser. The company has made some laptop-focused tweaks, such as the addition of keyboard shortcuts. The browser has a free, built-in VPN and ad…
Florida’s social media ‘deplatforming’ law that would’ve taken effect on Thursday has been temporarily blocked by a federal court. US District Judge Robert Hinkle has granted a preliminary injunction to stop “the parts of the legislation that are pre-empted or violate the First Amendment” from being enforced, according to AP and The New York Times….
Spotify is reportedly “considering” expanding into events, according to The Information. The outlet reports the company could sell tickets for both virtual and live concerts as it looks to diversify its business. However, making money off of ticketed events isn’t necessarily Spotify’s short-term goal. Its more immediate plan is to use them as a way to…
Republican governors can deploy their National Guard as they see fit, and if that includes sending them across state lines to the southern U.S. border, the White House won’t stop them. “What to do with her National Guard is up to the governor and how to fund them is her prerogative as well,” a senior…
