One of Flightradar’s most-tracked flights today was BAW999, which listed the retired supersonic jet as flying from London to New York. This, of course, was just too good to be true.
District Court Judge Timothy Brooks found that Act 689, or the Social Media Safety Act, is unconstitutional, as it’s a “content-based restriction on speech.”
The tech industry trade group NetChoice originally challenged the law in 2023 and was granted a preliminary injunction, but now it’s blocked completely. NetChoice has sued to block similar laws in several states across the US, including Utah, Maryland, California, Mississippi, and others.
As reported by Politico, Governor Kathy Hochul and lawmakers are closing in on an agreement to prevent kids from using their phones throughout the school day. Hochul is working with lawmakers to finalize the specifics of the rule, which could make New York the fifth state to implement a phone ban.
[politico.com]
From April 1st to June 2nd, Coca-Cola will let you use AI to generate custom drink mixes at its Freestyle dispensers. Scan the machine’s “Share a Coke” QR code, and it will use AI to generate a (hopefully good-tasting) drink mix based on the name and stickers you choose to decorate a digital cup.
