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Sundar Pichai, CEO of GoogleAnindito Mukherjee | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesGoogle said late Friday that it will work to quickly delete location history for people going to abortion sites and other medical sites following the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade last week."Today, we’re announcing that if our systems identify that someone has visited one of these places, we will delete these entries from Location History soon after they visit," wrote Jen Fitzpatrick, Google's senior vice president of core systems and…

A group of US lawmakers has signed off on a letter to Google that urges the company to reevaluate its treatment of search results that direct users to anti-abortion crisis centers rather than legitimate clinics, as first reported by Reuters. Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) and Representative Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) are leading the initiative, while several other Democratic lawmakers have signed the letter in support. The letter cites research published by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), which focuses on Google…

WASHINGTON: US lawmakers urged Alphabet Inc's leading Google search engine to give accurate results to people seeking abortions rather than sometimes sending them to "crisis pregnancy centers," which steer woman away from the procedures. The request came in a letter, whose top signatories were Senator Mark Warner and Representative Elissa Slotkin, sent to Google on Friday and first reported by Reuters. The letter was prompted by a study released last week by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate. The study…

US lawmakers urged Alphabet's leading Google search engine to give accurate results to people seeking abortions rather than sometimes sending them to "crisis pregnancy centres," which steer woman away from the procedures.The request came in a letter, whose top signatories were Senator Mark Warner and Representative Elissa Slotkin, sent to Google on Friday and first reported by Reuters.The letter was prompted by a study released last week by the nonprofit Center for Countering Digital Hate. The study found that 11 percent…

TikTok says it has completed migrating its US users' data to Oracle's servers in the US  —  TikTok has completed migrating its U.S. users' information to servers at Oracle Corp (ORCL.N), in a move that could address U.S. regulatory concerns over data integrity on the popular video app, the company confirmed to Reuters. TikTok says it has completed migrating its US users' data to Oracle's servers in the US  —  TikTok has completed migrating its U.S. users' information to servers at Oracle Corp (ORCL.N), in a move that…

Further limitations may be on the horizon. Republicans who support restricting abortion outnumber Democrats in the state legislature, and while North Carolina’s governor, a Democrat, has thus far vetoed bills to further restrict access, a Republican governor, or future attempts to redraw district boundaries, may give Republicans the edge to reach a veto-proof majority.CaliforniaIn some ways, California is North Carolina’s opposite. The state’s only restriction is on abortions after viability (when the fetus could survive…

Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review: Anti-abortion activists are using license plate tracking and body cameras to collect data on people arriving at clinics for prosecutions post-Roe v. Wade — Body cams and license plates are already being used to track people arriving at abortion clinics. — The Supreme Court is shortly expected … Abby Ohlheiser / MIT Technology Review: Anti-abortion activists are using license plate tracking and body cameras to collect data on people…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When Dr. Patel cares for babies born at her nursery, she coaches parents on how they can protect their newborns from climate change-driven health threats, like extreme heat and smoke. …

Tesla has sent some Powerwalls to Ukraine in order to help power some “ambulant clinics” in Irpin and Borodyanka. Power has been unreliable since the Russian invasion – making battery packs like Powerwalls super useful. Mykhailo Fedorov, vice prime minister of Ukraine and minister of digital transformation, announced on Twitter: “Tesla Powerwall tech will power up two ambulant clinics in Irpin and Borodyanka. New solar panels and integrated battery systems will not only use renewable energy, but also store it for…