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Facebook Workplace Reaches 7 Million Paid Subscribers
Facebook Workplace Reaches 7 Million Paid Subscribers
Facebook’s Workplace enterprise communications software has reached 7 million paid subscribers, the company said Tuesday, which is 40% higher from last May’s figure of 5 million.
Workplace is an enterprise software that companies can use as their internal social network to communicate with their employees. Since its launch in 2016, Spotify and Starbucks are among its clients.
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Florida: DeSantis to sign bill banning social media ‘deplatforming’
Florida: DeSantis to sign bill banning social media ‘deplatforming’
Social media companies cannot permanently kick anyone off the platform under a new law in Florida.
Legislature passed the bill and is waiting for Governor Ron DeSantis to sign it. The bill would make it a crime to remove state political candidates from Twitter and Facebook, in addition to fines up to $250,000 daily for any statewide candidate who is deplatformed.
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Sony sells 7.8 million PS5 consoles
Sony sells 7.8 million PS5 consoles
Sony has sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 consoles since March 31st, the company said in its earnings report.
The total number of PlayStation Plus subscribers is over 47.6 million, which is a 14.7% increase from the year prior. Fourth quarter revenue brings the PlayStation business to a total operating profit of $3.14 billion for 2020, making it Sony’s best year yet.
The company’s last earnings…
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Lyft to Sell Autonomous Driving Unit for $550 Million
Lyft to Sell Autonomous Driving Unit for $550 Million
U.S. car service Lyft has agreed to sell its self driving car division to Woven Planet, a subsidiary of Toyota, for $550 million in cash, the companies said Monday.
Woven Planet Holdings, which has a team of 1,200 people to work on autonomous driving technology in Japan, Britain, and U.S., will take the Lyft operation known as Level 5.
In return, Lyft will receive $550 million in cash with $200…
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All Time High Of Unaccompanied Minors Picked Up At US Border
All Time High Of Unaccompanied Minors Picked Up At US Border
Approximately 19,000 unaccompanied minors who traveled alone across the Mexican border were picked up by the U.S. government in March. Authorities say it was the largest monthly number ever recorded, and is a huge test for President Joe Biden as he continues to reverse many of Former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies.
Children are released to “sponsors” in the U.S. while being…
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NY To Give $2.1B To Illegal Immigrants Who Lost Their Job From COVID
NY To Give $2.1B To Illegal Immigrants Who Lost Their Job From COVID
New York will offer a one time payment of up to $15,600 to illegal immigrants who lost their job during the pandemic. The $2.1 billion fund is the biggest effort of its kind in the country, and a major sign of New York’s shift toward Democratic progressive policies.
“I’ve met neighbors who have not been able to pay rent, or put food on the table, or been able to provide their children with a…
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California's economy can fully reopen on June 15th
California’s economy can fully reopen on June 15th
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Biden Admin Opens Emergency Migrant Facility Near Overcrowded CBP Site
Biden Admin Opens Emergency Migrant Facility Near Overcrowded CBP Site
The Biden administration opened a new emergency intake facility for unaccompanied minors, last week. It is near an overcrowded CBP, Customs and Border Protection facility in Texas.
The Health and Human Services’, HHS, Office of Refugee Resettlement, ORR, said that it will open the Delphi Emergency Intake Site in Texas to further provide shelter for unaccompanied teens, from 13 to 17 years…
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Texas Gov Abbott issues order prohibiting 'vaccine passports'
Texas Gov Abbott issues order prohibiting ‘vaccine passports’
Texas Governor Gregg Abbott issued an executive order last week to prohibit the “vaccine passports,” because a system like that, where it tracks those who are vaccinated against COVID-19 violates citizens’ rights.
“Every day, Texans are returning to normal life as more people get the safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine. But, as I’ve said all along, these vaccines are always voluntary and…
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'Double Mutant' COVID-19 Variant Found In San Francisco
‘Double Mutant’ COVID-19 Variant Found In San Francisco
The U.S. has discovered the “double mutant” in San Francisco that originated from India for the first time.
The variant is called a double mutant due to it carrying two different mutations in the body.
Like the U.K. and Brazil strains, the new one is also thought to be more transmissible than the original form. As of now, it’s unknown whether this type of strain is more resistant to vaccines…
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FDA, CDC call for pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot reports
FDA, CDC call for pause on Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine after blood clot reports
Due to reports of dangerous blood clots, the U.S. is recommending the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine to stop being administered so further investigations can be done.
The CDC and FDA said in a joint statement Tuesday that they started investigating clots in 6 women that occurred just days after taking the single-dose vaccine. Along with the clots in those women were reduced platelet counts,…
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Drone Show By Genesis Marks Record Breaking Number
Drone Show By Genesis Marks Record Breaking Number
Genesis, Hyundai’s luxury car brand, used a record breaking 3,281 drones to create its logo in Shanghai’s skyline in celebration of the brand coming to China.
According to a Genesis press release, the number of drones flown set a new Guinness World Record for “The Most Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) airborne simultaneously.”
In addition to forming the Genesis logo, the brand also showed off…
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S&P Closes Over 4,000 Points For The First Time
S&P Closes Over 4,000 Points For The First Time
The S&P 500, a large stock market index, closed above 4,000 for the first time last week, thanks to Biden’s new infrastructure plan, which brought the country confidence in how its economy can look.
The index, made up of the world’s biggest publicly traded companies only hit 1,000 points less than two years ago, and 3,000 in July 2019.
The multi million dollar infrastructure plan that Biden…
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Biden calls for $2 trillion plan to boost US economy and challenge China
Biden calls for $2 trillion plan to boost US economy and challenge China
President Joe Biden last week called for an extensive use of government power to reshape the country’s economy and challenge China’s rise in a plan that proposes over $2 trillion, which was quickly opposed by Republicans.
The plan, called “American Jobs Plan,” would create millions of jobs building infrastructure, climate change, and boosting human services.
“It’s a once-in-a-generation…
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You Can Use Your Voice With Amazon's Alexa To Control a Lamborghini’s A.C.
You Can Use Your Voice With Amazon’s Alexa To Control a Lamborghini’s A.C.
Amazon is continuing to dive deeper into the car industry by integrating Alexa into Lamborghini’s Huracán EVO. Alexa will have the ability to control your setting inside the car, with just your voice.
Lamborghini and Amazon originally announced the partnership last year.
Alexa’s integration will give users to control “climate and comfort settings including air conditioning, heater, fan speed,…
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Microsoft reportedly seeking to invest over $1 billion in Israel
Microsoft reportedly seeking to invest over $1 billion in Israel
Microsoft is reportedly planning to invest between $1 and $1.5 billion in Israel through setting up a new data center there and expanding its chip research and development activities.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was in contact with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in early March to inform him about the plans.
The U.S. tech giant benefits from a low tax rate of 6% on profits from the property…
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Apple Maps will now show COVID-19 travel guidance at airports
Apple Maps will now show COVID-19 travel guidance at airports
Apple Maps is coming out with a new display to show travel guidance information provided by the ACI, Airports Council International, to make traveling during the pandemic less stressful.
Mask requirements, health screenings, and quarantine guidelines are some of the travel guidances displayed on someone’s airport place card in Apple Maps. Links to official airport guidance websites are also…
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