Strike looms at Candy Crush maker King after union contract rejected
Workers at King, the developer of Candy Crush Saga, could walk off the job next week after contract negotiations stalled. The strike notice was issued by Swedish labor unions Unionen and Sveriges Ingenjörer following the company's refusal to accept…
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A physics PhD candidate who posted in a Hacker News hiring thread received several unsolicited messages about the same senior software engineer position, each with a different referral code.
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Some customer data hosted in Amazon data centers in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates was permanently lost following Iranian drone strikes earlier this year, the company has acknowledged.
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Waymo robotaxis were stuck during heavy flooding in April, slowing but not stopping when encountering water-logged streets. A recall was issued by Waymo in May, and the company restricted its robotaxis from driving in flood-prone areas.
» readAfter Attacks, Congress Urged to Guard Civil Liberties, Not Trample Them
The author warned that the worst damage from the September 11 attacks could be secondary, as Congress rushed to pass security measures that threaten American civil liberties.
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