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An iPhone 14 Pro is seen with a Lightning cable (left) and a USB-C cable (right) on September 10 in Berlin, Germany. Christoph Dernbach/picture-alliance/dpa/APThe iPhone 15 is heavily rumored to ditch Apple’s proprietary Lightning charger in favor of USB-C charging, marking a milestone for the company by adopting universal charging. The change could ultimately streamline the charging process across various devices — and brands. It’s currently unclear if the shift to USB-C will happen for all new iPhone 15 models or only for Pro devices. Apple could also bypass wired charging altogether to make way for wireless charging but not anytime soon because “wireless charging is currently so much slower than wired,” according to David McQueen, a director at ABI Research.

Persons: Christoph Dernbach, Thomas Husson, ” Wood, David McQueen, “, ” Organizations: It’s, Forrester Research, Apple, ABI Research Locations: Berlin, Germany

☆ TikTok Shop is now open for business
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —TikTok is officially kicking off its US e-commerce efforts with the launch of TikTok Shop. TikTok Shop allows users to find and directly purchase products used in live videos, tagged in content shown on their algorithm-driven For You page, pinned on brand profiles or marketed in a new “Shop” tab. TikTok Shop features unveiled by the company on Tuesday. TikTok Shop is already available throughout parts of Asia and the United Kingdom. TikTok Shop, as launched Tuesday, has been in testing since November.

Persons: New York CNN — TikTok, TikTok, Instagram, Alibaba’s Organizations: New, New York CNN, Bloomberg, Meta, Facebook, YouTube, Shopify, Amazon, Reuters, Momentum Works, Shopee’s, Works Locations: New York, United States, ”, Asia, United Kingdom, Southeast Asia, Sea’s, Indonesia, States, Europe, China

Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images2008: iPhone 3G, meet the App StoreWith the second version of the iPhone, Apple introduces the App Store and 3G connectivity. Stephen Lam/Reuters2016: iPhone SE, a budget optionTaking a step back, the iPhone SE is a cheaper, smaller device than the 6S, giving customers a chance to enjoy Apple’s phones at a much lower cost. People handle the new Apple iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max during a media tour at an Apple office in Shanghai, China, on September 21, 2018. Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg/Getty Images2020: iPhone 12 Mini, small but mightyThe iPhone 12 mini is smaller than the usual iPhone but packs a powerful punch. Mike Segar/Reuters2021: iPhone 13 Series, same price for more spaceThe iPhone 13 stays at the same price as the iPhone 12 with double the storage space, as well as featuring a much smaller top notch.

Persons: Steve Jobs, John Green, ” Jobs, Leon Neal, Justin Sullivan, Siri, FaceTime, “, ”, Jobs, Michael Nagle, Apple, Seth K, Hughes, Akio Kon, David Gray, Tim Cook, Josh Edelson, Stephen Lam, David Paul Morris, Phil Schiller, Aly Song, Max, Jason Lee, Pro Max, Phil Barker, Brendon Thorne, Mike Segar, Gabby Jones, Andrew Kelly Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Macworld, Bay Area, Getty, Lightning, Bloomberg, Apple Inc, Worldwide, Steve Jobs, Steve, Pro, Future Publishing Locations: New York, San Francisco, London, AFP, San Francisco , California, New York City, Cupertino , California, Ginza, Tokyo, Japan, Sydney, Shanghai, China, Beijing, Australia, Manhattan , New York

CINCINNATI (AP) — Ruixin Liu of China was still suffering from allergies that forced her to withdraw from the LPGA Tour event last week. Liu said she still didn't have a clear head for the opening round in Cincinnati and has no idea why she played so well. Thompson is having her worst year on the LPGA Tour but still made the Solheim Cup team through the women's world ranking. The LPGA Tour is coming off a week that delivered one of the biggest surprises of the year. She is a six-time winner on the Futures Tour but has never finished in the top 10 on the LPGA Tour in individual play.

