CEO of failing hospital chain got $250M amid patient deaths, layoffs, bankruptcy
Steward Health Care System, run by CEO Ralph de la Torre, filed for bankruptcy in May.
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FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras
Amazon agrees to Ring and Alexa settlements but didn’t admit violating any laws.
Google Defends Auto-Deletion of Chats After US Alleged It Destroyed Evidence
Despite deleted chats, Google says US wasn’t denied access to “material” info.
Ex-Michigan governor indicted for “willful neglect” in Flint water crisis
Public officials “evaded accountability for far too long,” prosecutor says.
Police Use of Facial Recognition Violates Human Rights, UK Court Rules
Use of the tech needs to be narrower to conform to human rights law, court held.
Twitter Faces FTC Probe, Likely Fine Over Use of Phone Numbers For Ads
Twitter’s use of the data for advertising purposes was discovered in 2019.
Charter Seeks FCC Permission to Impose Data Caps and Charge Fees to Video Services
Charter wants TWC merger conditions to expire in May 2021, two years early.
Comcast Wins Supreme Court Case Over Interpretation of Civil Rights Law
Comcast has won a US Supreme Court case against Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios Networks (ESN), dealing a major blow to Allen’s attempt to prove that Comcast’s refusal to carry ESN channels was motivated by racial bias.
AT&T Waives Data Cap During Coronavirus; Comcast Keeps Charging Overage Fees
Ars Technica asked 10 ISPs if they’ll waive caps as pandemic forces people to stay home.
Marsquakes and ancient magnetic fields: InSight’s first data (PHOTOS)
Last year, we activated the first useful seismograph on Mars.
Report: Bezos phone uploaded GBs of personal data after getting Saudi prince’s WhatsApp message
The gigabytes-big data grab allegedly came over WhatsApp text from Mohammed bin Salman.
Critical Windows 10 Vulnerability Used To Rickroll The NSA And Github
Attack demoed less than 24 hours after disclosure of bug-breaking certificate validation.
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