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  The Verge

  

  Democrats say Google must curb location tracking before Roe repeal

  The Verge - Corin Faife

  A group of more than 40 Democratic members of Congress has asked Google to stop collecting and retaining “unnecessary” location data out of fear that it could be used to identify and prosecute people who have obtained abortions. The request was made in a letter sent to Google CEO Sundar Pichai on …

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  Engadget

  

  Activision Blizzard employees form a committee to fight workplace discrimination

  Engadget - Jessica Conditt

  Proper lactation rooms, HR reform and support for trans employees top their list of demands. A dozen current and former Activision Blizzard employees have formed a committee aimed at protecting workers from discriminatory practices at the studio, outlining a list of demands for CEO Bobby Kotick, …

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  TechCrunch

  

  Microsoft brings support for Arm-based AI chips to Windows

  TechCrunch - Kyle Wiggers

  Today at Build 2022, Microsoft unveiled Project Volterra, a device powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon platform that’s designed to let developers explore “AI scenarios” via Qualcomm’s new Neural Processing SDK for Windows toolkit. The hardware arrives alongside support in Windows for neural processing …

• Digital Trends

  

  NASA shares InSight Mars lander’s final selfie

  Digital Trends - By Trevor Mogg

  NASA has shared the final selfie snapped by its InSight Mars lander. The machine is gradually losing power as an increasing amount of martian dust …

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  9to5Google

  

  Windows 11 is adding support for Android apps and the Amazon Appstore in five new countries

  9to5Google - Andrew Romero

  Since the beginning of 2022, more Android apps have come to Windows 11 via the Amazon Appstore preview. This app marketplace allows Windows 11 users to experience Android apps right from their PC. Now, that functionality of Windows 11 is expanding to five new countries. While we’re all familiar with …

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  ZDNet

  

  Zoom patches XMPP vulnerability chain that could lead to remote code execution

  ZDNet - Chris Duckett

  Google Project Zero researcher finds holes in the different ways XML was parses on the Zoom client and server. Zoom users are advised to update their …