Here’s How You Can Help Shut Down the Vile Website for Snitching on People Who Get Abortions in Texas

Even if you don’t live in Texas, you’ve likely heard about the state’s draconian abortion restrictions that officially went into effect on Wednesday. The so-called “Heartbeat Bill,” aka Senate Bill 8, makes it fully illegal for anyone—friends, family, doctors—across Texas to help women access an abortion in the state…

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The Cleveland Indians new name, the Cleveland Guardians, already belongs to a roller derby team. So does the .com

Last week, the Cleveland Indians baseball team finally changed their name. Problem is, that name has been used for almost a decade by a roller derby team and they even own the domain clevelandguardians.com. Oops. From Yahoo! Sports:

U.S. trademark law generally awards trademarks based on “first-to-use,” rather than “first-to-file.”

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Trump launches website to connect with followers on eve of big Facebook decision

President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a new way to communicate with his followers, on the eve of a decision by Facebook’s oversight board about whether to allow him back onto the platform.

The posts that appear on the site thus far largely appear to be a collection of the press release statements he has issued in recent days via his other channels, including his Save America PAC, and is titled “From the Desk of Donald J. Trump.”

Visitors are able to “like” Trump’s messages, as well as repost them to Facebook and Twitter, though it does not appear to allow users to comment on or otherwise engage with the posts.

As such, they’re closer to a blog or collection of past news releases that many politicians have on their official websites than a true rival to the Big Tech giants Trump and his allies frequently rail against.

Trump’s post-presidency team has for weeks teased a new platform that would replace social media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, which dramatically shut down the president’s accounts in the weeks before he left office after years of struggling with how to handle falsehoods and incendiary posts coming from a sitting president and other political figures.

On Wednesday, Facebook’s oversight board is expected to announce whether it will allow Trump to return to the platform. Trump’s prior favorite platform, Twitter, permanently blocked his account after the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol whereas Facebook opted to leave open the possibility that his page would be restored.

Fox News first reported on Trump’s venture.

Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/04/trump-website-facebook-485370
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‘Westworld’ hid three secret new trailers on its dystopian tech website

No fans love a trail of breadcrumbs more than Westworld fans. And in the run-up to the show’s Season 3 premiere, HBO is taking full advantage of the fandom’s dogged treasure hunter mentality.

One fan has unearthed three new trailers for “Westworld III,” which premieres on March 15. A Reddit user in the r/Westworld community (via io9/Gizmodo) found them by scouring the real website of a (hopefully fictional) Westworld universe tech company, Incite. The Incite website and promotional video surfaced in November with the creepy value proposition “say goodbye to the chaos of today and hello to the promise of tomorrow.” Read more…

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It’s Eagle Cam Time

While many of us spent the weekend unpacking winter coats of various thicknesses and draping our windows in that insulation film that never seems to work, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources engaged in its own altogether better seasonal tradition: setting up its eagle cam.

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Amazon to open its first non-Whole Foods grocery store in 2020

Amazon is opening its first non-Whole Foods grocery store in the LA neighborhood of Woodland Hills, the retailer today confirmed. The news of the new store was first reported by CNET, which spotted several job postings referencing the location, including those for a zone leader, grocery associates and a food service associate.

Unlike Amazon’s growing number of cashierless Amazon Go convenience stores, the new store will feature conventional checkout technology, says Amazon. CNBC also noted the store may be located in a former Toys “R” Us location at a shopping center.

Amazon declined to offer more details about its plans for the store or others like it, but did confirm it’s opening a grocery store in Woodland Hills in 2020.

The retailer’s plans to expand its grocery operations beyond its Whole Foods brand was previously reported by The Wall Street Journal in October. Amazon, the report claimed, was planning a chain of dozens of grocery stores across the U.S., beginning with sites in LA, Chicago and Philadelphia. Woodland Hills was mentioned as being among the first locations, along with Studio City and Irvine.

Other locations being scouted included those in the New York metro area, New Jersey and Connecticut.

Amazon’s interest in an expanded brick-and-mortar presence comes at a time when Walmart’s grocery business has been booming, with some reports claiming it now dominates those from rivals, including Amazon, Instacart and others.

