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Some organizations to retire non-inclusive tech terms like "master drive" and "slave drive"
Twitter, JPMorgan, and other organizations have announced they will stop using racially-charged coding and hardware terms like master, slave, blacklist, whitelist, and others as part of a thorough review of… READ THE REST
Donald Trump threatens protesters while promoting Oklahoma campaign rally during pandemic
He seems eager for violence. Yes, now Trump is personally threatening protesters with violent harm. It's very presidential. READ THE REST
Facebook, Google, Twitter execs summoned for House election security hearing
The House of Representatives Intelligence Committee says executives from Facebook, Alphabet/Google, and Twitter have been summoned to appear Thursday at a virtual hearing on foreign influence and election security. READ THE REST
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