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CrowdStrike Accused of Defrauding Investors in Class Action Lawsuit (Maria)
The author writes, “CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity company behind July’s mass computer outage around the world, has been issued with an investor lawsuit accusing it of defrauding investors. The class action suit, filed in Texas by Plymouth County Retirement Association, a pension fund, argues that CrowdStrike misled investors by attesting that the company’s technology was ‘validated, tested and certified.’ In fact, the investors say, CrowdStrike’s software was no such thing. … A CrowdStrike spokesperson said: ‘We believe this case lacks merit and we will vigorously defend the company.’”
Suddenly Trump Looks Older and More Deranged (Reader Jim)
From The Atlantic: “Whatever happens next, the frame has altered. Now it is the Republicans who are saddled with the elderly candidate, the one who can’t make a clear argument or finish a sentence without veering off into anecdote. Now the Democrats are instead proposing something new. Now it is the many pundits who were already bored by the race and ready to wrap it up who look foolish.”
South Carolina Supreme Court Rules State Death Penalty Including Firing Squad Is Legal (Mili)
The author writes, “South Carolina can execute death row inmates by firing squad, lethal injection or the electric chair, the state’s high court ruled Wednesday, opening the door to restart executions after more than a decade. All five justices agreed with at least part of the ruling. But two of the justices said they felt the firing squad was not a legal way to kill an inmate and one of them felt the electric chair is a cruel and unusual punishment.”
Meta To Pay $1.4 Billion Settlement With Texas Over Facial Recognition and Photo Tags (Russ)
The author writes, “A massive settlement between Meta and Texas has been reached over the ‘Tag Suggestions’ feature Facebook added for photos more than a decade ago.”
Extreme ‘Heat Dome’ Hitting Olympics ‘Impossible’ Without Global Heating (Laura)
The author writes, “The ‘heat dome’ causing scorching temperatures across western Europe and north Africa, and boiling athletes and spectators at the Olympic Games in Paris, would have been impossible without human-caused global heating, a rapid analysis has found. Scientists said the fossil-fueled climate crisis made temperatures 2.5C to 3.3C hotter. Such an event would not have happened in the world before global heating but is now expected about once a decade, they said. Continued emissions of heat-trapping carbon dioxide will make them even more frequent, the researchers warned.”
The Evolving Safety and Policy Challenges of Self-Driving Cars (Gerry)
From Brookings: “Self-driving cars promise enormous benefits including greater road safety, increased mobility for people unable to drive themselves, more convenience for riders who will no longer be burdened with the driving task, a more efficient, less costly transportation system (in part by using fewer cars), and a smaller environmental impact because of their smoother, more controlled ‘eco-driving’ style compared to human drivers. However, the challenges of self-driving cars are not in the future. They are with U.S. policymakers today.”
Netflix Reintroduces ‘Lost’ to a New Generation, and the Timing Couldn’t Be Better (Al)
The author writes, “Lost changed my life. The hit television series, which ran for six seasons on ABC from 2004 to 2010, debuted when I was in college. It was a spiritually rich time for me, as I tried to deepen my relationship with God and discern how to live out my faith in a broken world. … I believe that our current tumultuous moment in history is the perfect time to revisit the revolutionary television show. Even 14 years after it ended, it still has much to teach us about faith, connection and how we can only make it through this life together.”
