‘You feel like you’re in prison’: workers claim Amazon’s surveillance violates labor law

US unions, Amazon, US news, E-commerce, Surveillance Business | The Guardian ​Exclusive: employees at a Missouri warehouse file charges against firm alleging use of ‘intrusive algorithms’ to deter union effortsAmazon has been accused of using “intrusive algorithms” as part of a sweeping surveillance program to monitor and deter union organizing activities.Workers at a warehouse run by…

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First companies sign up to AI safety standards on eve of Seoul summit

Artificial intelligence (AI), Computing, Technology, Rishi Sunak, World news, Internet safety Business | The Guardian ​Rishi Sunak says 16 international firms have committed, but standards have been criticised for lacking teethThe first 16 companies have signed up to the voluntary artificial intelligence safety standards introduced at the Bletchley Park summit, Rishi Sunak has said on the…

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‘No sense of victory’: Heartbreaking victims of the infected blood scandal say their whole lives have been overshadowed by agony as inquiry report finally vindicates them

Tens of thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood, including Andy Evans, 47, who was infected when he was just five years old. Tens of thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis from contaminated blood, including Andy Evans, 47, who was infected when he was just five years old.  

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My dream holiday to Bali ended with me fearing my organs were shutting down and death was near. I had assumed I was safe with just mosquito spray…

The morning after a dream holiday in Bali, Debra Morgan felt ‘horrendous’. At the GP surgery, a nurse took one look at her- by now visibly sweating – and said: ‘I think it’s dengue fever.’ The morning after a dream holiday in Bali, Debra Morgan felt ‘horrendous’. At the GP surgery, a nurse took one look…

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Fluoride in the water linked to anxiety, temper problems and headaches in children as young as three, with experts claiming exposure high levels in pregnancy could be a ‘risk to the developing brain’

Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in a bit to improve the nation’s dental health. Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in…

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