AI Attack Ad in Texas Senate Race Shows John Cornyn Dancing With Jasmine Crockett
Reid J. Epstein / nytimes - A video from Ken Paxton, a Republican primary challenger to Senator John Cornyn of Texas, depicted A.I.-generated imagery of the senator twirling with Jasmine Crockett, a Democratic Senate candidate.
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Tired of Hunting for Prices at the Apple Store? So Is New Jersey
Jesse Hollington / idropnews - New Jersey hits Apple with a record $150K fine for hiding prices behind digital displays. See how the state is forcing more transparent pricing in stores.Read More...
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Watch Live as NASA’s Artemis 2 Moon Rocket Rolls Out to the Launch Pad
Ellyn Lapointe / gizmodo - The final stage of launch preparations officially kicks off tomorrow.
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Micron (MU) Stock: Soars 7% as $100B NY Megafab Breaks Ground and Sparks U.S. Chip Revival
Yasmin Werner / parameter - TLDR Micron stock jumped nearly 8% after breaking ground on its $100B New York chip site The Syracuse-area megafab will host four plants, with first production targeted for 2030 Federal and state incentives helped anchor one of the largest U.S. chip proje…
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EPA rules that xAI’s natural gas generators were illegally used
Tim De Chant / techcrunch - Elon Musk's AI company had installed and operated 35 natural gas turbines without permits, something the EPA now says was illegal.
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Bitcoin pulls back to $94,300 as U.S. stocks sink, precious metals tumble
Krisztian Sandor / coindesk - A selloff in precious metals and lower U.S. stocks appeared to be denting crypto sentiment.
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Verizon Offers $20 Credit After Nationwide Outage Stranded Users in SOS Mode For Hours
msmash / slashdot - Verizon is offering affected customers a $20 account credit following a nationwide network outage on Wednesday that left users across the US unable to connect, forcing phones into SOS mode for roughly ten hours before the carrier restored service around 1…
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US, Taiwan Sign $250B AI Chip Deal
eWEEK Staff / eweek - Taiwan has pledged at least $250 billion in direct U.S. investments for semiconductor, energy, and AI productionThe post US, Taiwan Sign $250B AI Chip Deal appeared first on eWEEK.
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Spotify (SPOT) Stock: Drops Following Third U.S. Premium Plan Increase
Newton Kitonga / parameter - TLDRs; SPOT fell nearly 4% after announcing a $1 Premium price hike in the U.S. Investors are watching subscriber churn closely amid rising subscription costs. Spotify’s U.S. Premium segment remains key revenue driver despite slowing growth. February earn…
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