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Pieter Haeck / Politico : Euroconsumers, a group of EU consumer agencies, partners with Facebook after settling a lawsuit with Facebook in April over alleged illegal user data harvesting   —  Euroconsumer had promised up to €200 in compensation for people who signed up to its lawsuit against Facebook. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/2R9oUC0

Wee Luen Chia (right) says 2020 has been the best year of his working life because it allowed him to spend more time with his family. Wee Luen Chia Wee Luen Chia is a Singapore-based executive at ServiceNow , an American software company. He wakes up early to get his four-year-old daughter ready for school, works from his home in the morning, and spends part of his day at the office. He says 2020 was the best year of his working life because he got to spend more time with his daughter. See more stories on Insider's business page . Wee Luen Chia, 43, is a Singapore-based executive at ServiceNow, an American software company with a global team of 14,000 people. ServiceNow As Managing Director and Area Vice President in Asia, Chia oversees a team of more than 100 people in his home country of Singapore. He joined ServiceNow , which makes software that automates business processes to help its customers work more efficiently, in 2019. He previously worked at Oracle, Red...

There are more than 400 million Arabic speakers globally and that number isn’t slowing down anytime soon . Arabic, to most people, is a tough language even to those who speak it. According to Duolingo , someone fluent in Egyptian Arabic might not fully understand Yemeni Arabic speakers because of the vast difference in dialect . While individuals can easily navigate dialects , it can be relatively hard for them to find tailored Arabic content essential for everyday life . Dr Ihab Fikry and Ibrahim Kamel founded Almentor.net in 2016 as an online video learning platform to compensate for this lack of online learning content for Arabic speakers . In collaboration with hundreds of leaders, educators, and experts, the platform offers courses and talks in various fields like health, humanities, technology, entrepreneurship, business management, lifestyle, drama, sports, corporate communication, and digital media . In 2016, Almentor closed a $3.5 million seed round and two years...

Michael Corkery / New York Times : Some residents worry the warehouse boom in PA's Lehigh Valley, driven by its proximity to NY and e-commerce, is putting long-term economic well-being at risk   —  Huge facilities have sprouted up in and around the Lehigh Valley, fueled by the astonishing growth of e-commerce. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/3vHblIY

Former United States Representative Beto O'Rourke speaks during the "Texans Rally For Our Voting Rights" event at the Texas Capitol Building on May 8, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Gary Miller/Getty Images Texas Democrats blocked the passage of a major bill restricting voting in a dramatic walkout. Democrats left the chamber en masse, blocking the necessary quorum required to pass the law. The lawmakers' effort was only the fourth legislative walkout of its kind in Texas' history. See more stories on Insider's business page . Democrats in the Texas state House blocked the passage of Senate Bill 7, a major GOP-backed bill restricting voting and tightening election rules, in an unprecedented and dramatic walkout late Saturday night. Democratic members of the chamber walked off the floor to ensure there wouldn't be the quorum of lawmakers necessary to vote on the legislation, a move that killed chances of the bill being passed before a midnight deadline....

Then-Vice President Joe Biden talks with his son, US Army Capt. Beau Biden at Camp Victory on the outskirts of Baghdad in 2009. KHALID MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images President Joe Biden's son Beau died from brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46. The president remembered his son on the sixth anniversary of his death on Sunday. In a Memorial Day service, Biden said if Beau were alive he would be paying respects to veterans. See more stories on Insider's business page . President Joe Biden remembered his son Beau Biden on the sixth anniversary of his death in a Memorial Day service on Sunday. Beau died in 2015 from brain cancer at 46 years old. "Beau didn't die in the line of duty, but he was serving a Delaware National Guard unit in Iraq for a year. That was one of the proudest things he did in his life," Biden said during the speech at Veterans Memorial Park in New Castle, Delaware. The president said if Beau were here, "he would be here as well p...