FTC restores net neutrality, ends non-competes; TikTok divest-or-ban bill passes; more bad news at Tesla; X TV; Amazon ends California drone deliveries; AI in law enforcement is just a bad idea; META's oversight board remains useless; Instagram blurring nudity rather than just banning it; post and boast law; Voyager 1 is back; Worldcoin Orb shortage; bird flu not looking great; Franklin; Disney+ looking to FAST; dystopian future of AI TV; YouTube ghost gun videos; saying no to Spotify; White Trash Wins Lotto; Lollapalooza doc; 24 in 24; Parish; Civil War; USB enter key; Rabbit R1;...
FTC restores net neutrality, ends non-competes; TikTok divest-or-ban bill passes; more bad news at Tesla; X TV; Amazon ends California drone deliveries; AI in law enforcement is just a bad idea; META's oversight board remains useless; Instagram blurring nudity rather than just banning it; post and boast law; Voyager 1 is back; Worldcoin Orb shortage; bird flu not looking great; Franklin; Disney+ looking to FAST; dystopian future of AI TV; YouTube ghost gun videos; saying no to Spotify; White Trash Wins Lotto; Lollapalooza doc; 24 in 24; Parish; Civil War; USB enter key; Rabbit R1; the ongoing appeal of the Muppets; gaming the lottery; BrickIt app; old man vision.
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IN THE NEWS
FCC votes to restore net neutrality protections
TikTok Divest-or-Ban Bill Passes in the Senate
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Tesla halts Cybertruck deliveries due to 'unexpected delay'
Tesla Driver Charged With Vehicular Homicide For Killing Motorcyclist While Browsing His Phone On Autopilot
Tesla Autopilot investigation closed after feds find 13 fatal crashes related to misuse
FACEBOOK COFOUNDER SAYS TESLA HAS COMMITTED "CONSUMER FRAUD ON A MASSIVE SCALE," WILL END IN JAIL
Elon Musk says it's his turn to have the remote
Amazon ends California drone deliveries
Noncompetes Are Dead—and Tech Workers Are Free to Roam
Cops Are Now Using AI to Generate Police Reports
Los Angeles is using AI in a pilot program to try to predict homelessness and allocate aid
The world's leading AI companies pledge to protect the safety of children online
Meta’s oversight board to probe subjective policy on AI sex image removals
Instagram begins blurring nudity in messages to protect teens and fight sexual extortion
Teens Who Allegedly Stole Cars Face Two Extra Years for Bragging About It on Social Media
NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth
Amazon launches a new grocery delivery subscription in the US
Oh No, There's an Orb Shortage
The Bird Flu Situation Is Not Looking Great
MEDIA CANDY
Franklin
Disney+ may add cable-style streaming channels focused on Marvel and Star Wars
The Dystopian Future of TV Is AI-Generated Garbage
Manhattan's DA wants to know why YouTube is pushing 'ghost gun' tutorials to kids
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WHITE TRASH WINS LOTTO
White Trash Wins Lotto on Conan
Lollapalooza Documentary to Premiere on Paramount+ in May
24 in 24: Last Chef Standing
Best Bite in Town
Parish on AMC
Civil War
APPS & DOODADS
Big USB Enter Key
PEARLA
Apple Vision Pro Gets a Reality Check
Sonos unveils app overhaul with customizable Home screen, search across all services, more
Rabbit R1 hands-on: Already more fun and accessible than the Humane AI Pin
How does ChatGPT work? As explained by the ChatGPT team.
THE DARK SIDE WITH DAVE
The CyberWire
Dave Bittner
Hacking Humans
Caveat
Control Loop
This Jim Henson Documentary From Director Ron Howard Already Has Us Weeping
Jim Henson Idea Man | Official Trailer | Disney+
The original model for Star Trek's U.S.S. Enterprise emerges after being lost for over 40 years
How someone stacked the odds in their favor to win a $95 million Texas Lottery jackpot
Turn those boxes full of Lego into useful projects.
CLOSING SHOUT-OUTS
Call Me Donovan
The man who saved Star Trek has died
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