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Oof, the Prospects of That Big New Privacy Bill in Congress Look Grim
Rep. Kelly Armstrong, a member of the House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, accompanies House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy outside for a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, July 27, 2021.Photo: Associated Press (AP) House Republicans want to drastically change a federal privacy bill that Democrats in the Senate are also threatening to murder. […]
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China Bans Influencers From Talking About Law and Medicine Without ‘Qualifications’
A livestreamer sells products at a JD outsourcing livestream company in Beijing, China on November 9, 2021.Photo: Jade Gao / AFP (Getty Images) The Chinese government issued a long list of new guidelines for internet livestreamers and so-called influencers this week, according to a new report from the South China Morning Post and rules posted […]
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50 Years, Gone: Supreme Court Officially Overturns Roe V. Wade
Abortion rights marchers rallied outside of the Supreme Court earlier this year, demonstrating their support of Roe v. Wade.Photo: Shala W. Graham (Shutterstock) The U.S. Supreme Court has officially overturned Roe V. Wade, the landmark ruling that’s been defending abortion rights nationwide since 1973. The court’s decision also includes the repeal of Planned Parenthood v. […]
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Pentagon Unveils Plan to Make ‘Responsible Military AI’ More Than Just a Buzzword
Photo: AFP (Getty Images) The Pentagon’s marching forward with AI weapons of war… responsibly. This week, the Department of Defense released a lengthy 47-page document outlining the military’s plan to implement its responsible artificial intelligence principles, which basically seeks to integrate AI in the military without turning the world into a Terminator-esque hellscape. Though the […]
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Instagram Rolls Out Face Recognition for Teen Age Verification
Want to stop being a teen? Instagram says “prove it.”Image: Instagram Instagram revealed Thursday it was testing two new age verification methods that aim to ensure adolescents experience an age appropriate version of the app. Watch Baratunde Thurston on Filming “America Outdoors” 00:55 Now playing These Frogs Might Be the Worst Jumpers Ever Wednesday 11:00AM […]
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Yet Another Crypto Exchange Has Frozen Withdrawals Amid the Coin Crash
Photo: Nhac Nguyen (Getty Images) The great crypto implosion of 2022 is starting to look more and more like a classic run on the banks. Watch Baratunde Thurston on Filming “America Outdoors” 00:55 Now playing These Frogs Might Be the Worst Jumpers Ever Wednesday 11:00AM 01:38 Now playing Get Gorditas From a Tube at Taco […]
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FDA Officially Bans Juul Sales in the U.S.
The widely popular e-cigarette company was already banned from selling fruit and mint flavors in 2020.Image: Stephanie Keith (Getty Images) Sorry vape gods, the FDA announced today that the popular e-cigarette Juul will be banned from the American market. Watch Baratunde Thurston on Filming “America Outdoors” 00:55 Now playing These Frogs Might Be the Worst […]
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Elon Musk Says Tesla’s Factories in Texas and Germany Are ‘Money Furnaces’
Musk visiting the Tesla ‘Gigafactory’ outside of Berlin on September 3, 2020.Image: Maja Hitij (Getty Images) Tesla plants in Germany and Texas are burning money. Not literally of course, but these factories are losing “billions of dollars,” according to CEO Elon Musk in a recent interview. Watch Baratunde Thurston on Filming “America Outdoors” 00:55 Now […]
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MasterClass Lays Off 20% of Employees as Tech Cuts Continue
MasterClass CEO David Rogier.Photo: Cindy Ord (Getty Images) Online educational platform MasterClass announced Thursday that it would lay off 20% of its employees, joining a number of other tech companies that have reduced the size of their teams to try and adapt to worsening economic conditions. Watch Baratunde Thurston on Filming “America Outdoors” 00:55 Now […]