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Face-off in Britain over controversial surveillance tech
Face-off in Britain over controversial surveillance tech
Technology
by  AFP

On a grey, cloudy morning in December, London police deployed a state-of-the-art AI powered camera near the railway station in the suburb of Croydon and quietly scanned the faces of the unsuspecting passersby. Activists argue the technology places too much unmonitored power in the hands of the police, who have been given increased powers of arrest over protests through the Public Order Act.

SpaceX sues to stop US hearing over fired workers
SpaceX sues to stop US hearing over fired workers
Economy
by  AFP

SpaceX on Thursday went to court to try to derail a US National Labor Relations Board hearing over complaints by workers who say they were fired for criticizing chief executive Elon Musk. The filing did not refute the notion that former workers whose complaints are at issue in the case were fired for asking colleagues to sign a letter critical of Musk's social media behavior.

Markets swing ahead of US jobs as rate cut hopes fade
Markets swing ahead of US jobs as rate cut hopes fade
Economy
by  AFP

Asian stocks fluctuated on Friday after a bigger-than-expected rise in US private-sector jobs poured cold water on hopes for an interest rate cut in the next few months. Data on Thursday from payroll firm ADP showed far more private-sector jobs were created last month than forecast and significantly more than in November.