October, 04 2022

💻 AI Bill of Rights

The Biden administration released a set of guidelines called the AI Bill of Rights. The principles outlined by the bill of rights are guidelines, not legislation, and are described by the White House as a call to action.

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💻 All-in on the USB-C

The EU parliament passed a law that mandates that all phones, including iPhones, have a USB-C Port. The new regulations will force Apple to use the USB-C charger.

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🍿 Loretta Lynn Passes Away

The family of the country superstar Loretta Lynn confirmed that she passed away today at 90. The autobiographical film \"Coal Miner's Daughter,\" was a hit retelling of her rocky path to fame, beginning in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky. Lynn was known for her Kentucky drawl, plucky songs, and inspiring life story.

💻 Yet Another Twitter Case Twist

Elon Musk has reportedly offered to buy Twitter for the original price of $54.20 per share, just weeks before the trial is scheduled to kick off in Delaware.

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⚖️ Herschel Walker's Very Bad Night

A bombshell report was published last night that alleges that Georgia Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for a woman that he was in an extramarital sexual relationship with to have an abortion. His son also took to Twitter to lambast Walker for being an absent father. The GOP tried to rally around Walker today.

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💻 Transition to Overwatch 2

Overwatch 1 is officially offline and was replaced today by Overwatch 2. Users complained about being stuck in a queue to get into the new server on social media and reported server crashes that prevented them from making it onto the next generation video game.

⚖️ Trouble at Truth Social

After Elon Musk reportedly revived the deal to buy Twitter, shares in the SPAC that's trying to take Trump Media (which owns Truth Social) public fell. Rumors of investors backing away from the SPAC deal thanks to an SEC investigation and financial troubles also caused Digital World to slide.

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⚖️ Trump Courts the Supreme Court

Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to intervene in the review of the documents seized by the DOJ from Mar-a-Lago.

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⚖️ Biden's Reproductive Rights Guidelines

President Biden delivered remarks sharing guidelines for protecting reproductive rights today, which marks 100 days since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court.

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🍿 More Fraiser Due

Paramount+ has reportedly closed a deal to host a 'Fraiser' sequel on the platform. Kelsey Grammar will star in the sequel as psychiatrist/radio host Frasier Crane. The show will follow Fraiser as he moves to a new city and may feature cameos from the surviving members of the original cast.

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The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Rust Documentary Is Moving Full Speed Ahead

The producers of the film "Rust" named Bianca Cline as its cinematographer. The documentary will cover the death of the film's cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during production when a prop gun held by lead actor and producer Alec Baldwin misfired with a live round.
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Green light for Rust documentary

  • The producers of the film “Rust” announced that they had found a cinematographer to continue the production of the film after it was halted when the former cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was shot and killed in an on-set accident.
  • The producers announced in October that the film would be completed in Hutchins’ honor and that a documentary would be made about the completion of the film.
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Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
Technology
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Meta May Be Planning Further Layoffs

Meta is reportedly planning a new round of layoffs that are expected to happen sometime in March.
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Here we go again

  • Meta is preparing for a new round of job cuts that are expected to take place in March and will affect an unknown number of people.
  • In November, Meta laid off about 13% of its workforce.
  • Meta is one of the few tech companies to expand on earlier layoffs from 2022, and CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised that 2023 will be a year of "efficiency."
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January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
January inflation was higher than expected, sparking fears that the Federal Reserve may enact further interest rate hikes.
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Higher than expected

  • Consumer prices rose 0.5% in January, according to the Labor Department’s consumer price index, which was higher than experts expected.
  • The Federal Reserve may issue a more aggressive hike in the coming months to slow inflation.
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