Facebook approves ads calling for children’s deaths in Brazil, test finds

YouTube had no problem passing the same test.
Read more: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/01/facebook-approves-ads-calling-for-childrens-deaths-in-brazil-test-finds/?source=Snapzu

Police raided a gym after Siri called emergency services because it misheard a boxing instructor's words, owner says

A trainer triggered the Siri feature on his Apple Watch after he shouted: "1, 1-2" and "nice" or "good shot," per the gym owner.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/siri-apple-police-raid-gym-emergency-services-2023-1?source=Snapzu

Federal prosecutors are investigating whether Amazon hid injury rates to fraudulently secure loans

Prosecutors for the Southern District of New York are investigating whether Amazon "engaged in a fraudulent scheme" to deceive lenders about injury rates at its warehouses in order to obtain credit, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. The investigation was announced on the same day federal workplace safety regulators filed four new citations against Amazon over hazards related to its pace of work, which inspectors found put workers at high risk for back, muscle, and joint injuries.
Read more: https://www.businessinsider.com/investigation-sdny-amazon-hid-injuries-defraud-lenders-2023-1?source=Snapzu

Did Aliens Land on Earth in 1945? A Defense Bill Seeks Answers.

The Defense Department’s annual spending bill requires it to review U.F.O. sightings dating to 1945, the year some believe an object from space crashed in the New Mexico desert.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/13/us/ufo-new-mexico-congress.html?source=Snapzu

David Crosby, Byrds and Crosby, Stills & Nash Co-Founder, Dies at 81

Singer-songwriter-guitarist David Crosby, a founding member of two popular and enormously influential ’60s rock units
Read more: https://variety.com/2023/music/news/david-crosby-dead-dies-byrds-crosby-stills-nash-1235495467/?source=Snapzu

The Black Death may not have been spread by rats after all

The Black Death ravaged Europe between 1347 and 1353, killing millions. Plague outbreaks in Europe then continued until the 19th century. One of the most commonly recited facts about plague in Europe was that it was spread by rats. In some parts of the world, the bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, maintains a long-term presence in wild rodents and their fleas. This is called an animal “reservoir”.
Read more: https://theconversation.com/the-black-death-may-not-have-been-spread-by-rats-after-all-196521?source=Snapzu

Auburn Banned TikTok, and Students Can’t Stop Talking About It

The school’s prohibition brings a geopolitical fight front and center for TikTok’s biggest fans: young Americans.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/business/auburn-tiktok-ban-students.html?source=Snapzu