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Unionized ProPublica staff are on strike over AI, layoffs, and wages

Unionized staff at ProPublica, one of the country's leading nonprofit newsrooms, are walking off the job for 24 hours beginning Wednesday and asking the public to honor a digital picket line. The roughly 150 members of the ProPublica Guild are in the midst of negotiating a collective bargaining agreement after unionizing in 2023. The union says key issues are still in contention, including protections around the use of AI, "just cause" provisions around disciplining or firing an employee, layoff protections, and wages. "We've been working to resolve this quietly for over two years," says Katie Campbell, a ProPublica Guild member. "This is … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/VCWUDPz
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Continuous glucose monitoring made me continuously crazy

Continuous glucose monitors — also referred to as glucose biosensors — aren’t just for diabetics anymore. Daily life is different when you're tracking glucose. A little over a year ago, I was on my way to a conference. My bags were packed, the Uber was on its way, but there was one last thing to do before I could head to the airport. Tearing open a small isopropyl alcohol wipe, I cleaned the skin on the back of my arm. After that, I applied a small applicator to the clean skin, doing my best to ignore the visible needle inside. I squeezed my eyes shut and pressed a button. It made a ka-thunk. I repeated the process on the other arm. In my right arm, I now had a Dexcom Stelo. In the left, an Abbott Lingo. Both were over-the-counter continuous g … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/vJUkFpS

Pebblebee’s new Halo tracker doubles as a personal safety device

The Pebblebee Halo is larger but more functional than an Apple AirTag. | Image: Pebblebee After expanding the functionality of its Clip location tracker last year with a panic alarm that sends messages and your location to trusted contacts , Pebblebee has announced a new tracker with even more personal safety features. The Halo is brighter and louder than the Clip and features an easier-to-trigger alert. Available starting today for $59.99 through Pebblebee's online store and on Amazon starting on April 20th, Halo is at its core still a location tracker. It's compatible with either Apple's Find My tracking network or Google's Find Hub, but not both at the same time, and small enough to be stashed in a bag or clipped to your keys … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/TUN36yl

A wild, wide foldable iPhone dummy emerges amid rumors of a delay

The two iPhone 18 Pro dummies look much like last year’s 17 Pro models. | Image: Sonny Dickson We might have our first good look at the shape of the oddly wide iPhone Fold, after leaker and journalist Sonny Dickson shared photos of what he says is a dummy unit of the foldable, alongside similar models of the iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max. The apparent design leak comes as it's reported that early engineering tests of the foldable have suffered from production problems which may cause it to ship months later than other iPhones this year. Dickson, who has a good track record for sourcing accurate dummy models of Apple and Samsung phones used by case makers to test and design their products, shared images of the foldable unit on Bluesky … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/0efuBGZ

Gemini is making it faster for distressed users to reach mental health resources 

Google says it has updated Gemini to better direct users to get mental health resources during moments of crisis. The change comes as the tech giant faces a wrongful death lawsuit alleging its chatbot "coached" a man to die by suicide, the latest in a string of lawsuits alleging tangible harm from AI products. When a conversation indicates a user is in a potential crisis related to suicide or self-harm, Gemini already launches a "Help is available" module that directs users to mental health crisis resources , like a suicide hotline or crisis text line. Google says the update - really more of a redesign - will streamline this into a "one-touc … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/ESABTIt

The Artemis II astronauts will set a new distance record from Earth today

Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman looks back at Earth from one of the Orion spacecraft’s main cabin windows. | Image: NASA On April 15th, 1970, Jim Lovell, Fred Haise, and Jack Swigert set a distance record when Apollo 13 traveled 248,655 miles from Earth. Nearly 56 years later, the crew of Artemis II is expected to break that record by several thousand miles when the Orion spacecraft reaches a maximum distance of 252,757 miles away from Earth later today as it completes its flight around the far side of the Moon. NASA's coverage of the lunar flyby begins at 1PM ET today if you want to follow along at home , while the astronauts are expected to set the new distance record from Earth at 1:56PM ET. The trip around the far side of the Moon will take about six hours … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/DMsJ5uQ

Logitech’s haptics-enhanced MX Master 4 mouse is on sale for under $100

If you’re shopping for a wireless mouse that’ll help you multitask more easily, Logitech’s MX Master 4 is easily one of the best and most comfortable options available. It’s rarely discounted, but the black version is currently down to $99.99 ($20 off) at Newegg with code TRWF233 . While it offers similarly quiet clicks and long battery life to the MX Master 3S , its direct predecessor, the newer model touts haptic feedback that offers tiny, satisfying jolts when you press its thumb rest to bring up Logitech’s Action Ring overlay. Logitech MX Master 4 wireless mouse Where to Buy: $119.99 $99.99 at Newegg (with code TRWF233) The MX Master 4 works just as well on Windows as on macOS, and it includes a USB-C Bolt transmitter (previous models in the lineup included a USB-A version of the Bolt). I think this mouse is worth buying based on the hardware alone, though the additional features bundled with Logi Options, its companion app for desktop, add even more value. Clicking th...