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It’s official: a band of British teenagers managed to hack some of the biggest companies on the planet last year, and they did it all using fairly basic hacking techniques.

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Business Insider analyzed salary data for workers at top tech companies.
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X (the social media site formerly known as Twitter) is in the process of launching a new identity verification feature that could prove controversial.

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Uber chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi speaks as Uber announces new sustainability features during an event at BAFTA in Piccadilly, London.Picture date: Thursday June 8, 2023.
Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said that he got lost when he was moonlighting as a delivery driver for his company.
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Jim Carrey in a scene from the film 'The Cable Guy', 1996.
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Uber and Lyft threatened to leave Minneapolis after the city council approved a minimum wage for drivers that would force the tech companies to pay drivers $1.40 per mile and $0.51 per minute during rides. The ordinance, which passed the Council 7-5 on Thursday, could still be vetoed by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey,…

Gizmodo : Environment

Wildfires in Maui have devastated the communities in Hawaii over the last week, but a new book listed on Amazon about the natural disaster has raised eyebrows from reviewers.

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Lyft threatens to leave Minneapolis if the city raises the minimum wage for drivers, because prices could double and "only the most wealthy could still afford a ride."
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suspended from his job pending the outcome of his impeachment trial.