Patrick Mahomes waited for perfect moment to clap back at Ja’Marr Chase
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes found the perfect moment to respond to Ja'Marr Chase's disrespectful comment.Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said it best. There's really no argument these days as to who the best quarterback in football is. It's Patric...
1970-01-01 08:00
Obama to sit down with CNN's Amanpour to discuss state of democracy in US
Former President Barack Obama will sit down with CNN's Chief International Anchor Christiane Amanpour for an exclusive in-depth conversation about the state of democracy that will air June 22 at 10 p.m. ET.
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Jude Bellingham stats compared to Zinedine Zidane before he joined Real Madrid
Here is a comparison of Jude Bellingham's and Zinedine Zidane's numbers before they each joined Real Madrid.
1970-01-01 08:00
Reddit's fight with its most powerful users enters new phase as blackout continues
After nearly a week of mass protests on Reddit directed at its management, the company's strategy appears to be simple: power through.
1970-01-01 08:00
Biden To Formally Tap Mandy Cohen For CDC Director Imminently
President Joe Biden said he intends to appoint former North Carolina health chief Mandy Cohen as the next
1970-01-01 08:00
Pimco to Pay $9 Million SEC Fine for Fee, Disclosure Probes
Pacific Investment Management Co. will pay $9 million over allegations from the US Securities and Exchange Commission that
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Police warn about dangerous emergency setting on Android phones
A potentially dangerous setting on Android phones means that emergency phone lines are being pocket dialled, a Metropolitan Police officer has warned. Android devices have a setting called ‘Emergency SOS’ that is intended to make it easier for people to call for help. If a person presses the power button fives times or more, it starts a series of emergency actions like calling for help. Users can choose what that setting does. But by default the phone calls the police number, so that they will be alerted to any issue. The ease with which the setting can be activated means that 999 lines in the UK are getting called by accident, according Met Police chief superintendent Dan Ivey. The button is being pressed while people’s phones are in their pockets, further filling up already stretched emergency call handlers. He asked that people disable the feature to help reduce demand. He described the setting as a “problem”, though some users may opt to keep it active if they feel that it is likely to be used in an emergency. Mr Ivey said that on Saturday the Met Police had received an “unprecedented” 9,500 calls through 999, and 3,000 on non-emergency lines. Only 20 per cent of them had required police to be sent in emergency response mode, he said. “There is a problem with SOS auto mode on Android devices, so we are asking for your help,” Mr Ivey said, describing the issue. He asked that people turn off the feature by going to settings and then choosing “Emergency SOS”, where the feature can be turned off or changed so that it does not ring 999. He asked people to ensure they only call 999 when they need police urgently, on blue lights, in situations where there is a danger to life, someone is using or there is immediate threat of serious violence, or there is serious injury to a person or serious damage to a property. Mr Ivey was responding a to post from the London Ambulance Service in which it said it was also receiving historic numbers of calls. It said that on Monday it had received 7,751 999 calls, the highest since New Year’s Eve 2021, and also asked people to keep 999 for life-threatening emergencies only. The iPhone also has its own Emergency SOS feature, though its design may mean that it is less likely to be triggered by accident. On newer phones it is activated by pressing a volume and power button, and on older ones it is used by pressing the power button fives times; in both cases, however, it also requires users to then push across a slider that will actually activate the emergency call. Read More Reddit says people will get over outrage and causes further outrage LinkedIn bans ‘wonder kid’ SpaceX engineer, 14, hired by Elon Musk Reddit hit by more outages as the fight over its future escalates
1970-01-01 08:00
Celebrate Juneteenth by promoting Black health, wealth and joy
Impact Your World has gathered ways you can help reject the pathology of racism and celebrate Juneteenth more thoughtfully through nonprofits that support Black health and wealth, joy, and overall empowerment.
1970-01-01 08:00
Reddit CEO says people will get over outrage as it threatens to replace mods behind protests
Reddit is not backing down from its controversial new fees, its chief executive has said as protests against the decision continue. Those behind the protests could be removed from the forums they administer, even in cases where the communities inside of them have supported the action, the company has suggested. Reddit has fallen into chaos in recent days after the moderators of many of its most popular communities took those subreddits “dark” in protest. It has meant that users have been unable to see posts from those communities for days. The action was a response to new plans from Reddit to charge for access to its API, which allows developers such as those behind third-party apps to see data from Reddit. Many developers have said those charges would make their apps unsustainable, and the most popular ones including Apollo have announced they will shut down. Even before that happened, moderators on the site had committed to take their forums offline in protest against the changes, which they said would make Reddit harder to use. Reddit is largely administered by unpaid volunteer moderators, who are able to make changes to those forums without needing permission from Reddit’s staff or management. Since the changes were announced, Reddit’s chief executive Steve Huffman has stayed committed to them. He has repeatedly claimed that it is unfair for developers to have access to that data for free since it costs Reddit money to host the site. Now Mr Huffman has undertaken another round of interviews in which he has shrugged off the protest, argued that it will pass, and claimed that only a small group of users are upset about the change. “It’s a small group that’s very upset, and there’s no way around that. We made a business decision that upset them,” he told NPR. “But I think the greater Reddit community just wants to participate with their fellow community members.” He said that the protest was affecting “everyday users” but that most of them were not involved in the changes. He also indicated that the protest had not cost much in financial terms, but had created “a fair amount of trouble”. He said that 80 per cent of the top 5,000 subreddits have gone back online. But many other communities have committed to continuing the protests indefinitely, and may go back offline if Reddit does not respond to their complaints. Reddit has also suggested that moderators who are involved in the protest could be removed from their position, and presumably replaced with new users who would bring the forums back online. In a post on Reddit’s support forum for moderators, an administer pointed to “rule 4”, which requires that moderators are active in the communities that they run. While the company refused to explicitly link its mention of that rule with the protest, it has also refused to rule out the fact that it could be used to remove those protestors from their position. Reddit spokesperson Tim Rathschmidt told The Vergethat such a move would not be to do with the protest – but that those involved in it could be breaking the rule nonetheless. Read More Reddit hit by more outages as the fight over its future escalates Reddit just went ‘dark’, and the site is in chaos Reddit is in chaos – and it’s CEO has finally responded Reddit’s blackout protest is set to continue indefinitely Reddit down amid major protest Popular Reddit app Apollo shuts down as site’s users revolt against it
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Cardinals: Jack Flaherty forced Oli Marmol's hand to remove Willson Contreras
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jack Flaherty may have had something to do with Oli Marmol's decision to remove Willson Contreras as an everyday catcher.The Cardinals pitching staff has been a talking point for the wrong reasons for several years now. While St. Louis was in need of a scapegoat,...
1970-01-01 08:00
UPS Workers Vote to Give Union Leaders Option to Call Strike as Labor Talks Continue
United Parcel Service Inc.’s unionized workers voted in favor of giving Teamsters leaders the option to call a
1970-01-01 08:00
Boston University Bucks Higher Ed Woes With 30% Application Boom
Business is booming at Boston University, which is borrowing $224 million in the municipal bond market next week.
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