Persons: — Ruixin Liu, Liu, Peiyun Chien, Elizabeth Szokol, Dottie Ardina, Linnea Strom, ” Liu, “, ”, Emily Kristine Pedersen of, Charley Hull, Madelene, Jennifer Kupcho, Ally Ewing, Rose Zhang, Lexi Thompson, Thompson, Lydia Ko, Ruoning Yin, Chanettee Wannasaen, I’m, Ardina, ” Ardina Organizations: CINCINNATI, LPGA, Kroger, City, Kenwood Country Club, Portland, Queen City, Solheim, Emily Kristine Pedersen of Denmark, Kenwood, PGA Locations: China, Peiyun, Cincinnati, Spain, Europe, Sweden

☆ FDA Approval of New COVID Boosters Could Come by Friday
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Sources familiar with U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans say boosters could be approved as soon as Friday, NBC News reported. This time, the FDA may grant full approval for the boosters rather than emergency use authorization, according to NBC News sources. If the FDA doesn’t approve the boosters on Friday, it could do so early next week. While protection wanes over time, about 97% of adults have some level of protective immunity from past COVID infections and vaccinations. The Biden administration has announced a “bridge” program to offer uninsured people access to free boosters through 2024.

Persons: Cara Murez HealthDay, Mandy Cohen, Jennifer Kates, Biden, Kates Organizations: U.S . Food, Drug Administration, NBC News, U.S . Centers for Disease Control, Prevention, Pfizer, Moderna, NBC, Global Health, HIV

Hong Kong/New York CNN —China has banned the use of iPhones for central government officials, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. CNN has reached out to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Apple (AAPL), but has not received a response. A source who regularly deals with Chinese central government agencies told CNN that Chinese officials had already been following an unwritten rule of shunning iPhones for months despite the absence of a formal policy. Last June, CNN reported that some Chinese government ministries had banned Teslas from entering their premises over security fears. China is a significant market and manufacturing center for the company, accounting for around 19% of its overall revenue.

Persons: iPhones, Tim Cook, Biden, TikTok, — Organizations: New York CNN, Street Journal, CNN, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Apple, Huawei Locations: Hong Kong, New York, China, City of New York , Montana , New Jersey , Ohio , Texas, Georgia, Beijing

☆ Some Old-Fashioned Home-Design Manuals Are Worth Revisiting
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-31 | by ( Alexandra Lange | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

This article is part of our Design special section about new interpretations of antique design styles. In 1868, the designer Charles Eastlake published “Hints on Household Taste,” a popular guide to outfitting the home in good taste, from the street front to the china cupboard and all the rooms in between. In his introduction, rather than taking a supportive tone, he chastises the reader. “When did people first adopt the monstrous notion that the ‘last pattern out’ must be the best? Every season brings out more manuals of household taste, from glossy-page inspirational books suitable for coffee-table display to chart-heavy how-to guides, with diagrams of immaculate closets and formulas for D.I.Y.

Persons: Charles Eastlake, ”, Jennifer Kaufmann, Buhler, Kaufmann, “ Organizations: American Office, Purdue University

☆ Google launches watermarks for AI-generated images
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —In an effort to help prevent the spread of misinformation, Google on Tuesday unveiled an invisible, permanent watermark on images that will identify them as computer-generated. The technology, called SynthID, embeds the watermark directly into images created by Imagen, one of Google’s latest text-to-image generators. In recent months, an AI-generated image of Pope Francis in a puffer jacket went viral and AI-generated images of former President Donald Trump getting arrested were widely shared before he was indicted. With the announcement of SynthID, Google joins a growing number of startups and Big Tech companies that are trying to find solutions. The tech company also announced that every AI-generated image created by Google will carry a markup in the original file to “give context” if the image is found on another website or platform.

Persons: Imagen, ”, Google’s, Pope Francis, Donald Trump, Vera Jourova, –, “, Dall, ChatGPT Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, Vertex, European Commission, Meta, Microsoft, Big Tech, Adobe Locations: New York, EU

☆ Apple expected to unveil new iPhone at ‘Wonderlust.’ special event
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York CNN —The next iPhone could be just weeks away. Apple announced its fall special event on Tuesday, sending out press invites for the morning of September 12th. Invitees will get to attend in-person at the Steve Jobs Theater inside Apple Park, the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, while the general public can watch online at 10 am PST. New iterations of the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Ultra are also expected. The “Wonderlust.” event comes about three months after Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference unveiled updates to multiple hardware and software products, as well as its highly ambitious mixed reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro.

