Here Are The Things You Need To Know From Apple’s Big June Event
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A Woman And 15 Of Her Friends Have The Coronavirus After One Night Out
A Florida woman and 15 of her friends have reportedly tested positive with the coronavirus after a night out at a bar in Jacksonville Beach. “Welp, Florida opened back up & my ass should’ve stayed tf home this past weekend cause I just tested positive for the damn COVID,” she wrote on Facebook last week….
Gig Workers In India Can’t Do Their Jobs Unless They Install A Controversial Contact Tracing App
Earlier this month, the IFAT asked India’s largest services for food delivery and ride-hailing, including Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, and Dunzo, to allow gig workers to do their jobs without having the contact tracing app on their phones, a rule that the platforms imposed shortly after the national government launched Aarogya Setu in early April. “Nobody…
Facebook Is Suing Two Developers It Says Sold Fake Likes And Scraped User Data
Facebook is suing two developers and a Spanish company it alleges sold software that delivered fake likes and comments on Instagram, and unlawfully scraped user data from Facebook. Facebook filed separate lawsuits in Spain and California today against Mohammad Zaghar, a Moroccan developer, and Marcos Gómez Platón, a Spanish developer, and his company MGP25 Cyberint…
The Trump Administration Will Soon Deny Work Permits For Asylum-Seekers Who Enter The US Without Authorization
The Trump administration plans to soon announce a policy that will deny work permits for asylum-seekers who cross into the US without authorization, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. The policy, which was first reported by BuzzFeed News in August, will make asylum-seekers who do not cross into the country at a…
He Won A Landmark Supreme Court Case That Changes LGBTQ History, But He Lost Nearly Everything To Make It Happen
In a 6–3 decision on Monday, the court held that a federal law prohibiting workplace discrimination based on “sex” — Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 — applied to cases involving LGBTQ workers. The other lead plaintiffs in the case, argued by the ACLU, did not live to see the ruling. Donald…
Starbucks Is Now Allowing Its Employees To Wear Black Lives Matter Merch After Getting A Ton Of Backlash
Starbucks has reversed its policy banning employees from wearing Black Lives Matter accessories amid growing public backlash. “Starbucks stands in solidarity with our Black partners, community and customers, and understand the desire to express themselves,” the company said in a statement Friday. “As our latest step towards this commitment, we are partnering with the Starbucks…
