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US & Canada · Washingtonresident Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug and addressing charging practices that disproportionately impact people of color.See the Story
Biden to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession
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Business · New YorkFormer Uber security chief Joe Sullivan was found guilty of hiding a massive data breach from federal regulators. With that verdict, Sullivan has likely become the first executive to be criminally prosecuted over a hack. Sullivan disguised the illegal activity by paying the hackers through Uber's bug bounty program.See the Story
Former Uber Security Chief Found Guilty of Hiding Hack From Authorities
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Chris PrattThe Super Mario Bros. Movie trailer is live ahead of the film's April 2023 launch in theaters. The English-language trailer debuted simultaneously on YouTube and at New York Comic-Con. It confirms what actor Chris Pratt sounds like as Mario's first new voice actor in over 25 years. The trailer includes three sequences with familiar characters.See the Story
Super Mario Bros. Movie: Watch First Trailer on Nintendo Direct
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BusinessElon Musk asked a judge to stay Twitter's lawsuit against him. Musk says Twitter is "recklessly putting the deal at risk" Twitter wants assurances that Musk won't break the merger contract again. Musk agreed to buy Twitter in April but later tried to get out of the deal by claiming the company lied about the number of bots.See the Story
Musk asks judge to cancel trial, claims Twitter won’t “take yes for an answer”
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OffbeatSix robotics companies pledge not to weaponize "general purpose robots" Letter focuses mostly on unauthorized public misuse of their products. In July, a hobbyist video of a dogbot with a gun strapped to its back stirred up fears of "dystopian nightmare" Boston Dynamics previously supplied robots to police forces for unarmed uses.See the Story
Boston Dynamics *really* does not want you to add weapons to its robots
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TeslaModel 3 sedans and Model Y SUVs will be the first to skip the ultrasonic sensors, which are largely used for parking assistance. Model X SUVs and Model S sedans will skip the sensors beginning next year. In May, Tesla dropped forward-facing radar from its models due to ongoing chip shortages or cost-cutting.See the Story
After cutting radar, Tesla now dropping ultrasonic sensors from its EVs
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Linux kernel 5.19.12 code could cause permanent damage to some laptop displays
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Valve’s Steam Deck and official dock are widely available for the first time
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San Mateo, California · San MateoThe lawsuit was filed Wednesday in the San Francisco Superior Court. It alleges that, in 2020, Roblox connected a young girl called S.U. with adult men who abused her for months. As the girl grew increasingly anxious and depressed, the lawsuit alleges that Instagram began recommending self-harm content. The girl's guardian has since had to quit her job with the government, sacrificing benefits and a pension, to attend to her care.See the Story
Roblox sued for allegedly enabling young girl’s sexual, financial exploitation
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2K warns users their info has been stolen following breach of its help desk
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Adafruit’s Cheekmate gets to the bottom (ahem) of chess cheating controversy
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