Artificial Intelligence
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Sweeping Michigan porn ban seeks 20-year felonies, $100K fines
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Michigan porn ban HB 4938 would impose up to 20 years and $100,000 penalties, require real-time moderation, and restrict transgender depictions, with five GOP co-sponsors.
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Neptune Cash bold relaunch: 1‑month halt; 42M cap, zk‑STARK privacy
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Neptune Cash debuts programmable zk‑STARK privacy with a 42,000,000 NPT cap, Feb 11 launch and Aug 5 relaunch after a 1‑month halt, plus 3‑year halvings.
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Alphabet market cap soars to $3T after court win, cloud surge
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Alphabet market cap hit $3 trillion on Sept. 15, 2025 as shares jumped 4% to close near $252, powered by 32% cloud growth and a favorable antitrust ruling.
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Optimistic forecast: 3-day workweek by 2030 as AI does 90% of tasks
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3-day workweek could arrive within 5–6 years as Zoom’s Eric Yuan says AI can do 90% of routine tasks, while JPMorgan’s Dimon envisions 3–3.5 working days.
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Alarming 5-day study: burnout extremism link in 627 workers
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Burnout extremism link quantified: a 5-day diary of 627 employees (3,135 entries) found daily burnout boosts extremist attitudes; support buffers risk.
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California’s vaccine trust breaks amid shocking 42% CDC budget cut
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Vaccine trust fractures as California, Oregon, and Washington form a West Coast Health Alliance after a 42% CDC budget cut and 17 ACIP dismissals.
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Crypto ETFs at Stake: SEC Decision in 4 Days, $500m Fund Debuts
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Crypto ETFs brace for Sept 18 SEC decision as options limits rise; HashKey launches $500m fund and treasuries hoard ~100,000 BTC amid market volatility.
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Gemini directives leak? 5 dates and an alarming warning sign
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Gemini directives: A screenshot and 5 key dates—Mar 25, Apr 17, Apr 28, May 8, plus 05-06 redirect—explain safety banners and transparency gaps.
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At least 15 fired in alarming Charlie Kirk post crackdown
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Charlie Kirk backlash triggers at least 15 firings and a dozen educator actions within 72 hours, amid doxxing claims and employer scrutiny.
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AI jobs alarm: 3 vs 350 devs and ’15 years of hell’ forecast
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AI jobs outlook turns dire, warns ex-Google exec Mo Gawdat: 3 vs 350 developers, ‘100% crap’ claim, 2027-2037 disruption, even CEOs face displacement.
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AI layoffs surge: 200,000 jobs at risk, 15,000 cuts at Microsoft
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AI layoffs accelerate: up to 200,000 Wall Street jobs at risk, Microsoft ~15,000 cuts, and 41% of firms may reduce staff as automation spreads.
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Hospital unionization significantly boosts pay 8.8% and benefits
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Hospital unionization is linked to $1,165 vs $1,042 weekly pay, 57.9% pensions, 22.2% full-premium insurance, plus staffing and wellbeing gains.
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Hyundai raid jolts $7.6B plant: 475 arrests, 2-3-month delay
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Hyundai raid detains 475 workers, delays the $7.6B Georgia battery plant 2–3 months and rattles investors as 8,500 projected jobs face uncertainty.
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Self-objectification empathy gap: fMRI (N=32) shows alarming deficits
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Self-objectification empathy link: fMRI (N=32) plus studies (N=114, N=62) show reduced theory-of-mind; 2014 and 2018 reviews warn of social-cognition risks.
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Pentagon tracking after Kirk killing: 2 services vow crackdown
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Pentagon tracking posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s killing sparks crackdown: 2 services pledge action, dozens flagged, and ‘zero tolerance’ on Sept. 12, 2025.