Twitter is preparing for the EU General Data Protection Regulation by changing its privacy policy to let users view data they have shared with the platform and learn how the information is used. The update is intended to make it as simple as possible for consumers to understand the company's privacy policy, Twitter's Damien Kieran says in a blog post.
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Actress Thandie Newton says she has been excluded from the Time's Up movement in Hollywood, despite sharing her story of sexual abuse years ago, because she isn't "hot enough." Newton had detailed abuse from a director and had warned of a need to prepare children for danger.
Student-led discussions can present some challenges, such as unequal engagement, asserts Mark Wise, supervisor for curriculum and instruction. In this blog post, he shares common problems and potential solutions to help improve such discussions.
Michel Barnier, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, said the agreement governing the UK's withdrawal from the EU must give the European Court of Justice permanent oversight of relations between the EU and the UK. Without that provision, "there is no credibility of this treaty for stakeholders, for business," Barnier said.
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Auntie Anne's has launched a line of clothing, home goods and accessories called For the Love of Pretzels, with pretzel-themed original designs. The collection includes T-shirts, sneakers, blankets and throw pillows, and profits will go to the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Black Book Market Research surveyed 3,040 hospital EHR users and found that the proportion of medical record administrators who find it difficult to exchange patient health records with health care providers who use a different EHR platform dropped from 41% in 2016 to 36% this year. In addition, 30% of hospital-based physicians said health data sent between outside providers' different EHR systems cannot be trusted.
Snapchat is testing a revamped version of its redesign that features users' Stories being shown in Discover with a select group of users. The trial could be an attempt to encourage users to visit Discover more, thereby increasing viewing figures of Stories from brands and publishers, writes Kurt Wagner.
Warehouses continue to look for efficiency and ways to minimize logistics problems, but they are increasingly implementing technology workers are familiar with to streamline adoption. Smartphones, for example, are something millennial workers know how to use, and they can do most tasks necessary.
Microsoft's Xbox One is increasing from 21 to 32 the number of original Xbox games that are compatible with the current Xbox One. By adding software-based backward compatibility to enable users to play games from several console generations back, Microsoft is generating new interest in forgotten games and increasing sales, writer Jeremy Horwitz argues.
The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions is scheduled to vote today on several health care-related bills, including the Opioid Crisis Response Act, a bipartisan bill that includes measures to restrict the number of painkillers physicians can prescribe, direct research toward finding nonaddictive painkillers and prevent illegal drug trafficking. Another bill up for consideration is the Over-the-Counter Drug Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act, which would revise how over-the-counter medications are regulated and allow the FDA to collect user fees on them.
Cox users can now easily tune in to YouTube content directly through the company's X1-based Contour platform. Subscribers can access the content through Contour's user interface and voice remote and can search the app via that remote; streamed videos will count against users' 1-terabyte data caps, the company confirmed.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will have an active asphalt recycling program in rural areas of the state during the construction season. The agency is planning to work on upward of 600 miles of roads and at least 80 bridges.
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Hapag-Lloyd wants to cut carbon dioxide emissions by 20% from 2016 values by 2020. The German container shipping company has already reduced its fleet's emissions by 46% between 2007 and 2016.
On Monday, United Airlines took delivery of its first Boeing 737 MAX 9, the first of 10 to be delivered by the end of this year. "It has better fuel efficiency, lower maintenance costs and does all of this while maximizing customer comfort," CFO Andrew Levy said of the new plane.
Legoland California in Carlsbad will open its second onsite hotel, the Castle Hotel, on Friday. Guests of the 250-room property will be greeted by a Lego wizard statue in the lobby, can eat at the Dragon's Den restaurant and sleep in knight-, princess- or wizard-themed rooms.