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Amazon Succumbs to UAE Government Pressure to Restrict LGBTQ Products

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After flaunting rainbow-colored products throughout the month of June as part of its ‘Pride Out Loud’ campaign, Amazon is now restricting items and search results related to LGBTQ people on its website in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company received pressure from the government to remove products and keywords… Read more.

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A Chapter of the Oath Keepers Militia Group Is Raising Money Through Amazon Smile

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Militia members are tapping at least one revenue stream through Amazon’s charity partnership program, Amazon Smile. As of Tuesday evening, Amazon shoppers can choose to donate 0.5%

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Big XR News from Google, ChatGPT, Vodafone, and Seoul Metropolitan Government

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Google’s layoffs come just days after Microsoft and Amazon announced cutbacks of roughly 10,000 employees. The region’s government allows users to access famous attractions, read official documents, file complaints, and talk to officials via its Metaverse service.

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Why Amazon only got a $60,000 fine for a 'serious' labor violation

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On Monday, Washington State's department of labor and industries cited Amazon for "unsafe labor practices" at one of its fulfillment centers related to the "pace" Amazon requires its workers to keep up. For some context, Amazon is currently worth $300 – $400 billion. The punishment? And it has received a fine. Of $60,000.

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Big XR News from Apple, HTC VIVE, Taqtile, and Amazon

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John Tomizuka, the CTO of Taqtile , said: iPad is a strategically important device for enterprise, government, healthcare, and defence customers worldwide, offering an exceptionally scalable solution for capturing and delivering essential AR-enabled work instructions.

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FBI Report Warned Boogaloo Bois Are Buying Amazon Ring Cams in Case They Need to Ambush Agents

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Members of the “Boogaloo Boi” movement in northern Nevada have installed Amazon Ring camera systems in their homes in the hopes that the tech will allow them to ambush any federal agents who come along, according to an FBI memo obtained by the group Property of the People via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)… Read more.

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The Most Infamous Story in Tech Returns With New Details—but No Hard Evidence

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More than two years after Bloomberg Businessweek published a widely disputed investigation claiming the Chinese government had secretly installed microchips on server motherboards produced by Supermicro that were used to spy on companies like Amazon and Apple, the outlet has published its follow-up , which doubles down… Read more.