Apple supplier stops students' illegal overtime at iPhone X

Apple supplier Foxconn has stopped students from working illegally overtime in a factory in China.

It comes after the Financial Times reported Tuesday that six high school students in Henan province would work 11-hour shifts to manufacture Apple's iPhone X.

The long hours breached Chinese laws which aim to prevent children from working over 40 hours per week.

Apple said in the statement Tuesday the interns "should not have been allowed overtime" at the facility.

And on Thursday, the tech giant told the BBC: "Apple is dedicated to ensuring our supply chain is treated with the dignity and respect they deserve ... we can do all we can make a positive impact and protect workers in our supply chain. "

'Compensation and benefits'

The Financial Times report said the students were interviewed in a group of 3,000 students from Zhengzhou Urban Rail Transit School.

Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group - otherwise known as Hon Hai Precision Industry - reportedly hired the students to keep up the demand for Apple's latest flagship phone.

In October, Apple told CNBC that the customer demand for the iPhone X was "off the charts" ahead of its official release on November 3.

Foxconn Technology Group said in a statement the students were "provided with compensation and benefits."

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Uber orders 24,000 Volvo XC90s for driverless fleet

Volvo XC90s for driverless fleet

Uber has entered into an agreement with carmaker Volvo to buy 24,000 of its XC90 SUVs between 2019 and 2021 to form a fleet of autonomous vehicles, according to Bloomberg News. The XC90 is the base of Uber's latest-generation self-driving test car, which features sensors and autonomous driving computing capabilities installed by Uber after purchase on the XC90 vehicle.

The deal was said to be worth $ 1.4 billion, per the Financial Times, with the XC90 start at $ 46,900 in the U.S. in terms of base model consumer pricing Uber is already testing the XC90 in Arizona, San Francisco and Pittsburgh in trials with safety Uber also paired up with Volvo to jointly develop autonomous driving and a vehicle ready for self-driving implementation, with investment from both sides committed last year.

Uber's new fleet of XC90s will go further than the existing test vehicles, in that they will incorporate the redundant systems for braking and steering that will allow them to operate without a human safety driver on board. The 24,000 vehicle model is also subject to change, depending on Uber's needs Uber also paints the right to order vehicles from other OEMs to help contribute to its fleet as part of the deal.

Driverless rival Waymo, Alphabet's autonomous vehicle unit, recently announced plans to launch its own self-driving surveillance hailing service open to consumers, which could be part of the impetus behind Uber accelerating its own plans. Still, no timeline has been given from either company for when users can not access the services in a non-testing capacity.

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Filling Approved for First Admitted Insurer in California to Sell Cannabis Insurance

byPas: The California insurance commissioner has approved the first filing by an admitted commercial insurance company to sell cannabis business insurance.

Cannabis Business

Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones on Thursday announced the approved filing from Golden Bear Insurance Co.

“This is the first of what I hope will be many commercial carriers filing insurance products to fill insurance coverage gaps for the cannabis industry,” Jones said in a statement. “Consumers who visit cannabis businesses, workers who work there, businesses who sell products to or rent property to cannabis businesses, and the investors, owners and operators of cannabis businesses all should have insurance coverage available to help them recover when something goes wrong just as any other legalized business does.”

Jones launched an initiative earlier this year to encourage admitted insurers to write insurance to fill coverage gaps for the cannabis industry. Jones has convened meetings between commercial insurance company executives and cannabis business owners to educate the industry about the cannabis industry. Jones has also organized tours for insurance executives at cannabis businesses.
Last month Jones held a public hearing to identify insurance gaps faced by the cannabis industry. Cannabis businesses and insurance industry representatives testified about the limited availability of insurance for cannabis businesses.

Many at the hearing said that while there is insurance available from surplus lines insurers, insurance coverage is limited in scope. Jones also announced that staff from the California Department of Insurance would be allocated to cannabis insurance filings.

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Facebook also showed Russia-linked ads on other websites

Less than 9,000 people saw Russian-linked ads through Facebook's Audience Network, which lets marketers deliver ads to other websites and apps outside of Facebook.
90 online publishers saw revenue from the Russia-affiliated ads that Facebook delivered.
The revelation highlights how Russian actors used every part of Facebook's ad business to influence public opinion.

Russia-linked operatives looking to sway US politics purchased Facebook ads that were also shown outside of the social network, Business Insider has learned.

But unlike the 126 million Americans estimated to have seen Russia-backed posts on Facebook itself, the number of people who saw Facebook-delivered ads from Russia-linked actors on other sites was relatively small.

Roughly 9,000 people saw Russian-affiliated ads purchased through Facebook's Audience Network tool, which lets marketers deliver ads to other websites and apps outside of Facebook. The ads were affiliated with the Internet Research Agency, a so-called Russian "troll farm" that Facebook recently said was behind roughly 80,000 posts shared on its own platform before and after the election.

Approximately 90 out of less than 1,000 online publishers that had Russia-backed ads delivered through Facebook's Audience Network saw any revenue from the ads, according to a source familiar with the matter. The source added that Facebook notified affected publishers on Tuesday, just minutes before the company's top lawyer was scheduled to testify at a hearing on Capitol Hill about Russia's meddling with social networks.

A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the previously unreported reach of Russia-backed activity on the company's ad platform in a statement shared with Business Insider on Tuesday.

"Less than 9,000 people saw one of the ads linked to the Internet Research Agency through the Audience Network," the spokesperson said. "Most impacted publishers saw less than 10 impressions and the revenue average delivered per publisher was less than $0.10."

While 9,000 people is a small number compared to the 126 million people who saw Russian posts on Facebook itself, the revelation highlights how Russian actors used every part of Facebook's ad business to influence public opinion.

Facebook announced last week that advertisers running federal election-related ads in the US would be required to verify their identity as well as run disclosures on each ad. The company also said that it would allow people to see the ads a Facebook business page is currently running.

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