By Michelle Toh, CNN Business Rohingya refugees are suing Facebook over its own admitted failure to stop the spread of hate speech that contributed to violence in Myanmar. This week, law firms in the United States and United Kingdom have launched a legal campaign against Meta, Facebook’s parent company, over allegations that executives knew of
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business Drew, a 21-year-old in Irvine, California, needs help: He’s transgender, and after starting hormone replacement therapy he’s facing harassment from coworkers. It’s gotten so bad, Drew tells a crisis counselor via a text-based chat session, that he’s considering suicide. He can’t quit his job, however, because he needs the money.
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Just a day before the head of Instagram will face questions from lawmakers over its child safety practices, the company is rolling out a handful of new features aimed at making it harder for users, particularly teenagers, to fall down rabbit holes that could be harmful to their
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business Just a day before the head of Instagram will face questions from lawmakers over its child safety practices, the company is rolling out a handful of new features aimed at making it harder for users, particularly teenagers, to fall down rabbit holes that could be harmful to their mental
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN Business Hackers stole at least $150 million from crypto exchange Bitmart, the platform said Monday. In a statement addressed to users, Bitmart said an initial security check has been completed and impacted assets identified. The assets were stolen from two “hot wallets,” one hosted on the Ethereum blockchain and the other
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The Tula Movement Arts Annual Holiday Makers Market returned for its third year this weekend.
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Over 50 dogs and their family members got their Christmas card pictures taken with Santa on Saturday!
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The theme for the Bend Christmas Parade this year was “Christmas: Better Together”.
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For months, jurors at Elizabeth Holmes’ criminal trial have heard one witness after another speak about the confident and charismatic former CEO of Theranos. Witnesses testified about how she convinced investors to pour hundreds of millions of dollars into her failed blood-testing startup, attracted a star-studded roster of board
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After a nice chat with our Katie Zuniga and Bob Shaw Friday evening, Santa Claus led the countdown and with a wave of his hand lit the downtown Bend Christmas tree, to the cheers of the crowd. He’ll also be the grand finale of Saturday’s Bend Christmas Parade.
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Mooch had to have her matted hair cut and also had a medical procedure, but the 10-year-old is waiting for a new home at the Humane Society of Central Oregon.
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Buy a Tree Change a Life sells trees, and all of the proceeds are given to help children, locally and globally. Tree Lot Location61690 Pettigrew Rd., Bend, OR 97702Tree Lot HoursMonday – Friday 1:00 – 7:00 pmSaturday – Sunday 10:00 am – 7:00 pmFacebook:  Buy A Tree. Change A Life. Bend, ORIG: @buyatreebend
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN Business Twitter acknowledged on Friday that a new policy it unveiled this week to protect users from harassment is being abused by malicious actors — days after journalists, left-wing activists and self-described “sedition hunters” reported their accounts had been locked for sharing publicly available images of anti-maskers, anti-vaccine protesters and suspected
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Redmond City Hall will be the spot to view the 2nd annual Redmond Northern Lights display, every Friday and Saturday evening from 6-9 p.m., from now to Dec. 18, thanks to the Redmond Chamber of Commerce. It’s also hosting the Holiday Village Market the next two Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The busiest guy on the planet these days — Santa Claus! And he made time to visit with Bob Shaw on NewsChannel 21 at Sunrise, to talk about Friday night’s downtown Bend tree lighting and of course, Saturday’s Bend Christmas Parade.
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Cooper is an energetic border collie-heeler mix who warmed up quickly this week to everyone at Redmond’s BrightSide Animal Center.
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A Bend Fire & Rescue ladder truck gave Santa a trip to the top of the NorthWest Crossing Christmas tree for Thursday’s lightning ceremony.
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The annual Christmas tree lighting and related festivities in downtown Bend Friday evening will be followed Saturday by the return of the Bend Christmas Parade at noon.
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The Giving Plate is gearing up for its biggest year yet for their annual Jingle Store on December 18th and 19th.
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business The independent board that oversees Facebook parent company, Meta, is once again urging the social media giant to be more transparent about its content moderation decisions. The Facebook Oversight Board on Thursday released two rulings overturning Meta’s decisions to remove user posts from its platforms, saying the content did
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