Persons: Invitees Organizations: New, New York CNN, Apple, Steve Jobs, Apple Watch, Apple’s, Conference, Apple Vision Locations: New York, Cupertino , California

☆ Conditions are ripe for a global coral bleaching event: ‘Florida is just the tip of the iceberg’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Catherine Clifford | In Catclifford | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

NOAA, coral reefs, Florida Keys, coral reefs, coral bleaching, climate change, warm oceansCoral reefs off the coast of Florida are being hit by a mass bleaching event due to record high ocean temperatures, and early indications suggest a global mass bleaching event could be underway. The Sentinel climate research and monitoring site in the Florida Keys has recorded 100% coral bleaching since late July. There have been eight mass coral bleaching events that have impacted the entire Florida Keys since 1987, Manzello said. "We're talking about thousands upon thousands of miles of coral reefs undergoing severe bleaching heat stress," Manzello said. "Now, it's still way too early to predict whether or not there will be a global bleaching event, but if we compare what is happening right now to what happened in the beginning of the past global bleaching event, things are worse now than they were in 2014 to 2017."

Persons: Derek Manzello, Ian Enochs, They're, Enochs, Manzello, zooxanthellae, El Nino, Andy Bruckner, Bruckner, what's, Jennifer Koss, Koss Organizations: NOAA, National Oceanic, Reef Watch, Oceanographic, Meteorological Laboratory, Southeast, Florida Keys, Florida Keys National, Islands, Reef Conservation Locations: Florida, Southeast Florida, Columbia, Cuba, El, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Belize, Panama , Puerto Rico, elkhorn

☆ ‘Barbie’ on track to become highest grossing domestic film of the year
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Trailing behind “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” by an estimated $48 million, writer-director Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” appears destined to gain the top spot for highest grossing domestic film of 2023. While “Pink Fever” has slowed in the last week, “Barbie” is estimated to have earned $33.7 million this weekend to maintain its stronghold in the theaters. The comedy about the iconic doll is estimated to have reached $525 million domestic and nearly $1.2 billion worldwide. “Barbie” took in $10 million Friday alone, earning an average above $11.3 million per day from August 5-11. “Barbie” passed the $500 million domestic mark in the middle of its third week, while “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” needed more than five weeks to reach the milestone.

Persons: New York CNN — “ Barbie ”, Mario, Greta Gerwig’s “ Barbie ”, “ Barbie ”, Paul Dergarabedian, “ Oppenheimer, ”, “, Barbenheimer, “ I’ve, Barbie ’, ‘ Barbie ’, ‘ Oppenheimer, ’, Margot Robbie, “ Barbie Organizations: New, New York CNN, Mario Bros, CNN, Collider, Warner Bros, Warner Bros . Locations: New York, North America

☆ US Steel receiving acquisition offers as company promises to maximize stockholder value
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —United States Steel Corp. (X) is considering a sale after fielding acquisition offers, according to a news release Sunday from the company. The steel producer is under a formal review process after “receiving multiple unsolicited proposals” for both specific assets and the entire firm, the release announced. The company and the rest of the domestic steel industry were supposed to get help from a 25% tariff on steel imports put in place in 2018 by the Trump administration. Prices retreated and problems returned to the industry thanks to stockpiling, as well as slowdowns in the auto, energy and construction sectors. The drop in demand, combined with the increased American production, caused a glut in supply and a sharp drop in prices leaving the steel industry hurting in the years since.

Persons: ” David Burritt, Goldman Sachs, Milbank, Wachtell, Lipton, Katz, Donald Trump, Trump, we’ve, Burritt Organizations: New, New York CNN — United States Steel Corp, “, Steel’s, CNN, Barclays Capital, Rosen, US Steel Corp, US Steel Locations: New York, China

☆ Modern romance: falling in love with AI
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-13 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

AI is infiltrating the dating app space – sometimes in the form of fictional partners, sometimes as advisor, trainer, ghostwriter or matchmaker. You’re taking existing content, and you’re repurposing it to connect with somebody,” Dmitri Mirakyan, co-founder of AI dating conversation app YourMove.AI, told CNN. Founders and designers of these apps say people find starting and keeping conversations going the most challenging part of the process. Teaser.AI is a new stand-alone dating app from the makers of viral camera app Dispo, and it adds an unusual twist. These startups offer an array of AI potential matches, digital girlfriends and boyfriends that users can chat with.

