The New York attorney general's office will investigate Facebook's "unauthorized collection of 1.5M of their users' email contact databases." Earlier this month, it emerged the company had been scraping the contact lists of some users who joined the… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2L5WbKo via IFTTT

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The European Commission's Joint Research Center is working on a tool that could use tweets and artificial intelligence to collect real-time data on floods. In a paper released on Arvix.org, EU scientists explain how their Social Media for Flood Risk… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2UEaA07 via IFTTT

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Google is making it easier for employees to file harassment and discrimination complaints by setting up a dedicated site for them to do so. Melonie Parker, the company's chief diversity officer, wrote in a letter to employees that Google has firmed u… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2ITQLiY via IFTTT

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Those excited for Days Gone, the post-apocalyptic zombie shooter for Sony PS4 set to be released on Friday, will have even more to look forward to this summer. This June, Bend Studios will release a new "Survival" mode and launch weekly updates to th… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2GGj9n2 via IFTTT

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Now that Respawn has released its first Apex Legends Battle Pass and is otherwise settling in, it's outlining how it will handle Apex updates going forward — including what it won't do. In the lengthy status post, the company's Drew McCoy stressed… from Engadget RSS Feed https://engt.co/2GIar80 via IFTTT

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