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Apple squashes a bad bug across their entire platform…How toxic is Instagram…Mailchimp gets bought by Intuit…Uber changes a delivery company for the worse...Instacart adds Kroeger (again)…Amazon ups wages…Snowflake announces big wins…Why workers quit…You palm will now let you in to concerts…How to work smarter...With automated hiring means people get hidden..Michelin takes the air out of the tire…Teams addresses the “your on mute”…No longer impossible. Now everyone can be like Mr. Phelps…Costco rolls out “advent” calendars for 2022…those stories and more are all here today, in THE COMUNICANO!!!
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Apple patches an NSO zero-day flaw affecting all devices
Citizen Lab says the ForcedEntry exploit affects all iPhones, iPads, Macs and Watches.
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Apple says iOS 14.8 patches iPhone attack that defeated Blastdoor protections
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Facebook Knows Instagram Is Toxic for Teen Girls, Company Documents Show
Its own in-depth research shows a significant teen mental-health issue that Facebook plays down in public. Part 2 in a series offering an unparalleled look inside the social-media giant’s failings—and its unwillingness or inability to address them.
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Intuit to buy email marketing company Mailchimp for $12 billion in cash and stock
Intuit is purchasing popular automated email and marketing platform Mailchimp for $12 billion.
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This delivery app went above and beyond for its workers. Then Uber took over
Angelica Salgado cried tears of joy when she received her first paycheck from Chilean startup Cornershop in 2017.
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Kroger, Instacart Aim for 30-Minute Grocery Delivery
Grocery delivery has become a competitive market as companies ranging from upstarts to giants like Amazon.com try to grab a bigger slice of consumer spending.
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Amazon hikes starting pay to $18 an hour
Amazon.com Inc has increased its average starting wage in the United States to more than $18 an hour and plans to hire another 125,000 warehouse and transportation workers, an executive told Reuters.
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Amazon One’s palm-scanning tech makes first move into entertainment venues
Amazon’s palm-scanning technology Amazon One has launched for the first time outside of an Amazon or Whole Foods Store. It’s being introduced in Colorado’s famous Red Rocks Amphitheatre as a collaboration with ticketing company AXS.
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Snowflake launches Financial Services Data Cloud, touts big customer wins
Western Union used Snowflake to consolidate 35 data warehouses and digitize its services around the world.
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Why Are People Quitting? Burnout's Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Amid The Great Resignation, nearly 2,000 employees share why they’re leaving their jobs. Burnout, bad managers, and hybrid work are all driving factors.
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Automated hiring systems are ‘hiding’ candidates from recruiters – how can we stop this?
27 million “hidden workers” in the US are being filtered out of job applications by automated tech, a report by Harvard Business School and Accenture says.
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Smarter Tomorrow: How 15 Minutes of Neurohacking a Day Can Help You Work Better, Think Faster, and Get More Done
Neurohacking expert Elizabeth Ricker shares 5 key insights from her new book, Smarter Tomorrow.
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Michelin's airless passenger car tires get their first public outing
We’ve been reporting on Michelin’s airless tire technology for more than 16 years now, and the company has finally put them on a demo passenger car for members of the public to experience what this re-invention of the wheel feels like to drive on.
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Has Microsoft found the answer to the "you're on mute" problem?
A new Microsoft Teams function will essentially eliminate the problem of leaving your mic on, but will you remember to push and hold two buttons in order to speak?
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Mastercard Wants You To Trust Crypto. That Feels Harder Every Day.
Better security will bring more trust to crypto. But will the involvement of traditional financial players like Mastercard mean giving up on the promise of decentralization?
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Xiaomi wants to replace phones with these Mission Impossible-style smart glasses
Xiaomi’s first pair of smart glasses contain a 0.13-inch microLED display that’s smaller than a grain of rice. Here’s how they work.
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Costco Unveils This Year's Beer and Wine Advent Calendars for 2021
Costco announced the return of its popular boozy advent calendars, with the beer and wine holiday packs going on sale beginning in September.
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