Elon Musk sowed chaos across the government just days ago by asserting that failure to comply with a similar directive would result in their dismissals.

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Mozilla has responded to user backlash over the Firefox web browser’s new Terms of Use, which critics have called out for using overly broad language that appears to give the browser maker the rights to whatever data you input or upload. The company says the new terms aren’t a change in how Mozilla uses data, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Mr. Hackman’s body was found inside his home, along with those of his wife and a dog. The sheriff in Santa Fe, N.M., said it appeared that the couple had been dead for days or possibly weeks.

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After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be retiring it from active duty on May 5 to double down on Teams. Skype users have 10 weeks to decide what they want […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Alaska Zoo's polar bears treated on International Polar Bear Day  Alaska's News Source

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The Maine House of Representatives' Democratic speaker, Ryan Fecteau, deleted his X account days after censuring Republican Rep. Laurel Libby.

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Day Around the Bay: Today Was San Francisco’s Warmest Day So Far In 2025  SFist

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Noah Jakimo's wife, Teri, ran nearly every day since high school. Now, he is running Boston to raise funds for MGH to support Teri's care team. The post ‘To catch Teri when she falls’: Why Noah Jakimo is running Boston for MGH appeared first on Boston.com.

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Photos: Athletes, avian visitors take to the lake on sunny Seattle day  The Seattle Times

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A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release.

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Pike Place Market Foundation head resigns after Day of Remembrance cancellation  The Seattle Times

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Snowflake plans to expand its startup accelerator with $200 million in additional commitments, the tech giant that specializes in cloud-based data storage said Thursday. The new injection of capital follows a string of activity by Snowflake over the past several months that illustrates that company’s growth ambitions. The Snowflake Startup Accelerator, formerly known as the […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Meta has fired “roughly” 20 employees for leaking confidential information, The Verge reports. “We tell employees when they join the company, and we offer periodic reminders, that it is against our policies to leak internal information, no matter the intent,” Meta told the publication. “We recently conducted an investigation that resulted in roughly 20 employees […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Waymo is logging more than 200,000 paid robotaxi rides every week, according to Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, who shared the stat about the tech giant’s subsidiary on X. Waymo commercially operates robotaxis in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Phoenix. The 200,000-weekly trips milestone is notable for a company that was providing only 10,000 rides a […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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San Francisco mayor says city workers must return to office 4 days a week  KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco

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Twitch CEO Dan Clancy published an open letter on Thursday outlining the platform’s plans for 2025, which include upcoming features, updates to the mobile experience, as well as a significant change to its monetization policy.   Of note, Clancy revealed that Twitch is opening up subscriptions and “Bits,” the virtual items that viewers buy to cheer […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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Another little-known phone monitoring outfit has quietly amassed half a million customers, whose email addresses are now in Have I Been Pwned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie directed city employees in a memo on Tuesday to return to the office at least four days a week to improve government efficiency.

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