Walmart in Q2 reported 37% increase in e-commerce sales, supported by the strong growth in online grocery. Much of its success in that area can be attributed to the proximity of its stores to its customer base. With no markups on food prices (as some of its competitors do), it’s affordable to order from Walmart Grocery online, then drive to pick up the groceries — or pay a small fee to have them delivered.

Amazon’s Whole Foods, meanwhile, has long had a reputation as a more expensive store. Following the acquisition of the grocery chain, Amazon has tried to combat that notion with weekly sales and discounts for Prime members. But Whole Foods is still considered to be a more high-end store, and its prices continue to reflect that.

The new Amazon grocery stores, on the other hand, will be targeted at the mainstream consumer who typically shops from more traditional, or even value, grocery chains.

“When it comes to grocery shopping, we know customers love choice and this new store offers another grocery option that’s distinct from Whole Foods Market, which continues to grow and remain the leader in quality natural and organic food,” an Amazon spokesperson told CNET.

They said Whole Foods would continue to expand, despite the launch of the new Amazon grocery stores. Whole Foods opened 17 locations this year and has more planned, the company said.

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Source: https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/11/amazon-to-open-its-first-non-whole-foods-grocery-store-in-2020/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29
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The changing face of disinformation: It’s increasingly being spread by willing human actors

Disinformation campaigns used to consist of trolls and bots orchestrated and manipulated to produce a desired result. Increasingly, though, these campaigns are able to find willing human participants to amplify their messages and even generate new ones on their own.

The big picture: It’s as if they’re switching from employees to volunteers — and from participants who are in on the game to those who actually believe the disinformational payload they’re delivering.

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Why it matters: Understanding this changing nature is critical to preparing for the next generation of information threats, including those facing the 2020 presidential campaign.

1Speaking at Stanford University Tuesday, researcher Kate Starbird — a University of Washington professor who runs a lab that studies mass participation — traced the change across the stories of three different campaigns.

1. Russian interference in the 2016 election: Starbird’s work started not with studying disinformation, but with an analysis of the debate that raged on Twitter over the Black Lives Matters movement.

• It was only after Twitter released data on Russian propagandists in November 2017 that her team realized that some of the most prolific posters — on both sides of the debate — were fictional personas created by the Russians.
• “In a few cases, we can see them arguing with themselves,” said Starbird.

2. Syria’s “White Helmets”: In this case, an aid group known as the White Helmets working in Syria was attacked by online critics for a host of alleged atrocities.

• Here Russia was actively involved in stirring the pot, but the posters themselves were neither bots nor trolls, but activists who adopted the issue as their own.
• “These are real people who are sincere believers of the content they are sharing,” Starbird said.
• Russian media, including Sputnik and RT, made the movement appear significantly larger, though, by interviewing activists and giving them both a platform and a veneer of legitimacy.

3. Conspiracy theories tied to mass casualty events: People are predisposed to find conspiracies in every tragedy, and conspiracy theories have accompanied all manner of mass-casualty events such as the Boston Marathon bombing and Sandy Hook shooting.

• The theories crop up organically, though Russian or other disinformation promoters can and do help amplify the messages.
• Terms like “false flag” and “crisis actors” are applied to the victims, flipping the script of whatever has transpired.
• “It’s almost like a self-sustaining community, but you can see it’s been shaped by disinformation campaigns of the past,” Starbird said.
• All these factors, she said, makes these cases the “most frightening” she’s studied.

Between the lines: Not all the disinformation has come from Russia, Starbird said, but added: “They have been innovators in this space.”

What’s next: Starbird recommended a couple of actions for the tech companies.

• First, she urged them to look at entire campaigns, rather than focusing on the veracity of individual posts. While Twitter and Facebook tend to look at posts in isolation, the creators of disinformation are focused on an overall campaign, a set of narratives with a larger point, she argues.
• Starbird also suggests the tech companies discount false claims of conservative bias that, she suggests, are being leveled by the disinformation’s beneficiaries.

“The people that have benefited are now in power in a lot of places,” she said. “Anything the companies do to take a chunk [of their power away] is going to be called bias.”

