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Meta Is 'Pausing' Employee Tracking Program After It Let The Whole Company See Sensitive Data

Meta has paused use of an AI training program that tracks its own employees' keystrokes and mouse movements. The company has suspended the Model Capability Initiative, not because of workers' understandable displeasure around being (almost) perpetually monitored or for potentially breaking privacy laws, but because it caused an internal data leak.

Meta Is 'Pausing' Employee Tracking Program After It Let The Whole Company See Sensitive Datahttps://www.engadget.com/2199458/meta-is-pausing-employee-tracking-program-after-it-let-the-whole-company-see-sensitive-data/Open linkView original on discuss.online
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Not so empty nesters: record-high number of US adults under 35 live at home, new data says

A third of young adults between the ages of 25 and 35 – 25.2 million people – were living with their parents in 2025. Of those, 70% had jobs, and many held college degrees, highlighting that the increase in at-home living stems from high housing costs rather than labor market conditions.

Not so empty nesters: record-high number of US adults under 35 live at home, new data sayshttps://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jun/18/us-adults-under-35-living-at-homeOpen linkView original on lemmy.world
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How Many Ways Can You Avoid Reporting That Cops Killed a Baby? [Copaganda]

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/70907267

“One-Year-Old Boy Killed After Officer Fires at Vehicle in Mississippi,” said the New York Times headline (6/16/26). So, a “one-year-old boy”—what most people would call a baby—was “killed after” a police officer fired at a vehicle, but there’s no verb you could use to connect those two things?

How Many Ways Can You Avoid Reporting That Cops Killed a Baby? [Copaganda]https://fair.org/home/how-many-ways-can-you-avoid-reporting-that-cops-killed-a-baby/Open linkView original on lemmy.dbzer0.com
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UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48169514

Some fighters will receive bonuses in ‘stablecoins’ issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday.

The development connects the Trump family’s financial interests to the high-profile UFC competition being promoted on government property. The competition on the south White House lawn is scheduled for 14 June, Donald Trump’s birthday.

The UFC said some fighters will receive bonuses in World Liberty Financial crypto called “stablecoins”, whose value is pegged to the US dollar. World Liberty named the currency “USD1”.

UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump companyhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-cryptoOpen linkView original on lemmy.dbzer0.com
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UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump company

The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) announced on Friday that it will pay bonuses to fighters in a form of cryptocurrency issued by Trump family business World Liberty Financial at the heavily publicized White House mixed martial arts event on Sunday.

The development connects the Trump family’s financial interests to the high-profile UFC competition being promoted on government property. The competition on the south White House lawn is scheduled for 14 June, Donald Trump’s birthday.

The UFC said some fighters will receive bonuses in World Liberty Financial crypto called “stablecoins”, whose value is pegged to the US dollar. World Liberty named the currency “USD1”.

UFC to pay White House fighters in crypto issued by Trump companyhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/14/white-house-ufc-fighters-cryptoOpen linkView original on lemmy.world