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    Hegseth, Trump had no authority to order Anthropic to be blacklisted, judge says

    Only an act of Congress can officially change the name of the Department of Defense, so that should be used instead of the Department of War.
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    Should an AI copy of you help decide if you live or die?

    No one knows what it's actually going to be like to be in this type of situation until it actually happens. The best you can do is educate yourself, plan ahead, and hope that your best intentions and that of your family are the right ones. Deciding that some digital "clone" could somehow make a...
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    The Diablo hackers that debunked a record speedrun

    Before this election cycle I would have been much more enthusiastic about this but now any would-be fun article is overshadowed in my head with headlines like “Trump mass firings at the National Nuclear Security Administration“ An enjoyable read though, thank you.
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    Using AI to design proteins is now easy. Making enzymes remains hard.

    We told AI to clean up the plastic… we didn’t mean ALL the plastic
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    Rocket Report: Blue Origin flies for lunar research; DOD’s new interest in Starship

    “To put it generously, Elon Musk, without whom much of what SpaceX does wouldn't be possible…” That is debatable. It might be, “Who knows what might be possible without Musk constantly disrupting SpaceX’s operations and relationships with customers?”
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    Car dealers renew their opposition to EV mandates

    At least we have ample time before global climate change takes effect to sit back, relax, and ponder how on earth we could ever reduce emissions.
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    Horrifying funeral home ordered to pay $950M over fake ashes, rotting bodies

    I still haven’t found a good source that details WHY exactly there were corpses laying everywhere
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    “Pained by having let you down”: Sonos apologizes for app failures

    THANK YOU for writing this article and calling attention to this. I've been pulling my hair out trying to get my system to do everything it used to do.
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    Vandals set fire to Waymo car during Lunar New Year celebration

    The idea that the company has to press charges is from the movies. The local prosecutor is more than capable of doing that on their own.
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    Major critic of X sues after being banned from platform

    So how does this apply when a state actor calls up Elon and says, “Hey these folks are causing a problem for me. I can’t block them but you could suspend their account. Not that I’m telling you to do that, of course” And then what about when Elon takes it upon himself to proactively do this to...
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    Major critic of X sues after being banned from platform

    If you look at Knight v Trump and a slew of related other decisions past and pending, there is considerable dispute over whether twitter/X and other large sites are a public forum where state actors can’t block dissenting views. There is also an open question of what exactly constitutes a state...
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    Major critic of X sues after being banned from platform

    First of all you can’t just kick people off for discrimination for protected statuses. That does not apply here, but it demonstrates you can’t just kick people off for any reason. Furthermore, there’s a legal gray area with respect to canceling accounts and upholding existing agreements with...
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    Major critic of X sues after being banned from platform

    For whatever reason? Really? Consider taking an introductory law course.
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    Tesla just posted its Q3 financial results, and they’re underwhelming

    Electric grid capacity fears are likely overblown. Rooftop solar has exceeded the expectations of supply-side utility coordinators and in some regions of the US, for the first time in history peak electrical usage is often in the evening instead of noon. This is due to rooftop solar offsetting...
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    Tesla just posted its Q3 financial results, and they’re underwhelming

    “Wait, you don’t have to use the touchscreen to open the glovebox?” said one day by a Tesla owner to a bewildered me. Five years ago, everyone wanted a Tesla because they were the only real player in town. Now when I end up at EV charging stations and chatting with fellow drivers, I see more...