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1. Unpacking the US's "low unemployment": stagnant wages, bad jobs, high incarceration, discouraged workers back in school
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

...  The jobs that remain are often not good ones. Wages are stagnant, despite low unemployment (which usually drives wage increases), because trade unions have been weakened and "free trade" deals means ...

2. MIT's AI can identify breast cancer risk as reliably as a radiologist
(English/engadget)

... which alone increases the risk of breast ca... Read all  ...

3. Climate change will make beer much more expensive
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... those countries saw yield increases of up to 90% — but this was not enough to offset the global decrease. Finally, Guan and his colleagues fed these changes in barley yield into an existing economic model ...

4. California ballot measure to reintroduce rent control met with millions in opposition from Wall Street landlords
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... California have sent eviction notices to their tenants giving them 60 days to leave; other have announced massive rent increases -- and tenants have been notified that these will be cancelled only if Prop ...

5. Venmo increases fees on instant money transfers
(English/engadget)

Effective November 6th, Venmo patrons who use Instant Transfer to move money from their Venmo accounts to their debit cards will notice increased service fees. Instead of a flat $.25 per transfer, Instant ...

6. USPS says Amazon should pay 9-12% more for shipping, after Trump criticizes USPS for not charging Amazon more
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... doesn't make money from Amazon's business. A USPS spokesperson said these proposed changes are not a response to Trump's criticism. "The price increases reflect the best judgment of the Postal Service ...

7. High School students inspire amazing New York oyster re-seeding program
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

... everywhere they do water quality increases markedly. The Oysters pull all sorts of heavy metals and crap that worked its way into the SF Bay from all of California's lovely gold mining. New Yawk using ...

8. Facebook increases account deletion grace period to 30 days
(English/engadget)

You may be determined to delete Facebook from your life after the Cambridge Analytica scandal and hacking reports, but the company wants to give you extra time for a change of heart. A spokesperson for ...

9. Amazon increases its minimum wage to $15
(English/engadget)

Amazon has announced that it will increase its minimum wage to $15 for all of its employees, starting November 1st. The company says that the move will benefit 250,000 staffers, as well as up to 100,000 ...

10. Build a career in IT with this MCSE certification training
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

As more companies leverage cloud technology to unite and streamline their operations, the need for capable IT pros increases. But, as any IT guru will tell you, demand alone won't get your foot in the ...

11. This medical kit increases your odds of quitting smoking
(English/engadget)

The company trying to solve erectile dysfunction (ED) with technology is doing the same to help folks quit smoking. Ro has launched the Zero Quit Kit that uses multiple strategies and end-to-end services ...

12. 80 percent of enterprises struggle to protect machine identities
(English/Betanews)

The protection of human identities tends to be high on the agenda for organizations, but what about machine identities? Recent increases in the number of machines on enterprise networks, shifts in technology, ...

13. Replacing your boss with a cruel robot could make you concentrate more
(English/newscientist)

A mean robot watching over you increases your focus on the most important parts of a task more than a friendly robot or even no robot at all Read all  ...

14. Canada increases biometric monitoring of foreign nationals
(English/BoingBoing ibag)

If you’re from just about anywhere in the world, with the exception of the United States, beginning this week you'll find that visiting Canada will feel a whole lot more invasive. Moving forward, it will ...

15. The Impact of Rising Sea Level on Internet Infrastructure
(English/CircleID)

... extreme scenario estimate and North American cities have historically seen above average sea level increases. Furthermore, he does not consider storm damage and this report shows that when hurricane ...

16. Addressing Technical and Operational Needs with TechOps
(English/CircleID)

... we expect in the future While this increases expectations for the upcoming ICANN Meetings and GDD Summits enormously, it also shows how important this work is. The plan for the future is to have a one-day ...

17. Logitech Lightspeed Wireless Gaming Mice and PowerPlay review
(English/the-gadgeteer)

In the world of gaming, it’s not uncommon for large sums of money to be spent for the smallest increases in specs. Response time, clicks per minute, precision, all of these are thought to be immediately ...

18. Netflix tests 'Ultra' tier that could add a higher price option
(English/engadget)

Over the last few years, Netflix has slowly rolled out a series of price increases for its streaming service. After the debacle of 2011 that occurred when it announced a split between its streaming and ...

19. Combinations of Dictionary Words in Domain Names: Common vs. Distinctive Phrases
(English/CircleID)

... of potential users increases the association of particular phrases with any one party claiming exclusive right becomes increasingly tenuous. The Panel in Salem Five Cents Savings Bank, found it simply ...

20. 5G Beam-Steering Antennas: More Accurate, Less Power Hungry
(English/ieespectrum)

Taking a new approach to phase shifting antennas increases network range, data rate, and capacity Read all  ...

21. Internet Evolution: Another 10 Years Later
(English/CircleID)

... dominant activity on the Internet over the past decade was consolidation rather than continued technical evolution. Perhaps this increased resistance to change is because as the size of the network increases, ...

22. Mobile: The driving force behind digital transformation
(English/Betanews)

... it’s important for businesses to understand just how mobile and the digital revolution are bringing big changes. As productivity increases, so does the need to communicate more quickly. Currently, it takes ...

23. New Data Shows Significant Increases in Online Adoption Amongst Disadvantaged in the US
(English/CircleID)

The results of the latest survey conducted by the US National Telecommunications and Information Administration shows more American from all walks of life are increasingly connecting to the Internet. From ...

24. New tool streamlines workflow automation across platforms
(English/Betanews)

... with the launch of its 'Connect' tool, a productivity solution that allows businesses to streamline tasks and automate workflow across multiple applications simultaneously. Connect increases enterprise ...

25. Navigating the container security ecosystem
(English/Linuxtoday)

As container adoption increases, security automation will become a critical element of every organization's workflow. Read all  ...