Persons: New York CNN — Alexandra, “, he’s, Alexandra, Cyrano de Bergerac, Djordje Krstic, ” Dmitri Mirakyan, Kaspersky, ”, Mirakyan, ” Mirakyan, Delmaine, Teaser.AI, Daniel Liss, They’re, Aimm, Iris, Kevin Teman, ” Teman, COVID, Rita Popova, Mona Lisa, Nefertiti, Tanya Grypachevskaya, RomanticAI Organizations: New, New York CNN, CNN, AIs Locations: New York

☆ X to auction off old Twitter items — everything from desk chairs to a rendering of Ellen DeGeneres' 2014 Oscar Selfie
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-10 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

Items up for auction range from a standard desk chair to a large bird cage welded with a Twitter logo bird and everything in between. On top of the more outlandish items, Twitter is looking to get rid of office equipment including desks, chairs and refrigerators. The auction, run by Heritage Global Partners (HGP), opens September 12 and runs for two days in San Francisco. Twitter also put memorabilia up for auction in January, trying to offload similar items. X and HGP did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on the auction.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, He’s, Ellen DeGeneres, Oscar selfie, Barack Obama, HGP Organizations: New, New York CNN, Twitter, Heritage Global Partners Locations: New York, Montana, San Francisco

☆ Here's what CEOs are saying about consumers this earnings season
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Consumers have more cash on hand now than before the pandemic, according to a July analysis from the JPMorgan Chase Institute. So, what do corporate earnings reveal about the health of the consumer? “The consumer is in good financial shape, particularly the premium consumer base that we target,” Ed Bastian, chief executive of Delta Air Lines (DAL), said last month. “Both the lower-income consumer and our higher-income consumers are showing really good strength,” said Brian Niccol, chief executive of Chipotle, during the company’s post-earnings call. “The macro effects of higher inflation and a slowing US economy have put increased pressure on the price-sensitive consumer,” said Chip Bergh, chief executive of Levi Strauss.

Persons: Taylor Swift’s, ” Ed Bastian, ”, Robert Jordan, “ We’re, Laxman Narasimhan, Chipotle, Brian Niccol, Levi Strauss, LEVI, Chip Bergh, “, Tarang Amin, Zachary Kirkhorn, Peter Valdes, Kirkhorn, Tesla, Elon Musk’s, Vaibhav, Read, Jennifer Korn, it’s, Google Organizations: CNN, JPMorgan Chase Institute, Airlines, Consumers, Delta Air Lines, DAL, Southwest Airlines, Papa Johns, Apparel, Tesla, Google Locations: United States, Pacific, Papa Johns ’ North, bitcoin

☆ Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant startup, raises $280 million
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Elon Musk’s biotechnology startup Neuralink raised $280 million in a fundraising round, the company announced Monday via X, the Musk-owned social media platform formerly known as Twitter. “We’re extremely excited about this next chapter at Neuralink,” the company wrote. The brain chip startup wants to use implants to connect your brain to a computer, a goal Musk has been working on for five years. The funding news comes months after Musk announced the company was moving towards human trials. Before Neuralink’s brain implants are mass-produced and hit the broader market, they’ll need regulatory approval.

Persons: New York CNN —, Peter Thiel, Neuralink, Musk, “ Organizations: New, New York CNN, New York CNN — Elon, Twitter, Founders Fund, PayPal, Food and Drug Administration, Reuters, FDA, Neuralink Monday Locations: New York, San Francisco, Neuralink

☆ Google moves forward with plan to delete inactive accounts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-07 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

New York CNN —Google is moving ahead with its plan to delete accounts that have been inactive for at least two years. Accounts won’t be deleted until December 1, but Google (GOOG) will start sending warnings to affected users. The first accounts to be cut are those that were created and then never revisited by the user, Google said in May. In 2020, Google said users would have their content wiped from services they’d stopped using, but the accounts themselves would not be deleted. To save your account, all you need to do is log in to sign into your Google account or any Google service at least once every two years and perhaps read an email, watch a video or perform a single search, among other activities.

