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Go read this NY Times report about how police departments are using drones

The Verge

According to the Times , the Chula Vista police department uses drones on around 15 emergency calls a day, part of its Drone as First Responder program. Plus, the drones can allow for “policing” that adheres to social distancing guidelines.

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YouTube has paid more than $30 billion to creators, artists, and others over the last three years

The Verge

The number of new channels that joined the company’s Partner Program , which allows creators to earn advertising revenue, more than doubled in 2020. GDP in 2019, supporting the equivalent of 345,000 full time jobs,” according to an Oxford Economics report that Wojcicki highlights.

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Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency and misinformation on Facebook

The Verge

Facebook has banned the personal accounts of academics who researched ad transparency and the spread of misinformation on the social network. Facebook does provide information on ad targeting through a special research program called FORT , but this is controlled and filtered by Facebook itself.).

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ESG rules and emission cuts in the telecom sector

Dataconomy

The importance of ESG in the telecom industry Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles are vital for the telecom industry to operate responsibly. The GHG Protocol provides standards, tools, and guidelines to help companies develop comprehensive, corporate-level GHG inventories.

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Blue Origin’s New Shepard spaceship aces uncrewed rehearsal for crewed flight to space

GeekWire

If the program goes as hoped, Blue Origin could start flying people later this year. About a minute after launch, the craft was programmed to rotate at the rate of one complete turn every two to three minutes. Blue Origin builds the hardware for the suborbital New Shepard program at its headquarters in Kent, Wash.

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Top 5 Ways to Defend Against Ransomware Now

SecureWorld News

Here are a few guidelines to help better protect your organization. Bring awareness to social engineering and mitigate those risks. Social engineering, according to most experts at SecureWorld, is the key reason cyber incidents are thriving. Top 5 ransomware defense methods most orgs can implement now.

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Facebook?s revamped news section launches in the US with a focus on local sources

The Verge

Facebook is launching its revamped news tab in the US today, reports TechCrunch , and the launch will include a dedicated local news section among other topics, including a George Floyd-specific section as of Tuesday. Image: Facebook. Facebook is trying again at news, but its history with journalism is very complicated.

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