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Twitter plans new privacy tools to get more people tweeting. Features give users more control over who sees which posts ‘Social privacy' push targets reputation, identity management Twitter Inc. is planning to test new privacy-related features aimed at giving users greater control over their follower… (Kurt Wagner via Bloomberg)
21st-Century storms are overwhelming 20th-Century cities. In just a few hours on Wednesday night, between 6 and 10 inches of rain fell on New York City—more than has fallen on San Jose, California, in the past year. Water rose in basement apartments and leaked through roofs. (Aarian Marshall, Matt Simon via WIRED)
The Supreme Court green-lights a near-total abortion ban in Texas. AT TWO MINUTES to midnight on September 1st, when the Supreme Court quietly let Senate Bill 8 go into effect, Texas became the most inhospitable state for a woman seeking an abortion. (The Economist)
Amazon is close to launching its own TV in the US. Amazon is planning to roll out its own Amazon-branded TV, Insider has learned. A US launch is targeted for as soon as October. It has been in the works for almost two years. (Ben Bergman via Business Insider)
Voice chat is coming to Roblox. As one the frontrunners in the race to build the metaverse, Roblox is thinking ahead to what virtual worlds really need. And while the platform has had no shortage of growth on its current course — as… (Taylor Hatmaker via TechCrunch)
HSBC CEO Plans for Permanent Hybrid Work, Much Less Jet-Setting. Lender sees 50% reduction in travel budget post-pandemic Bank is slashing real estate footprint across its offices HSBC Holdings Plc isn't about to throw away its pandemic-era ways of working. (Denise Wee via Bloomberg)
Requiring Masks in Schools Has a Downside. Scientists have an obligation to strive for honesty. And on the question of whether kids should wear masks in schools—particularly preschools and elementary schools—here is what I conclude: The potential educational harms of mandatory-masking policies are much more firmly established, at least at this point, than their possible benefits in stopping the spread of COVID-19 in schools. (Vinay Prasad via The Atlantic)
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