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Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS

Amazon is cutting hundreds of jobs in its cloud computing unit AWS

The AWS layoffs follow other layoffs that happened at Amazon and its subsidiaries this year, including at Prime Video, the MGM Studios unit and Twitch, the social media platform owned by Amazon.
by The Associated Press

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Small solutions to the big phosphorus water quality challenge

Small solutions to the big phosphorus water quality challenge

High levels of phosphorus and nitrogen flow north in the Red River, contributing to increasing algae blooms in Lake Winnipeg. A project in a small northwestern Minnesota town shows the possibilities and challenges of fixing water quality across borders.
by Dan Gunderson

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Google to delete search data of millions who used ‘incognito’ mode

Google to delete search data of millions who used ‘incognito’ mode

In an agreement released on Monday, Google said it will permanently remove information it secretly gathered when millions of people were searching the internet in “incognito” mode.
by Bobby Allyn

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5 tips for not getting tricked online this April Fools' Day — and beyond

5 tips for not getting tricked online this April Fools' Day — and beyond

It's always smart to keep your guard up online, especially on April Fools' Day. Experts in misinformation and news literacy offer steps you can take to avoid getting fooled, and not just on Monday.
by Rachel Treisman

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Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke

Gmail revolutionized email 20 years ago. People thought it was Google’s April Fool’s Day joke

Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin loved pulling pranks, so much so they began rolling outlandish ideas every April Fool’s Day not long after starting their company more than a quarter century ago. The jokes were so consistently over-the-top that people learned to laugh them off as another example of Google mischief. And that’s why Page and Brin decided to unveil something no one would believe was possible 20 years ago on April Fool’s Day.
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Millions of customers’ data found on dark web in latest AT&T data breach

Millions of customers’ data found on dark web in latest AT&T data breach

The provider says it has reset the passcodes of the current account holders whose data was compromised as it investigates the leak, the latest in a string of telecommunications company data breaches.
by Chloe Veltman

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She reads the newspaper on TikTok — and her videos are going viral

She reads the newspaper on TikTok — and her videos are going viral

Newspapers are losing the battle against smartphones as the place to learn the news, but one woman has found a way to bridge the divide and bring the print to the people.
by Jordan-Marie Smith

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