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Technology Editor @flipboard. Curating the first draft of history. @AAJA member. Past: @venturebeat and @thenextweb. ✏️ kenyeung.co

Ken Yeung
flipped into California Dreamin'
San Francisco Bay Area
‘Heartbreak on top of heartbreak’: California’s first surgeon general navigates the pandemic
Los Angeles Times - Marissa Evans
When Dr. Nadine Burke Harris received her COVID-19 vaccine in Oakland last month, she internally rejoiced. As California’s surgeon general, the state’s top physician, she was glad to get the Johnson &...
5 days ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into FYI
Entertainment Industry
Game developers break silence around salaries
Axios - Megan Farokhmanesh
Developers are sharing their salaries on Twitter under the hashtag #GameDevPaidMe to encourage pay transparency in their industry. The big picture: …
18 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into FYI
Technology
U.S. Senate committee revised a draft bill to fund AI, quantum, biotech
VentureBeat - Reuters
(Reuters) -U.S. Senate committee leaders have drafted a compromise $110 billion measure for basic and advanced technology research and science over five years and the creation of a White House chief manufacturing...
2 days ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into The Nation
U.S. Politics
Businessman Glenn Youngkin captures GOP nomination for Virginia governor
CNN - By Adam Levy
Washington (CNN) — Businessman Glenn Youngkin earned the Republican nomination for Virginia governor after his final opponent conceded the race while ballots were still being tabulated Monday night. A...
9 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into The Way of the World
Gender
The Forgotten History of the World’s First Trans Clinic
scientificamerican.com - Brandy Schillace
The first gender affirmation surgeries took place in 1920s, at a facility which employed transgender technicians and nurses, and which was headed by …
13 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into The Nation
Jeffrey Epstein
Florida authorities: No evidence of criminal activity in state's handling of Jeffrey Epstein investigation
NBC News - By Didi Martinez
Epstein’s victims have questioned his 2008 plea deal, which let him plead guilty to state instead of federal charges and spend 12 hours a day outside jail. Florida authorities have found no evidence of...
14 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into FYI
Security
Cyber Sleuths Blunted Pipeline Hack, Choked Data Flow to Russia
Bloomberg - Jordan Robertson, William Turton
A small group of private-sector companies, with help from several U.S. agencies, disrupted ongoing cyber-attacks against Colonial Pipeline Co. and …
14 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into California Dreamin'
Northern California
Newsom, in 'urgent action,' expands drought emergency to 41 of California's 58 counties
sfchronicle.com - Dustin Gardiner
Newsom last month had declared a drought status for Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Combined, the 41 designated drought counties include about 30% of …
10 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into The Nation
U.S. Politics
Biden administration releases first batch of White House visitor logs
POLITICO - Ben Leonard
Amid the pandemic, though, most meetings have been virtual. The Biden White House released its first batch of visitor logs Friday, bringing back the practice that began under former President Barack Obama...
4 days ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into The Nation
U.S. Politics
Warren says she will run for reelection in 2024
POLITICO - Alex Thompson
The 71-year-old senator, whose new book addresses the disappointment of her failed presidential campaign, says she sees a future in the Senate. In a move that may surprise some ambitious Massachusetts...
3 days ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into FYI
Facebook
Facebook content moderators say they receive little support, despite company promises
NBC News - By Haley Messenger and Keir Simmons
“I don't really want to be numb to human suffering,” said one former content moderator. Despite Facebook’s repeated assurances that it would address poor workplace conditions for its content moderators,...
15 hours ago
Ken Yeung
flipped into California Dreamin'
Desert Hot Springs
'If you build it, they will come': California desert cashes in on early cannabis investment
NBC News - By Alicia Victoria Lozano
“It’s been incredible to see the transformation,” said Doria Wilms, deputy city manager of Desert Hot Springs. “We don’t see it slowing down.” DESERT HOT SPRINGS, Calif. — Along a hot, dusty stretch of...
1 day ago