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Lots of suggestions, no regulations: cars, broadband, AI & more; Apple lawsuits; drone delivery, again; Starbucks NFT program ending; Glassdoor adds real names to accounts without consent; AI news round-up; Stability AI wobbles; cyberflasher conviction; Russia warns of potential SpaceX strikes; data broker bar, sort of; happiness rankings, the kids aren't alright; Better Call Saul; the Acolyte; the juice is loose; the Regime; music revenue has grown (along with prices); Poe; Reddit goes public; photography; manuals; home repair with the Geeks; let's go karaoke!
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FOLLOW UP European crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controls Billionaire Who Died in Tesla Had Three Times Legal Blood Alcohol to Drive
IN THE NEWS The FCC just quadrupled the download speed required to market internet as ‘broadband’ Apple can’t get out of facing a class-action lawsuit over AirTags stalking claims Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Apple over its infamous 'walled garden' DoorDash and Wing are piloting fast food delivery in the US It took Starbucks a little too long to realize coffee NFTs aren't it Users say Glassdoor added real names to user profiles without their consent World’s first global AI resolution unanimously adopted by United Nations United Nations General Assembly Adopts by Consensus U.S.-Led Resolution on Seizing the Opportunities of Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence Systems for Sustainable Development Google Hit With Huge Fine for Training Ai With News Articles Without Getting Permission YouTube will require disclosure of AI-manipulated videos from creators Facebook’s Algorithm Is Boosting AI Spam That Links to AI-Generated, Ad-Laden Click Farms ‘AI-powered’ ad ignites creator controversy on Instagram Stability AI Is Falling Apart First 'Cyberflasher' Convicted in England Gets Year in Prison for Sending Explicit Photo Russia Warns of Potential Military Strike on Spacex Satellites House passes bill that would bar data brokers from selling Americans' personal information to 'adversary' countries US Happiness Ranking Plummets as One Group Struggles Most Canada Ranks 15th, But Young Canadians Are Unhappy, Finds 2024 World Happiness Report The kids are not OK. New data shows Canadians under-30 ‘very unhappy’ Using Computers Strongly Linked to Erectile Dysfunction
MEDIA CANDY Better Call Saul Star Wars: The Acolyte Tim Burton's First Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Trailer Summons More Afterlife Chaos The Regime The 3 Body Problem The Bloody Hundredth Director of Original Crow Makes It Clear He's Not Happy with Remake, Before Deleting Post 10.2% growth of global music industry; initial coverage of IFPI annual report
APPS & DOODADS Poe Reddit is now a publicly traded company This Website Tells Travelers If They're Flying on a Boeing Plane Zoom - for Home TV Apple's new webpage helps users find product manuals and guides
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS Astro Joe Can stop the music: Karaoke inventor dies Vernor Vinge, father of the tech singularity, has died at age 79 RIP, Vernor Vinge Children of the Sky | Vernor Vinge | Talks at Google See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. |