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It was just after New Year's when Jonathon Ervin began to feel that Amazon was turning the screws on him. Ervin owns one of 3,500 small businesses that exist solely to deliver packages for the retail giant. Since launching his company, Battle Tested Strategies, in 2019, the Air Force veteran and reservist has delivered more than 10 million packages and earned positive performance reviews from Amazon. In a 2020 newsletter, Amazon championed Ervin as a face of its commitment to Black business owners.Last year, after a…

Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which could result in the social media company's trust and safety teams being crippled, Platformer reported on Saturday.Before Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform last year, Twitter signed a multi-year contract with Google related to fighting spam and protecting accounts, among other things, the report said.The Platformer report did not give details on how the conflict between the companies could hinder…

More platform instability could be in Twitter’s near future. In 2018, Twitter signed a $1 billion contract with Google to host some of its services on the company’s Google Cloud servers. Twitter recently refused to pay the search giant ahead of the contract’s June 30th renewal date. Twitter is reportedly rushing to move as many services off of Google’s infrastructure before the contract expires, but the effort is “running behind schedule,” putting some tools, including Smyte, a platform the company to bolster its…

Image: Michael M. Santiago / Staff (Getty Images)As the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers enters into negotiations with the Screen Actors Guild, SAG-AFTRA has pulled a bargaining ace out for the public to see. On Monday, the guild revealed it has a 97% mandate to authorize a strike coming from about half to 65% of the eligible voters. The current contract between SAG-AFTRA and the AMPTP will expire on June 30.Giving Optimus Prime a Proper Back Story | io9 InterviewThe two associations said in a joint…

Aerospace startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge has been awarded a contract by the German government's Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr (BAAINBw) (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support) to develop and fly a revolutionary Linear AeroSpike (LAS) engine that replaces the conventional rocket nozzle with a curving wall-shaped plug.Conventional rockets can be easily spotted by their bell-shaped nozzles that accelerate the hot gases shooting out of…

The Directors Guild of America said it has reached a “historic deal” with the major studios on a new three-year film and TV contract.In a statement Saturday night, the DGA negotiating committee said it reached a tentative agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that includes wage increases, a new structure to pay foreign residuals — which had been a key priority for the union — and restrictions on the use of AI.“We have concluded a truly historic deal,” said Jon Avnet, chair of the DGA’s…

ChatGPT is exceptional at finding bugs without requiring any meaningful additional context beyond the source code. This makes it an excellent first place to start your testing journey. One of the first things you learn as a smart contract coder is that contracts are extremely unforgiving when it comes to vulnerabilities. Contracts are immutable by default. At the same time, they’re capable of handling extraordinary amounts of money. This makes security (and smart contract testing) arguably the biggest concern for any team…

Former couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie`s legal fight seems to be never-ending. As per People, Pitt is now suing Jolie for selling her portion of their shared French vineyard without consulting him. The Oscar-winning actor claimed in new court documents that amid the continued war in Ukraine -- the association presents an "existential threat to the business" due to the new part owner`s ties to Russia. The first amended complaint about the winery, filed in February 2022, sought damages for declaratory relief,…

Southern California dockworkers disrupted cargo activity Friday at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports — major entry points for the country’s imports — after contract talks deteriorated in recent days.The Pacific Maritime Assn., which represents shipping companies and port terminal operators, said the International Longshore and Warehouse Union “is staging concerted and disruptive work actions that have effectively shut down operations” at several terminals in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Tacoma and Seattle. The…

Ukrainian forces set up Starlink satellite receivers to provide connection for civilians at Independence Square after the withdrawal of the Russian army from Kherson to the eastern bank of Dnieper River, Ukraine on November 13, 2022.Metin Atkas | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it has agreed to purchase Starlink satellite internet terminals from Elon Musk's SpaceX for use in Ukraine as Kyiv continues to fight off a full-scale Russian invasion."We continue to work with a range of global…