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Snowflake surges 7% on earnings beat as company expands AI push newsthirst.

Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images Snowflake shares popped more than 7% Thursday after the data analytics software company posted stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results. The company reported adjusted earnings of 30 cents per share on $987 million in revenue, surpassing the 17 cents per share and $956 million in sales expected by analysts polled by…

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Chris Packham and Caroline Lucas accuse RSPCA of ‘legitimising cruelty’ | Animal welfare newsthirst.

The BBC presenter Chris Packham and the former Green party leader Caroline Lucas have resigned from the RSPCA animal-welfare charity, accusing the organisation of “legitimising cruelty”. It comes after an undercover investigation from Animal Rising, which campaigns for a plant-based food system, used hidden cameras to reveal animal cruelty at RSPCA-approved abattoirs. Packham, who was…

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Hat Creek Burgers in Dripping Springs, Texas Reportedly Fires Employees for Participating in Immigration Protest newsthirst.

On February 3, workers around the nation called out of their jobs to participate in a Day Without Immigrants, a protest against the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies. Some restaurants and other businesses closed for the day, while others operated with a smaller team so employees could participate. In Dripping Springs, about 45 minutes outside of…

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Is your air fryer spying on you? Concerns over ‘excessive’ surveillance in smart devices | Smart homes newsthirst.

Air fryers that gather your personal data and audio speakers “stuffed with trackers” are among examples of smart devices engaged in “excessive” surveillance, according to the consumer group Which? The organisation tested three air fryers, increasingly a staple of British kitchens, each of which requested permission to record audio on the user’s phone through a…

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