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Antonio Garcia-Martinez / The Pull Request : Q&A with Lambda School's Austen Allred on how the company helps bridge the class divide for students, like setting up bank accounts for those who don't have one   —  Austen Allred and the class escalator  —  Austen Allred is the CEO and founder of Lambda School, a unique coding school … source http://www.techmeme.com/210301/p3#a210301p3

Andy Greenberg / Wired : The Wikileaks-style group DDoSecrets claims that Parler-like site Gab has been breached and is now set to share 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more   —  The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2Ob3By8 via IFTTT

Andy Greenberg / Wired : The Wikileaks-style group DDoSecrets claims that Parler-like site Gab has been breached and is now set to share 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more   —  The transparency group DDoSecrets says it will make the 70GB of passwords, private posts, and more available to researchers, journalists, and social scientists. source http://www.techmeme.com/210301/p2#a210301p2

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg : Pres. Biden says there should be “no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda” by Amazon amid its warehouse workers' vote on whether to form a union in AL   —  - ‘The choice to join a union is up to the workers,’ Biden said  — Mail-in voting for 6,000 workers began in mid-February source http://www.techmeme.com/210301/p1#a210301p1

Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal : A look at Biden's efforts to partner with allies to boost key tech sectors and counter China, going beyond Trump-era measures like restricting sales of SMIC   —  Combined efforts in semiconductors, artificial intelligence seen as way to thwart Beijing's ambitions source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p12#a210228p12

Jennifer Epstein / Bloomberg : Pres. Biden says there should be “no coercion, no threats, no anti-union propaganda” by Amazon amid its warehouse workers' vote on whether to form a union in AL   —  - ‘The choice to join a union is up to the workers,’ Biden said  — Mail-in voting for 6,000 workers began in mid-February from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3r3QRrH via IFTTT

Bob Davis / Wall Street Journal : A look at Biden's efforts to partner with allies to boost key tech sectors and counter China, going beyond Trump-era measures like restricting sales of SMIC   —  Combined efforts in semiconductors, artificial intelligence seen as way to thwart Beijing's ambitions from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3bQ0lQK via IFTTT

Tom Krazit / Protocol : An oral history of #hugops and the growing community of operations engineers who offer support for their peers before and during major cloud service outages   —  When something breaks on the internet, the people who know how to fix it just want to give their colleagues a hug — even if they're a rival. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/301Jxku via IFTTT

Tom Krazit / Protocol : An oral history of #hugops and the growing community of operations engineers who offer support for their peers before and during major cloud service outages   —  When something breaks on the internet, the people who know how to fix it just want to give their colleagues a hug — even if they're a rival. source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p11#a210228p11

Will Oremus / OneZero  : Twitter Super Follows and Clubhouse portend a shift from algorithmic, scale-focused, low-attention feeds to low-volume, high-attention relationships with users   —  Products like Clubhouse and Twitter's “Super Follows” offer a new kind of engagement  —  Open Facebook, Instagram, TikTok … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/37V3SfF via IFTTT

Will Oremus / OneZero  : Twitter Super Follows and Clubhouse portend a shift from algorithmic, scale-focused, low-attention feeds to low-volume, high-attention relationships with users   —  Products like Clubhouse and Twitter's “Super Follows” offer a new kind of engagement  —  Open Facebook, Instagram, TikTok … source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p10#a210228p10

Ben Smith / New York Times : Profile of Discovery+, which has hit 12M paid subscriptions globally and offers a reality TV-focused catalog with 55K episodes, rivaling Netflix in sheer volume   —  Discovery's new app has taken off largely because viewers love watching people fix houses, tour diners and bicker about their relationships. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uBoMu1 via IFTTT

Ben Smith / New York Times : Profile of Discovery+, which has hit 12M paid subscriptions globally and offers a reality TV-focused catalog with 55K episodes, rivaling Netflix in sheer volume   —  Discovery's new app has taken off largely because viewers love watching people fix houses, tour diners and bicker about their relationships. source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p9#a210228p9

Ed Siddons / The Guardian : Profile of lawyer and activist Cori Crider who is suing Facebook and outsourcing company CPL in Ireland's High Court on behalf of traumatized content moderators   —  Whether it's the CIA or Facebook, lawyer and activist Cori Crider is never one to shy away from a fight from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3uHGo7u via IFTTT

Ed Siddons / The Guardian : Profile of lawyer and activist Cori Crider who is suing Facebook and outsourcing company CPL in Ireland's High Court on behalf of traumatized content moderators   —  Whether it's the CIA or Facebook, lawyer and activist Cori Crider is never one to shy away from a fight source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p8#a210228p8

Mario Gabriele / The Generalist : How Reddit, at ~$6B arguably one of the most undervalued companies in world, can unlock the next step-change in valuation and protect against niche competitors   —  One of social media's oldest companies is also its most undervalued. … ‍  —  “You ever stop to realize how fragile all this is?” source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p7#a210228p7

Mario Gabriele / The Generalist : How Reddit, at ~$6B arguably one of the most undervalued companies in world, can unlock the next step-change in valuation and protect against niche competitors   —  One of social media's oldest companies is also its most undervalued. … ‍  —  “You ever stop to realize how fragile all this is?” from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2PbQY6e via IFTTT

Patrick McGee / Financial Times : Skydio raises $171M led by a16z at a valuation of $1B+, the first significant fundraising by a US-based drone maker after China's DJI was blacklisted by the US   —  Placement of DJI on trade blacklist has opened new opportunities for US manufacturers  —  California-based Skydio has become … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2O7dZXJ via IFTTT

Patrick McGee / Financial Times : Skydio raises $171M led by a16z at a valuation of $1B+, the first significant fundraising by a US-based drone maker after China's DJI was blacklisted by the US   —  Placement of DJI on trade blacklist has opened new opportunities for US manufacturers  —  California-based Skydio has become … source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p6#a210228p6

Kim Lyons / The Verge : Verizon support is now advising its users on Twitter to “turn on LTE”, which would turn off 5G, to preserve battery life   —  This, despite the carrier's relentless promotion of its 5G network  —  Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3q7jCSJ via IFTTT

Kim Lyons / The Verge : Verizon support is now advising its users on Twitter to “turn on LTE”, which would turn off 5G, to preserve battery life   —  This, despite the carrier's relentless promotion of its 5G network  —  Despite its relentless promotion of 5G phones and the fact that it spent … source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p5#a210228p5

Naomi Klein / The Intercept : Modi's government is abetting a vicious campaign against Indian climate activists simply for using organizing tools like shared Google Docs and WhatsApp groups   —  The bank of cameras that camped outside Delhi's sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2ZVc4rI via IFTTT

Naomi Klein / The Intercept : Modi's government is abetting a vicious campaign against Indian climate activists simply for using organizing tools like shared Google Docs and WhatsApp groups   —  The bank of cameras that camped outside Delhi's sprawling Tihar jail was the sort of media frenzy you would expect to await … source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p4#a210228p4

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Report: the number of malware strains written in Go have increased by around 2,000% since 2017, after APTs and cybercrime groups adopted the language   —  There's been a 2,000% increase of new malware written in Go over the past few years.  —  The number of malware strains coded … source http://www.techmeme.com/210228/p3#a210228p3

Catalin Cimpanu / ZDNet : Report: the number of malware strains written in Go have increased by around 2,000% since 2017, after APTs and cybercrime groups adopted the language   —  There's been a 2,000% increase of new malware written in Go over the past few years.  —  The number of malware strains coded … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3bNEglL via IFTTT