Thursday, September 23, 2021

Despite passing a tough hate speech law, researchers say social networks in Germany are flooded with hate speech and harassment ahead of an election on Sept. 26 (Adam Satariano/New York Times)

Adam Satariano / New York Times:
Despite passing a tough hate speech law, researchers say social networks in Germany are flooded with hate speech and harassment ahead of an election on Sept. 26  —  Scrolling through her social media feed, Laura Dornheim is regularly stopped cold by a new blast of abuse aimed at her …



Apple releases StoreKit 2 alongside iOS 15, letting developers quickly access a user's purchase history, letting users request a refund in-app, and more (Ian Carlos Campbell/The Verge)

Ian Carlos Campbell / The Verge:
Apple releases StoreKit 2 alongside iOS 15, letting developers quickly access a user's purchase history, letting users request a refund in-app, and more  —  Refunds and subscription management  —  As part of this week's launch of iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and watchOS 8, Apple also introduced StoreKit 2 …



Chinese AR glasses maker Nreal raises $100M, source says at a $700M valuation, to develop its Nreal Light glasses that connect with smartphones (Arjun Kharpal/CNBC)

Arjun Kharpal / CNBC:
Chinese AR glasses maker Nreal raises $100M, source says at a $700M valuation, to develop its Nreal Light glasses that connect with smartphones  —  - Chinese augmented reality (AR) glasses maker Nreal has raised $100 million to fund international expansion, valuing the company at $700 million.



California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill requiring Amazon and other employers to disclose the use of productivity quotas and more, coming into effect on Jan. 1 (Jay Greene/Washington Post)

Jay Greene / Washington Post:
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill requiring Amazon and other employers to disclose the use of productivity quotas and more, coming into effect on Jan. 1  —  Gov. Gavin Newsom says the new law, which targeted Amazon, will protect workers and give them “the dignity, respect and safety they deserve.”



Some iPhone users are now getting ‘storage warning’ after updating to iOS 15

This week Apple released iOS 15 for its iPhone models and just a couple of days after the release, users have reported a bug in the new operating system. https://ift.tt/3zED7H3

NASA Robots Compete in the Finals of DARPA's Subterranean Challenge

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)-led Team CoStar is set to participate in the Subterranean Challenge finals that are scheduled to be held this week. The challenge involves a demonstration of... https://ift.tt/3EJMFEM

The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its Staten Island warehouse; Amazon plans to appeal (Greg Bensinger/Reuters)

Greg Bensinger / Reuters : The US NLRB rules that Amazon must negotiate with the Amazon Labor Union, which represents ~5K workers at its ...