Meanwhile: Many of the next disinformation threats may be domestic, notes former Facebook security chief Alex Stamos, who now teaches at Stanford. And those will be harder for law enforcement to investigate given that in many cases there is no law being broken.

Go deeper: Read more from Axios’ Misinformation Age series

Source: https://www.axios.com/misinformation-disinformation-human-actors-e490d5ee-4480-44a8-8922-e724cd852acb.html
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It’s time to choose 2019’s fat bear champion

Welcome to Fat Bear Week 2019! Katmai National Park’s bears spent the summer gorging on 4,500-calorie salmon, and they’ve transformed into rotund giants, some over 1,000 pounds. The park is holding its annual playoff-like competition for the fattest of the fat bears (you can vote online between Oct. 2 and Oct. 8), and Mashable will be following the ursine activity. 

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The final fat bear showdown has arrived. 

The decisive match features two hefty omnivores, veteran mom Bear 435 “Holly” versus male Bear 775 “Lefty,” named for his shorter, lopped over left ear. As you can see in their photo comparisons, both bears put on hundreds of pounds this summer as they gobbled the brains, skin, and vivid red flesh of migrating sockeye salmon.  Read more…

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50th anniversary of Moon landing: Google Doodle honours Apollo 11 mission

When, how and why we made our way to the lunar surface 50 years ago

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/50-anniversary-moon-landing-google-doodle-apollo-11-when-nasa-a9010576.html
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How to Create a Personal Brand

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The idea of a “personal brand” gets a bad rap these days, but it’s an essential part of building an online presence. Here’s how to do it right.

In the age of Instagram influencers, the concept of a “personal brand” might be more misunderstood than ever before. Some people think personal branding suggests someone who is inauthentic in their daily or digital life.

However, nothing could be further from the truth. When done well, a personal brand reflects your authentic self in a way that translates online, so people who’ve never met you get a sense of who you are.

In fact, you already have a personal brand. It’s expressed in the things you do, the clothes you wear, the art you like, and the way you live your life. The trick is to figure out what your brand is and how to communicate it to other people. Here’s what you need to know.

Who Needs a Personal Brand?

Personal branding, as a concept, isn’t as new as you might think. Some people would argue it’s been around as long as the modern concept of business. There was a time when personality drove people’s shopping decisions: you bought from people whose character—or brand—you liked.

But with the growth of massive companies, the “personal” part disappeared for much of the 20th century. Personal branding never played a role in people buying Coke products or Dawn dish soap. However, the digital age has brought personality back into the mix of how we do business.

Today, personal branding is vital for anyone who wants to use their online presence as a way to grow in their career. This can include artists, editors, designers, teachers, and many others. Once, customers would have stepped into your shop or studio to get to know you. Today, they find you online, and will probably never meet you in person. Personal branding takes the place of a personal meeting to show them what you’re all about.

To decide whether you need a personal brand, take a close look at how you use online spaces and where you plan to take your career. If you use social media purely for entertainment and staying in touch with friends, you might not need a personal brand. But if you use social media to get new clients or connect with potential customers, you probably do need one. If you ever plan to launch a business or become freelancer, you should also have a personal brand—it’s never too soon to start working on it.

What Makes a Good Personal Brand?

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Many people feel an aversion to the concept of personal branding because they think it means being fake. However, the only thing that can make a personal brand successful is authenticity.

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Source: https://www.lifesavvy.com/4663/how-to-create-a-personal-brand/
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Google Doodle celebrates 50 years of Pride

In time for Pride Month, a new Google Doodle commemorates the 50th anniversary of the celebration.

The Doodle, created by animator Nate Swinehart, allows you to click through each decade, which is arranged like a parade that grows in size and momentum as time passes by.  

“The Pride Parade is a symbol of celebration and liberation for the entire LGBTQ+ community,” Swinehart said in a statement.

SEE ALSO: Mara Keisling wants everyone to know the impact of ‘trans inclusion’ in LGBTQ public policy

“From its early days of activism on Christopher Street in New York City, to the worldwide celebrations of today, it has empowered and given voice to a bright and vibrant community.” Read more…

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