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-The IAM union has accused Apple of unlawfully discriminating against the unionized employees of the company’s Towson, Maryland retail store. -A new feature called "Ask YouTube" will let you pose complex questions and receive "comprehensive results that include video and text, then ask follow ups to dive deeper." -OpenAI is opening up its partnership with Microsoft in the latest amendment to the m...

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-While the bill passed both houses of Maine's legislature on April 14, and Mills has suggested she'd support a temporary moratorium, the governor wanted a bill that would exempt an existing data center project in the town of Jay. - The province's premier, Wab Kinew, announced during a fundraiser event on Saturday but didn't elaborate on the ban's crucial details, like the specific age restriction,...

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-DeepSeek has released its latest AI models, the V4 Pro and Flash versions, a bit over a year after it went viral and became the top rated free app on Apple's App Store in the US. -Anthropic can now link up with your accounts on AllTrails, Audible, Booking.com, Instacart, Intuit Credit Karma, Intuit TurboTax, Resy, Spotify, StubHub, Taskrabbit, Thumbtack, TripAdvisor, Uber, Uber Eats and Viator. -...

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-A report in Reuters alleged that the keystrokes, mouse movements and clicks of Meta's workforce are to be captured for the purposes of training AI — something the company's communications department was happy to confirm as accurate. -Prediction market Kalshi has taken action against three political candidates, alleging that each was engaged with insider trading of information about their campaign...

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-Anthropic is investigating potential "unauthorized access" to its Claude Mythos model that has been touted for its ability to find cybersecurity flaws, the company told Bloomberg. -The nonprofit group Consumer Federation of America has filed a proposed class-action suit against Meta for "failing to protect users" from scam ads on Facebook and Instagram. -Monterey Park's city council has moved to...

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-The devices would help ICE agents identify "illegal aliens" from a distance by capturing video and comparing it to biometric data like facial recognition and walking gait. -Amazon announced that it will invest $5 billion in the AI company, along with as much as $20 billion in additional payments if certain milestones are met. -Ternus has been focused on product design since joining Apple in 2001....

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-In case you haven't gotten around to reading Palantir CEO Alex Karp and Nicholas W. Zamiska's 2025 book, The Technological Republic, the company shared a 1,000-word X post this weekend covering its main points. Here's the link to the story. -Despite the months-long feud between Anthropic and the Pentagon, Axios reported that the NSA is using the AI company's new Mythos Preview. -More than a hundr...

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-Casely has reannounced a recall of its Power Pods 5,000mAh MagSafe E33A charger after dozens of people were injured and one even killed by the defective devices. -In order to allow third-party online search engines to be competitive with Google, the EC has recommended that Google permit those services to access its treasure trove of search engine data. -Perplexity's 'Personal Computer' is a suite...

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-A group of researchers from across the US and the UK have conducted a study on what AI does to our brains and the results are, in a word, grim. -Earlier this year it was revealed that Apple and Google were offering "nudify" apps on their stores despite having clear policies barring such content. Nearly three months later, such apps are not only still available, but being actively promoted on the...

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-The NAACP is suing xAI and a subsidiary called MZX Tech for allegedly operating unpermitted methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center in South Memphis. -The FCC has announced that Netgear has been given conditional approval that effectively exempts it from a previous ban on foreign-made networking routers -Amazon announced it is merging with satellite internet provider Globalstar I...

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-Dozens of civil rights organizations have written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to warn of the dangers in bringing facial recognition technology to the company's smart glasses. -A charity organization that focuses on preventing online harm, recently published a study that showed 61 percent of those between 12 and 15 who previously had access to affected social media platforms still have on...

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-The feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI is getting even more contentious as the two sides get ready for trial later this month. -The Federal Aviation Administration is targeting gamers in its most recent job advertisement for air traffic controllers. The administration's annual hiring window opens at 12AM ET on April 17, and considering the ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers. -Immigration...

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