Once again, U.S. lawmakers are trying to pin violent real-world acts on the influence of video games. [@time](
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 ) reports on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's planned hearings after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, and how conversations like this have taken place practically since video games first emerged.
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Video Games Have Long Been a Convenient Scapegoat
Blaming video games for violence saves Americans from having to grapple with deeper, harder to solve societal problems.
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Is there an AI bubble? Financial institutions sound a warning. [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) reports: "Officials at the Bank of England on Wednesday flagged the growing risk that tech stock prices pumped up by the AI boom could burst."
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Is there an AI bubble? Financial institutions sound a warning
Financial institutions are raising concerns about a potential AI investment bubble. The Bank of England on Wednesday warned that tech stock prices,...
 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Tech #Economy
Tesla offers cheaper versions of two electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year. [@AssociatedPress](
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Tesla offers cheaper versions of 2 electric vehicles in bid to win back market share in tough year
Tesla announced the launch of cheaper versions of two of its electric vehicles Tuesday in hopes of reviving flagging sales.
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Several months ago, @npub1psar...j5uh reported that the Johnson County Sheriff's Office in Texas had used an AI-enabled license plate surveillance tool to track down a woman who had had an abortion. The sheriff said that the search was because the woman's family members were concerned for her safety as the abortion was self-administered. Court documents show that in fact, police were conducting a "death investigation" into the fetus, and discussed whether they could charge the woman with a crime. The "concerned family member" was the woman's partner, who had been arrested for threatening her at gunpoint after she took the abortion pill. Here's more.
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Police Said They Surveilled Woman Who Had an Abortion for Her 'Safety.' Court Records Show They Considered Charging Her With a Crime
Court records show that the narrative Flock and a Texas Sheriff's Office has told the public isn't the whole story, and that police were conducting...
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Inside Rivian’s design factory and the story behind those distinct headlights. From CNBC: "Weak demand, higher costs and the U.S. cancelling the EV credit could spell trouble for Rivian. But that hasn’t stopped the company from breaking ground on a new $5 billion factory in Georgia, where the next generation vehicles will be built."
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Inside Rivian's design factory and the story behind those distinct headlights
CNBC goes inside Rivian’s design lab in Irvine, California, where Chief Design Officer Jeff Hammoud shares how it created its adventure-driven EV...
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Google’s Play Store shake-up looms after U.S. Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly. [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) reports: "U.S. District Judge James Donato last October ordered Google to give its competitors access to its entire inventory of Android apps and also make those alternative options available to download from the Play Store."
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Google's Play Store shake-up looms after Supreme Court refuses to delay overhaul of the monopoly
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to protect Google from a year-old order requiring a major makeover of its Android app store.
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Instagram will award top creators with a gold ring. But no cash. CNBC reports: "The program comes after Meta ended its Reels Play bonus program on Instagram and Facebook in 2023, which had been a key source of income for many creators."
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Instagram will award top creators with a gold ring. But no cash
Winners will be chosen by a panel including Instagram chief Adam Mosseri, filmmaker Spike Lee, designer Marc Jacobs and YouTuber Marques Brownlee.
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OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure. [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) reports: "OpenAI will buy the latest version of the company’s high performance graphics chips, the Instinct MI450, which is expected to debut next year."
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OpenAI and chipmaker AMD sign chip supply partnership for AI infrastructure
AMD is announcing a deal to supply its chips to OpenAI for building AI infrastructure. The agreement includes providing high-performance graphics c...
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Joshua Aaron, creator of ICEBlock, has asked Apple to reinstate the app in its online store, telling CNBC in an interview that when the app was first submitted it had been through a heavy review process, and that he is consulting an attorney. The app, which can be used to anonymously report sightings of ICE agents and other authorities, was removed after pressure from U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi. The FBI claimed that a gunman who attacked a Dallas ICE facility used apps that tracked ICE agents. Aaron likens it to apps that allow drivers to report sightings of law enforcement officers so they can warn others and avoid speeding tickets.
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Creator of ICE agent tracking app asks Apple to rescind ban from online store
Joshua Aaron has said he created ICEBlock after seeing the Trump administration's deportation efforts, which he said evoked events in Nazi Germany.
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"Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities." [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) reports on ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
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Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects
Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded...
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