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How the oil industry made us doubt climate change

How the oil industry made us doubt climate change: Energy companies stand accused of trying to downplay their contribution to global warming.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Equifax Had 'Admin' as Login and Password in Argentina - Slashdot: Reader wired_parrot writes: The credit report provider

Equifax Had 'Admin' as Login and Password in Argentina - Slashdot: Reader wired_parrot writes: The credit report provider Equifax has been accused of a fresh data security breach, this time affecting its Argentine operations. The breach was revealed after security researchers discovered that an online...
Source: slashdot.org

Facebook accused of fake audience numbers: Facebook Inc. claims its ads have the potential to reach more people than recent

Facebook accused of fake audience numbers: Facebook Inc. claims its ads have the potential to reach more people than recent U.S. census data shows exist, and that’s troublesome for one analyst, who thinks third-party measurement services stand to benefit.
Source: marketwatch.com

Vox’s video about Chechen leader accused of torturing gay people is being spammed with dislikes: As of noon on Friday,

Vox’s video about Chechen leader accused of torturing gay people is being spammed with dislikes: As of noon on Friday, the video had 8,453 likes and 4,703 dislikes. The typical ratio of likes to dislikes on a Vox video is 10:1.
Source: niemanlab.org

Insulin Pricing Target of Class Action Lawsuit: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco,

Insulin Pricing Target of Class Action Lawsuit: By Joe Elia Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Three companies that supply insulin in the U.S. are accused of conspiring to set increasingly higher prices for … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

Jeremy Hunt accused of skewing weekend hospital death rates: British Medical Journal editor says health secretary’s frequent

Jeremy Hunt accused of skewing weekend hospital death rates: British Medical Journal editor says health secretary’s frequent references to ‘excess’ deaths are misleading
Source: theguardian.com

Jeremy Hunt accused of suppressing evidence on benefits of 'sugar tax': Health select committee chair questioned whether

Jeremy Hunt accused of suppressing evidence on benefits of 'sugar tax': Health select committee chair questioned whether political pressure had been applied to Hunt to prevent the release of important documents
Source: theguardian.com