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This move comes days after both Instacart and Amazon workers went on strike, demanding that changes be made to keep them safe as demand for online shopping and grocery delivery increases
TECH 📱
“Zoombombing” becomes latest security issue for Zoom
Zoombombing is a form of cyber harassment where Zoom calls are intruded by unidentified individuals who spew hateful language or share graphic images
The Zoombombing trend has picked up steam as YouTubers and internet users popularized the action by encouraging fans to send them their class links in an attempt to create comedy videos
The FBI has received multiple reports of video conference calls being interrupted by "pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language" and claim they are taking action to prevent them
US 🦅
Trump invokes the Defense Production Act
General Motors has been instructed by the Trump administration to start producing ventilators, but the status of production and the level of oversight over the company’s production isn’t quite clear
The order comes amid fears of shortages of medical equipment, a growing concern as COVID-19 cases proliferate in the US
ENTERTAINMENT 🎞️
SXSW film fest goes virtual
Amazon Prime Video is partnering with South by Southwest Film Festival to launch films that had been scheduled to screen at the 2020 SXSW film festival
The Film Festival Collection will be open to all users with an Amazon login in the US for ten days, though an opening date has not been announced yet
EXTRA BLING ✨
Science ⚗️. Elusive 'missing link' black hole discovered by Hubble