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Workers at CSAT Solutions, a Texas company that handles many of Apple's laptop repairs, call their workplace a "sweatshop" with broken AC and 13-hour shifts (Rachel Premack/Insider)

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Rachel Premack / Insider : Workers at CSAT Solutions, a Texas company that handles many of Apple's laptop repairs, call their workplace a “sweatshop” with broken AC and 13-hour shifts   —  If you're ever unlucky enough to spill a latte between the keys of your $1,300 MacBook Pro or shatter its screen … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3yax3q7

Survey of 20,699 Americans: those who rely on Facebook for COVID-related news are less likely to get vaccinated than average and less likely than Fox viewers (Washington Post)

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Washington Post : Survey of 20,699 Americans: those who rely on Facebook for COVID-related news are less likely to get vaccinated than average and less likely than Fox viewers   —  Biden said social media companies are ‘killing people’ by spreading vaccine misinformation  —  The White House has been sharply critical … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2WmM4a9

GitHub partners with Stanford Law School to offer legal counsel to developers facing DMCA takedown requests; the advice is free for "valid" takedown claims (Paul Sawers/VentureBeat)

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Paul Sawers / VentureBeat : GitHub partners with Stanford Law School to offer legal counsel to developers facing DMCA takedown requests; the advice is free for “valid” takedown claims   —  All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now.  Watch now.  —  Let the OSS Enterprise newsletter guide your open source journey! from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3BIycaF

You thought new cars were expensive? The average used car price is also absurd - Roadshow

For the first time in history, the average used car's price crossed the $25,000 mark -- that's wild. from CNET News https://ift.tt/3BF2Y4d

Olympic skateboarding debuts with focus on youth - CNET

The competition kicks off with teens dominating the medal stand. from CNET News https://ift.tt/3BLsuEU

Facebook announces a new Metaverse product group, with plans to hire hundreds of staff, led by Instagram VP Vishal Shah, reporting to VR/AR VP Andrew Bosworth (Janko Roettgers/Protocol)

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Janko Roettgers / Protocol : Facebook announces a new Metaverse product group, with plans to hire hundreds of staff, led by Instagram VP Vishal Shah, reporting to VR/AR VP Andrew Bosworth   —  The company plans to hire hundreds of new staffers for the group.  —  Facebook is all in on the Metaverse … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3eYOl1O

Google issues a new Enterprise APIs policy, promising that APIs will remain available far into the future, aiming to move past a reputation for killing services (Tom Krazit/Protocol)

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Tom Krazit / Protocol : Google issues a new Enterprise APIs policy, promising that APIs will remain available far into the future, aiming to move past a reputation for killing services   —  Google Cloud issued a promise Monday to current and potential customers that it's safe to build a business around its core technologies … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3zGzKQi