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On TikTok, videos promoting steroids are exploding — and at times targeting teens
In a new report, a social media watchdog group details how steroid content is exploding in some TikTok communities, promoting potentially dangerous and often illegal substances while propagating unattainable body image ideals to boys and young men. Researchers with the … Continue reading
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Judge upholds $18 minimum pay for NYC delivery workers
In a blow to Uber, DoorDash and Grubhub, a New York judge on Thursday ruled to allow the implementation of the minimum pay rate of $18 per hour for New York City’s food delivery workers. The delivery apps sued the … Continue reading
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Mistral AI Releases Generative AI Model Competitor to Meta’s Llama 2
The large language model Mistral 7B is free to download, with no restrictions on use.
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It’s not clear X CEO Linda Yaccarino knew about Elon Musk’s plan to charge for X
In a live chat earlier this month, Elon Musk said X would charge users “a small monthly payment” to use its service — a necessity, he explained, in order to combat the “vast armies of bots” on the platform. But … Continue reading
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Federal agency sues Tesla for racial discrimination of Black workers
The EEOC filed suit against Tesla, accusing the automaker of violating federal law by tolerating widespread and ongoing racial harassment of its Black employees.
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Your website can now opt out of training Google’s Bard and future AIs
Large language models are trained on all kinds of data, most of which it seems was collected without anyone’s knowledge or consent. Now you have a choice whether to allow your web content to be used by Google as material … Continue reading
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Honda forms largest EV partner network in the US despite not yet selling an EV in the country
Honda is touting today that drivers of its EVs will soon have access to the most amount of charging locations in America. This is thanks to just-announced agreements with EVgo and Electrify America, two of the largest EV charging networks … Continue reading
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EEOC sues Tesla alleging widespread racist harassment of Black workers, retaliation against those who spoke out
A federal agency has sued Tesla over alleged widespread racist harassment of Black workers, retaliation against those who spoke out about the issues.
Meta Connect: Meta Quest 3 Mixed Reality Headset Will be Available Oct 10
Meta Quest 3 boasts improved resolution over Meta Quest 2. Plus, Meta displays a wide array of AI chatbots.
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Apple asks the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling in Epic’s favor
Apple has asked the Supreme Court to reconsider a previous ruling in its fight against Epic Games that would change the rules of the App Store. In a cert petition, filed Thursday and embedded below, Apple criticized a prior decision … Continue reading
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