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In response to internal calls for reform, Alibaba says it will form a committee of five female execs to handle workplace sexual harassment and related issues (Shen Lu/Protocol)

Shen Lu / Protocol: In response to internal calls for reform, Alibaba says it will form a committee of five female execs to handle workplace sexual harassment and related issues  —  This story contains mention of sexual assault.  —  After rape allegations of a female employee against her manager … In response to internal calls

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Amid Black Widow lawsuit, Disney boss defends its pandemic release strategy

Image: Marvel Following a high-stakes lawsuit over Disney’s day-and-date release of Marvel’s Black Widow on its Premier Access streaming platform and the company’s compensation of the film’s star Scarlett Johansson, the head of Disney today defended both the company’s payouts to talent as well as its decisions around various pandemic movie releases. During the company’s

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DoorDash reports Q2 revenue of $1.24B, up 83% YoY, total orders of 345M, up 69% YoY, net loss of $102M, and says fee caps in cities like NY and LA cost it $26M (Dee-Ann Durbin/Associated Press)

Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press: DoorDash reports Q2 revenue of $1.24B, up 83% YoY, total orders of 345M, up 69% YoY, net loss of $102M, and says fee caps in cities like NY and LA cost it $26M  —  DoorDash booked a record number of orders in the second quarter even as its revenue growth

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Sources: Apple employees have sent 800+ Slack messages on an internal channel debating the company's plans to scan US iPhones, iPads, and computers for CSAM (Reuters)

Reuters: Sources: Apple employees have sent 800+ Slack messages on an internal channel debating the company’s plans to scan US iPhones, iPads, and computers for CSAM  —  A backlash over Apple’s move to scan U.S. customer phones and computers for child sex abuse images has grown to include employees speaking … Sources: Apple employees have

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Researchers say algorithms like NarxCare, which are used to identify a patient's risk of misusing opioids, may be actually worsening the US opioid crisis (Maia Szalavitz/Wired)

{$inline_image} Maia Szalavitz / Wired: Researchers say algorithms like NarxCare, which are used to identify a patient’s risk of misusing opioids, may be actually worsening the US opioid crisis  —  A sweeping drug addiction risk algorithm has become central to how the US handles the opioid crisis.  It may only be making the crisis worse.

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