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Old tweets can reveal location data, raising privacy concerns

CBSNews.com 

Researchers found that old tweets, still available through Twitter's API, reveal specific location data of Twitter users. Wired senior writer and CBS News contributor Issie Lapowsky joined CBSN to discuss her report on the privacy concerns.

Financial aid for poor students

The Hindu 

After announcing cash for farmers, the Odisha government is ready to extend an annual financial assistance of ₹20,000 for each student belonging to th

Dying woman seeks caregiver for beloved 15-foot-long plant

«SFGate» (sfgate.com) 

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania woman who's dying of cancer is trying to find a home for her beloved 15-foot-long plant. LNP reports Gabrellen Pfarr has a few months to live after deciding not to pursue further treatment for cancer. Now, the 83-year-old wants to find a caring home for the sprawling plant she's been nurturing for 10 years in her Lancaster apartment. She says her husband will move in with family members after she dies, and they don't have enough room or natural light to take on the plant. Читать дальше...

Google Fi to carriers: don't sell our customers' location data to third parties

Boing Boing 

In the wake of this week's Motherboard scoop that the major US carriers sell customers' location data to marketing companies that sell it on to bounty hunters and other unsavory characters, Google has disclosed that they have told the carriers that supply service for its Google Fi mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) that they expect that Fi customers' data will not be sold this way.

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Chico's to close 250 stores, build digital presence

FashionNetwork.com (us) 

Chico's FAS, Inc. has announced plans to close at least 250 stores in the U.S. over a three-year period, as the company ramps up its efforts to focus on its digital platform.

5 Reasons You Didn't Get Hired After The Interview

Forbes.com 

You walked out of the interview feeling like you killed it, only to find out later that the company decided to go with another candidate. You knew before you even walked into the interview that you had the right skills, experiences and qualifications to do the job, so what went wrong?

Alphabet-Manager wegen Vertuschung sexueller Belästigungen verklagt

BusinessInsider.com 

Der Verwaltungsrat des Google-Mutterkonzerns Alphabet ist wegen seines Umgangs mit sexueller Belästigung im Unternehmen und mit einem Datenleck von Aktionären verklagt worden. Dem Online-Riesen wird eine „Kultur der Verheimlichung“ vorgeworfen, wie aus der am Donnerstag bei einem Gericht im kalifornischen San Mateo eingereichten Klageschrift hervorgeht. Stellungnahmen von Alphabet oder Google gab es zunächst nicht.

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CBSE to have basic, tougher levels for Maths exam

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (sports) 

The CBSE will, from 2020, give students the choice of appearing in either the basic or standard version of the maths exam during the Class X boards. Students can choose the level at the time of the online submission of the List of Candidates by affiliated schools to the board from 2020.

How CBSE plans to ease pain from ‘most difficult’ subject

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

The CBSE will, from 2020, give students the choice of appearing in either the basic or standard version of the maths exam during the Class X boards. “It is well known that students experience greatest stress before and during their most ‘difficult’ subject exam,” the CBSE said in a statement.

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Could giving Celtic more tickets land Allan and Morgan?

hibs.net 

Saw an interesting tweet from Celtic blog, I've not read the content but the headline was "Time to box clever, give Hibs 4 players for an increased ticket allocation" (or words to that effect). Clearly it's fan-written from Celtic's point of view, bit of that was a trade off to get players in...

U.S. oil prices end lower to snap 9-session streak of gains

MarketWatch.com 

Oil futures fell on Friday, with U.S. prices pulling back to end a nine-session stretch of gains that was the longest since January 2010. February West Texas Intermediate oil fell $1, or 1.9%, to settle at $51.59 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. After finding support throughout the week from data showing output declines among major oil producers, a weekly fall in U.S. crude inventories and optimism surrounding a possible resolution to the U.S.-China trade dispute, WTI crude ended... Читать дальше...

This waste-to-energy plant doubles as a ski slope

Mashable 

Copenhagen’s waste-to-energy power plant lets you ski on its roof, while it converts 400,000 tons of trash into electricity and heating. Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Copenhill hosts one of the world's largest artificial ski slopes. It will soon be welcoming guests to hit its slopes with or without snow, 365 days a year.  Read more...

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