👓 Facebook debuts Ray-Ban Stories, smart glasses that record video
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Facebook debuts Ray-Ban Stories, smart glasses that record video. Starting Thursday, the first pair of smart glasses made by Facebook and Ray-Ban are going on sale for $299. They’re called Ray-Ban Stories, and you’ll be able to find them pretty much anywhere Ray-Bans are sold, including LensCrafters and Sunglasses Hut stores. (Alex Heath via The Verge)
Why nations that fail women fail. After America and its allies toppled the Taliban in 2001, primary-school enrolment of Afghan girls rose from 0% to above 80%. Infant mortality fell by half. Forced marriage was made illegal. Many of those schools were ropy, and many families ignored the law. (The Economist)
Biden to require all federal workers, government contractors to be vaccinated against Covid-19. All employers with 100 or more employees would have to require that their workers be vaccinated or undergo at least weekly Covid-19 testing under a new plan announced by President Biden to curb the spread of the pandemic. (Stephanie Armour via Wall Street Journal)
United Nations' Computers Breached by Hackers Earlier This Year. Attackers gained access to UN network using stolen credentials The identity of the hackers, or their motive, isn't yet clear Hackers breached the United Nations ' computer networks earlier this year and made off with a trove of data that could be… (William Turton via Bloomberg)
Amazon to cover 100% of college tuition for U.S. hourly employees. Amazon said Thursday it will offer to pay 100% of college tuition for its 750,000 U.S. hourly employees.The e-commerce giant is following the lead of other large U.S. companies that are dangling perks such as education benefits or more pay to woo workers in a tight job market. (Annie Palmer via CNBC)
Apple Music is using Shazam to solve the streaming industry's problem with DJ mixes. Apple Music announced today that it’s created a process to properly identify and compensate all of the individual creators involved in making a DJ mix. Using technology from the audio-recognition app Shazam, which Apple acquired in 2018 for $400 million, Apple Music is working with major and independent labels to devise a fair way to divide streaming royalties among DJs, labels, and artists who appear in the mixes. (Amanda Silberling via TechCrunch)
What Smart People Get Wrong About Climate Change Extremes. There isn't enough appreciation of the risks associated with new weather patterns we don't yet understand. Sign up to receive the Green Daily newsletter in your inbox. If anyone should be attuned to the real-world impacts of global warming, it's… (Kate Mackenzie via Bloomberg)
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