Apple Separates Human Resources Role From Retail, Adds New Chief People Officer

Apple is hiring Carol Surface as its new chief people officer, with Surface set to report directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook, reports Bloomberg. Apple head of retail Deirdre O’Brien had been handling the “people” role, but Apple has now made a dedicated hire and has removed the duties from O’Brien. While O’Brien will continue […]

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iPhone 14’s Car Crash Detection Still Triggering False 911 Calls, Forcing Dispatchers to Reallocate Resources Away From Real Emergencies

Despite optimizations made in an iOS 16 update in November, the iPhone 14’s Car Crash Detection feature continues to accidentally call 911 when a user may be on a rollercoaster, skiing, or doing other physical activities the device misunderstands as a car crash. The iPhone 14’s Car Crash Detection feature uses an array of sensors […]

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Tech Resources That Help Kids Navigate Puberty

“I remember the first time I ever shaved my legs, I didn’t even tell my mom,” Bortner says. “I was like, ‘Mom, look what I did.’ She was like, ‘Oh, I hope you did it the right way.’” Bortner, now an intern at Oomla, said she didn’t follow any specific channels. And she recognized that […]

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A Guide to Abortion Resources in a Post-Roe America

In a perfect world, abortion access would be easy. The minute you realized you needed an abortion, you’d be able to grab some abortion pills from the drugstore, or make an appointment with your regular gynecologist for a quick and easy vacuum aspiration. But we don’t live in a perfect world. In modern-day America, abortion […]

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Microsoft shares resources on making Xbox games more accessible

Microsoft Ability Summit is here, as the company begins an event focused on better representing and aiding people with disabilities in the workforce. That includes gaming, as Sarah Bond, corporate vice president of Xbox at Microsoft, shared details on improving accessibility in gaming. According to Bond, with over 3 billion people playing games in the […]

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Take Action Against Climate Change With These Tools and Resources

Fortunately, there are some awesome resources and tools that can help you manage climate anxiety, increase your personal resilience, and take the guesswork out of meaningful climate action. There are high-tech and low-tech ways to take care of our hearts and our world. It doesn’t matter which or how many you choose, only that you […]

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How to Navigate Online Mental Health Resources

Gaskill noted that when she submits information online, it doesn’t seem to get picked up by the right department or web address. “I’m still on those lists. Magellan will tell patients I’m a provider, yet I was never credentialed for them in that state—ever.” She still gets calls from patients who tell her they were […]

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