Persons: it’s, Google, “, they’d Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, YouTube Locations: New York

☆ A Recipe for Love? Add ‘Water and Sunlight.’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-28 | by ( Valeriya Safronova | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Ziegler booked an Airbnb apartment for a weekend in March 2021. But Ms. Woodfork had a feeling she would be visiting longer. “She told me, ‘I’d pack enough for four weeks,’” Ms. Ziegler said. After she and Ms. Ziegler began talking, Ms. Woodfork quickly realized that Ms. Ziegler, with whom she had matched on Tinder in February 2021, was “everything I ever wanted,” she said. When they met in person for the first time on March 20, Ms. Woodfork realized the depths of her feelings immediately.

Persons: Rebecca Ann Woodfork, Jennifer Kathryn Ziegler, Ziegler, Woodfork, Ms, ’, ”, “ Organizations: Tinder Locations: New York City, Boston

☆ Viral women’s soccer ad uses doctored footage to prove a point
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

New York CNN —One French company is using visual effects editing to promote the Women’s World Cup, putting out a now-viral video showing the French men’s soccer team playing at their best — until it is revealed that the footage is actually of the French women’s team. What first looks like Griezmann evading a defender dribbling down the field is actually a graphic overlay of Sakina Karchaoui, a professional player on the French women’s national team. The second half of the ad shows the original footage — with France’s top female soccer players owning the field. The ad was posted in June, ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup taking place across Australia and New Zealand. Soccer players at the 2023 Women’s World Cup will on average earn just 25 cents for every dollar earned by men at their World Cup last year, a new CNN analysis found.

Persons: Kylian Mbappé, Antoine Griezmann, Sakina, Marcel, ’, Gianni Infantino, Women’s Soccer Australia Heather Reid, Orange, ”, “, Craig Foster Organizations: New, New York CNN, French, Orange, French women’s, French women's, “, women’s, FIFA, CNN, Soccer, FIFPRO, Women’s Soccer Australia, CNN Sport, Football, Sport Locations: New York, Orange, Australia, New Zealand, Australian

☆ A Twitter user found scam numbers for major airlines on Google Maps. Google is working to fix it
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

New York CNN —Google is working to fix false contact information for some major airlines on Google Maps after a Twitter user found a phone number actually connected callers to scammers. Phone numbers appeared to be altered on Google Maps listings for multiple airlines’ locations at John F Kennedy and LaGuardia airports in New York. Impacted airlines included Delta, American, Southwest and Qantas, the user claimed in a widely viewed post. The Twitter user detailed his experience trying to contact Delta after a canceled flight left him googling for a help line to rebook. Impacted businesses like airlines are able to flag concerns to both Google and law enforcement over suspected scammers.

Persons: John F Kennedy, ” Shmuli Evers, Evers, “, Delta Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, LaGuardia, Southwest, Qantas, Delta, CNN, “ Locations: New York, Delta, Newark

☆ How Canada’s Record Wildfires Got So Bad, So Fast
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Nadja Popovich | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

How Canada’s Record Wildfires Got So Bad, So FastWildfires in Canada have burned a staggering 25 million acres so far this year, an area roughly the size of Kentucky. With more than a month of peak fire season left to go, 2023 has already eclipsed Canada’s previous annual record from 1989, when over 18 million acres were scorched. Hot, dry conditions have fueled widespread wildfires, mostly in Canada’s boreal forests, since the spring, with some of the largest blazes burning in Northwest Canada and Quebec. A heat wave baked British Columbia and Alberta in mid-May, exacerbating several early wildfires. More than 100 times over the past three months, Canadian wildfires have grown sufficiently large and powerful to produce their own weather, kicking up giant thunderclouds known as pyrocumulonibus, and injecting smoke high into the atmosphere.

