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Four Former Police Chiefs Claim They Were Ousted for Whistleblowing Under Mayor Adams

Four former NYPD chiefs claim in separate lawsuits filed Monday that top department leaders close to Mayor Eric Adams forced them out after they complained about promotions and plum assignments being awarded to unqualified associates or called attention to other potential misconduct. They say the retaliation against them violated civil service protections and are seeking […]

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Waymo introduces teen accounts in Phoenix, allowing teenagers aged 14-17 to use its Waymo One ridehailing service alone with parental approval (Andrew J. Hawkins/The Verge)

Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge:
Waymo introduces teen accounts in Phoenix, allowing teenagers aged 14-17 to use its Waymo One ridehailing service alone with parental approval  —  The robotaxi company is betting parents will trust its technology enough to allow their kids to ride unaccompanied.

One of Tim Cook’s possible successors is leaving Apple

Apple has announced that Sabih Khan, the company’s vice president of operations, will take over for Jeff Williams as chief operating officer later this month. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple said the move is part of a “long-planned succession” that has Williams retiring at the end of this year. Williams, who oversaw the introduction […]

Apple says COO Jeff Williams handing over role to Sabih Khan this month (CNBC)

CNBC:
Apple says COO Jeff Williams handing over role to Sabih Khan this month … Apple's chief operating officer, Jeff Williams, will retire later this year, Apple said on Tuesday.  —  Current operations leader Sabih Khan will take over much of his role later this month, Apple said.

Vienna RSS at 20

Barijaona Ramaholimihaso: After some minor fiddling, I got the initial version of Vienna running on VirtualBox on my retro hack.[…]Founding father of Vienna, Steve contributed mostly from 2004 to 2008, made a short comeback in 2010, and is definitely at the root of Vienna’s ethics: making a clean, spartan, and highly useful app.He almost never […]