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Buenos Aires has had live facial recognition in its subway systems for about a year, which has caused wrongful detentions, even as politicians praise the system (Dave Gershgorn/OneZero )

Dave Gershgorn / OneZero : Buenos Aires has had live facial recognition in its subway systems for about a year, which has caused wrongful detentions, even as politicians praise the system  —  July 2019, Guillermo Federico Ibarrola was heading home on the subway when he was stopped by Buenos Aires police. Buenos Aires has had live

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UK's FCA warns UK citizens against offers from crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, saying it lacks authorization to market financial products in the country (Amy Castor/Decrypt)

Amy Castor / Decrypt: UK’s FCA warns UK citizens against offers from crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, saying it lacks authorization to market financial products in the country  —  The Financial Conduct Authority cautions UK citizens to avoid the bitcoin derivatives platform.  Bitmex is promoting its services without authorization, it says. UK's FCA warns UK citizens

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Allies rally around Jack Dorsey as Elliott Management, reportedly with a ~4% stake in Twitter, puts pressure on the CEO, who may not survive the medium term (Casey Newton/The Verge)

Casey Newton / The Verge: Allies rally around Jack Dorsey as Elliott Management, reportedly with a ~4% stake in Twitter, puts pressure on the CEO, who may not survive the medium term  —  “The most feared investor in America” has Twitter’s CEO in his sights  —  Were there not a deadly coronavirus spreading across the

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Microsoft encourages Seattle area and Bay Area employees to work from home if possible through March 25th, asks sick employees to stay home (Jordan Novet/CNBC)

Jordan Novet / CNBC: Microsoft encourages Seattle area and Bay Area employees to work from home if possible through March 25th, asks sick employees to stay home  —  – People who can work from home in the two affected areas should do that, Microsoft said.  — Microsoft said non-essential business travel … Microsoft encourages Seattle

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