Amazon's Ring has ended its partnership with surveillance firm Flock Safety following public backlash, while inflation in the US cooled last month, and a Venezuelan deportee can return to the US but fears a repeat of his ordeal. These are among the top stories making headlines.
Ring, the smart doorbell company owned by Amazon, decided to drop its deal with Flock Safety, a firm that operates a network of cameras and license plate readers primarily used by police and law enforcement agencies in the US, according to BBC Technology. The agreement, announced in October, would have allowed agencies working with Flock to retrieve video captured on Ring devices for investigations, if permitted by customers. The decision to cancel the partnership came days after a Ring advertisement aired during the Super Bowl sparked widespread criticism.
In economic news, inflation in the US eased last month, as prices for energy and used cars fell, reported BBC Business. The consumer price index rose by 2.4% over the 12 months to January, according to the Department of Labor. This was down from 2.7% in the prior month and marked the slowest pace since May. This retreat could fuel arguments by US President Donald Trump and others that the central bank was in a position to cut interest rates without stoking a new flare-up in prices.
Meanwhile, a US federal judge ordered that some of the Venezuelan men sent by the Trump administration to a notorious prison in El Salvador must be allowed to return to the United States to fight their cases, according to The Guardian. Luis Muñoz Pinto, 27, one of the deportees, expressed both hope and fear. "I'm not over that nightmare yet," he stated, reflecting on his ordeal.
In other news, Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 is not crowded, according to the airport's boss, Thomas Woldbye, as reported by BBC Business. He explained that passengers are simply walking in the "wrong place," with British people keeping to the left and Europeans to the right, causing the terminal to feel crowded. Heathrow is the UK's busiest airport, and its plans to build a third runway have faced push-back from climate campaigners and locals despite government support.
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