#NY claims Amazon subjects pregnant workers to harsh conditions

#NY claims Amazon subjects pregnant workers to harsh conditions

“NY claims Amazon subjects pregnant workers to harsh conditions” Amazon’s warehouses are subjecting pregnant women and disabled workers to harsh physical work conditions that have improperly exposed them to injury, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration claimed on Wednesday. The administrative complaint by the New York State Division of Human Rights alleges that Amazon has forced pregnant…

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#Zoom must nix emotion tracking feature: human rights groups

#Zoom must nix emotion tracking feature: human rights groups

“Zoom must nix emotion tracking feature: human rights groups” Human rights and privacy groups are demanding that video chat giant Zoom scrap its “creepy” plans to use artificial intelligence to track and analyze human emotions, slamming the technology as “pseudoscience.”  The news comes after tech site Protocol reported that Zoom plans to start selling products…

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#Florida teens Joshua Sanchez, Jacob Canaynay arrested for firing Orbeez gun pellets, hitting woman in the eye

#Florida teens Joshua Sanchez, Jacob Canaynay arrested for firing Orbeez gun pellets, hitting woman in the eye

“Florida teens Joshua Sanchez, Jacob Canaynay arrested for firing Orbeez gun pellets, hitting woman in the eye” Florida police on Monday arrested two teenagers for shooting a woman in the eye with gel pellets from an Orbeez gun, mimicking a dangerous TikTok challenge that has alarmed authorities.  Jacob Canaynay and Joshua Sanchez, both 18 and from Seminole, were…

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#Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination

#Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination

“Resistance is rising to woke colleges’ race and sex discrimination” People used to talk about “resistance” to President Donald Trump. That’s old hat. Now it’s resistance to the woke. And we’re seeing more and more of that resistance. University of Michigan economics professor Mark J. Perry is working with numerous folks across the nation to file equal-opportunity complaints…

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