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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Archivists preserve the pre-Trump CDC website.

    RestoredCDC.org mirrors the Centers for Disease Control website as it was before the current administration removed critical information about HIV, reproductive, vaccine, and transgender-related healthcare. While some pages on the real CDC site have since been restored under court order, many now feature a yellow banner rejecting “gender ideology.”

    The team behind RestoredCDC says its goal is to provide critical information “from before the potential tampering occurred.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    UK antitrust watchdog clears Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership.

    The Competition and Markets Authority has ruled that the relationship between the two companies “does not qualify for investigation” under merger rules. The CMA said in 2023 that it was assessing whether Microsoft’s $13 billion investment into the AI startup gave it de facto control over OpenAI policy.

    While now satisfied that it doesn’t, the CMA says that Microsoft “instead exerts a high level of material influence over that policy.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Blue Ghost’s lunar landing has real Apollo vibes.

    The footage is so crisp that it almost looks like CGI. Check out the incredible shot of the Firefly Aerospace lander’s shadow coming back into focus after the Moon dust settles.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    Elon Musk loses bid to block OpenAI’s transformation.

    District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has denied Musk’s request for an injunction to pause the ChatGPT maker’s transition to a for-profit company. The case is now set for an expedited trial this fall given “the public interest at stake.”

    This comes after OpenAI unanimously rejected Musk’s unsolicited $97.4 billion offer to buy the AI startup. In February Rogers said she was unlikely to issue an injunction in a case pitting “billionaires versus billionaires.”

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    Jess Weatherbed
    ‘Never owned a car that generated so much hate.’

    Users on a Facebook group for Cybertruck owners are posting about public backlash being directed towards their vehicles, showing people flicking them off and lewd or abusive messages they’ve received.

    Cybertrucks are a recognizable target for the “Tesla Takedown” protestors opposing Elon Musk’s federal government takeover. Many owners are embracing the hate, however, with 404 Media noting that group members chalk it up to something only “crazed,” “poor,” or “brainwashed” “libs” are doing.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    Pixel 10 could include Google’s new ‘Pixie’ assistant.

    The rumored on-device — “even Google can’t see it” — AI assistant can pull data from other Google apps to provide a contextual and more “personalized” take on Google Assistant that’s exclusive to Pixel devices. It was reportedly going to launch with the Pixel 9 lineup but never materialized. A version of Pixie is now expected to arrive with the Pixel 10, according to Android Authority, under a new “Pixel Sense” branding.

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    Jess Weatherbed
    This town is sick of Amazon’s droning.

    Wired reports that Amazon has reduced the number of drone flights under its Prime Air delivery service in College Station, Texas, and is looking to relocate its hub within the city following noise complaints from nearby residents.

    Correction, March 3rd: This post originally included a video that said Amazon’s drones exceed 71db of noise. The video was a “simulation” created by a resident, measuring a chainsaw. Amazon spokesperson Sam Stephenson did not provide dB readings for the drones in question, but pointed to CNBC’s reporting of a separate city test of the drone that found it within the 47-61 dB range. Since then, Amazon introduced the MK30, which reduced the perceived volume by half, the company says.