Persons: ”, Jennifer Kamau, Kamau, “, González, Mike Flannigan, Yan Boulanger, Flanningan Organizations: Canadian Interagency Forest Fire, Madison Dong, Thompson Rivers University, Laurentian Forestry Centre, Times Locations: Canada, Kentucky, Northwest Canada, Quebec, North America, International, United States, Madison, Columbia, Alberta, Northern Canada, Thompson, Kamloops , British Columbia, California

☆ ‘Boys Love’ genre finds new audiences in South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( Jake Kwon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Not only was the TV series part of a genre — Boys’ Love, or BL for short — that was lesser-known in South Korea, it depicted something rarely seen on the country’s screens: same-sex romance. “Semantic Error,” which was based on a popular web novel of the same name, tells the story of two male college students who fall in love. And the risk paid off: “Semantic Error” became a hit upon its release in 2022. There are currently more than 20 BL shows being produced in South Korea. The on-screen adaptation of "Semantic Error" stars Park Seo-ham as Jang Jae-young and Jaechan as Chu Sang-woo.

Persons: Park Jae, chan, ” Jaechan, Jaechan, Chu Sang, “, ”, —, Kim Hyo, Jeong Areum, Kakao, Kim, Jennifer Konig, J, Kim Hye, ” Kim, Jang Jae, Thomas Baudinette, Jeong, South Korea’s, Go Tae, Holland, ” Holland, “ That’s Organizations: CNN, Elle, Cosmopolitan, BL, Seoul National University . Local, Sydney’s Macquarie University, South Locations: South Korean, South Korea, Japan, Seoul, Asia, Taiwan, Thailand, Korean

☆ Shopify calculator shows how much unnecessary meetings really cost the company
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Shopify, a Canadian e-commerce company, rolled out its Meeting Cost Calculator internally Wednesday as part of ongoing efforts to encourage emptier calendars. By getting rid of even three meetings a week per person, Shopify estimates it will see a 15% reduction in overall costs. Shopify wants to make it easy for other businesses to see how much pointless meetings are costing them, which is why the company is rolling out its Shopify Meeting Cost Calculator Chrome extension today. “[W]e have seen meeting creep seep back in and we needed to take immediate action,” the company wrote in the internal note this week. “The Meeting Cost Calculator is here to challenge the status quo, nudging us to reconsider meeting necessity and explore more creative collaboration methods,” the company wrote.

Persons: Shopify Organizations: New, New York CNN, Google, CNN Locations: New York

☆ Iowa Republicans jam through near-complete 6-week abortion ban in last-minute special session
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Iowa Republicans strong-armed a near-complete ban on abortions after 6 weeks to passage. Kim Reynolds, who called for the special session, has pledged to quickly sign the ban into law. "This bill protects unborn children in Iowa," Republican state- Rep. Shannon Lundgren said, The Des Moines Register reported. Opponents are expected to once again take the fight to state court. The US Supreme Court's landmark ruling overturning Roe v. Wade opened the door to proposals such as Iowa's near-complete 6-week ban.

Persons: Kim Reynolds, Shannon Lundgren, Reynolds, Roe, Wade, Jennifer Konfrst, Rob Sand, Barack Obama Organizations: Iowa Republicans, GOP, Service, Republicans, Gov, Republican, Des Moines Register, Des Moines, Iowa Supreme Court, Capitol, Iowa Democrats, NPR, state's Republican Party Locations: Wall, Silicon, Iowa, Des

☆ Tired of Elon Musk? Here are the Twitter alternatives you should know about
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-09 | by ( Jennifer Korn | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —When Elon Musk took over Twitter in October and began upending the platform, there weren’t many viable alternatives for frustrated users. ThreadsThreads is Meta’s long-anticipated answer to Twitter and the biggest threat to the social network Musk bought for $44 billion. And Zuckerberg isn’t just looking to catch up to Twitter; he wants to build a service that’s far larger. Spill has also emerged as a haven for Black Twitter users and marginalized communities seeking a safe space online. BlueskyBluesky, a service backed by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, looks identical to Twitter, with one key difference.

Persons: Elon Musk, Musk, Mark, ” Sarah Oh, Alphonzo Terrell, Zuckerberg, hasn’t, ” Zuckerberg, Terrell, “, ” Oh, Meta, ”, Jack Dorsey, Bluesky, Dorsey, Mastodon, It’s, Eugen Rochko, Cohost, reposts, don’t, Jae Kaplan, we’re Organizations: CNN, Twitter, Meta, San Francisco Bay Area, Cohost, “, Facebook Locations: San Francisco Bay

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