Facebook is blocking events near the White House through Inauguration Day

Facebook won’t let people create events that take place “in close proximity” to the White House, the US Capitol building, or any state capitol buildings through Inauguration Day, the company announced on Friday. The move builds upon Facebook’s previously announced Inauguration Day preparations aiming to prevent the platform from being used to organize a violent […]

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Medium acquires ebook company Glose

Medium has announced its acquisition of the social-based ebook company Glose. Glose is a platform where users can buy and read books, then share notes and highlights with friends. In the press release announcing the acquisition, Medium CEO Ev Williams says that the company “look[s] forward to working with the Glose team on partnering with

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The FAA just greenlit this drone to fly autonomously without a human nearby

In October, the FAA took a major stride towards letting increasingly smart drones fly themselves, letting Skydio’s self-flying drones inspect any bridge in North Carolina for four years, as long as humans first verified those bridges were clear. Now, the US airspace regulator is taking an even bigger step: American Robotics says it’s become the

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GitHub still won’t explain if it fired someone for saying ‘Nazi,’ and employees are pissed

GitHub employees are protesting the firing of a Jewish colleague who was let go two days after he warned co-workers in Washington, DC to stay safe from Nazis. The employee was chastised for using divisive language, according to news first reported by Business Insider. Now, GitHub workers are saying “Nazi” repeatedly in Slack, in regards

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Zocdoc offers COVID-19 vaccine scheduler to health care organizations

Medical appointment company Zocdoc is offering to handle COVID-19 vaccine scheduling logistics for hospitals and health systems, many of which have spent the early days of the vaccine rollout struggling to handle the crush of demand for doses. Mount Sinai Health System in New York has been using the company’s tool to handle vaccine appointments

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Best Laptop for Attorneys

There are loads of costs during Law School particularly when you are first beginning. Also, well you truly have no influence over them so it might be sensible attempt to reduce down expenses any place you see the opportunity. One of them is your best laptop for attorneys… Yet, it doesn’t really mean you need

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