Month: July 2021
Workers at a repair facility used by Apple compare conditions to sweatshops
Workers at a Houston, Texas facility that processes repairs for Apple, Dell, and Lenovo reportedly say they are working in “sweatshop” conditions, according to a story from Insider. Workers’ toilets are reportedly unsanitary and insufficient, they say they lack air conditioning, and they claim their pay is low at CSAT…
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Live Text is no longer an M1-exclusive in Apple’s newest macOS Monterey beta
Apple is expanding which devices can use one of its previously M1-chip exclusive features in the fourth macOS Monterey beta. Live Text, the company’s new image scanning and text identifying feature, now runs on “all Mac computers that support macOS Monterey,” according to new documentation Apple released. As tech video…
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Blizzard is removing unspecified inappropriate references from World of Warcraft
The World of Warcraft team has vowed to remove “references that are not appropriate for our world” in “the coming days” following California’s major sexual harassment and workplace discrimination lawsuit filed against World of Warcraft developer Activision Blizzard last week. The World of Warcraft team’s statement Tuesday didn’t specify what…
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This Is How Streamers Are Reacting To The Activision Blizzard Discrimination Lawsuit
Some of the biggest names in video game streaming are speaking out after California officials sued video game maker Activision Blizzard Inc. for allegations of a “frat boy” culture that discriminates against women at the company. As first reported by Bloomberg last week, the California Department of Fair Employment and…
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iPhone 13 and MacBook shortages could be Apple’s next big problem Apple spring event 2021
Apple reported across-the-board sales growth in its Q3 2021 earnings call, but company executives warned that supply shortages had limited sales of Macs and iPads – and that they will likely limit sales of iPhones to come in Q4, which could impact the iPhone 13 launch. “We expect supply constraints…
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Microsoft Teams is getting better phishing protection Hook on Keyboard
In order to better protect Microsoft Teams users from link-based phishing attacks, Microsoft has announced that Safe Links in Microsoft Defender for Office 365 is now available in its video conferencing software. Whether you’re working from home or have already returned to the office, the future of work requires that…
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