October, 2024

• 15 October

  Lufthansa Fined $4 Million for Stopping Jewish Passengers From Boarding Plane

  The Transportation Department handed out a record fine after the airline prevented 128 travelers from making a connecting flight in 2022. Source link

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• 15 October

  The Doctor Behind the ‘Suicide Pod’ Wants AI to Assist at the End of Life

  

  “I see [technology] as important in democratizing the process and demedicalizing the process,” says Nitschke, adding the Sarco is not reliant on heavily restricted drugs to operate. “So all of those issues are ways to make the process more equitable.” In Switzerland, where the Sarco was used, Nitschke’s arguments about …

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• 15 October

  NFL Power Rankings Week 7: How good are Ravens, Lions? Plus more big questions

  

  We’re a third of the way through the NFL season, and we have some answers about some teams. The Power Rankings still have some questions, though. We’re going to look at one big one for every team in this week’s rankings. These may not be the most critical queries, but …

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• 15 October

  Best Laptops of 2024 – CNET

  

  There are a ton of laptops on the market at any given moment, and almost all of those models are available in multiple configurations to match your performance and budget needs. If you’re feeling overwhelmed with options when looking for a new laptop, it’s understandable. To help simplify things for …

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• 15 October

  Alvin Ailey’s Silky Creatures of the Night

  Two dancers from the Ailey company perform part of “Night Creature” on the roof of the Whitney Museum, where the choreographer is the subject of a major exhibition. Source link

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• 15 October

  ASML Shares Plunge as Bookings Miss Signals Chipmaker Woes

  

  (Bloomberg) — ASML Holding NV’s shares plunged the most in 26 years after it booked only about half the orders analysts expected, a startling slowdown for one of the bellwethers of the semiconductor industry. Most Read from Bloomberg The Dutch company, which makes the world’s most advanced chipmaking machines, lowered …

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• 15 October

  Abortion Could Decide Control of State Supreme Courts

  In Michigan, Ohio, Arizona and elsewhere, progressive court candidates are hoping that the abortion issue that helped conservatives remake the federal judiciary will work for them this time. Source link

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• 15 October

  Anyone Can Turn You Into an AI Chatbot. There’s Little You Can Do to Stop Them

  

  Matthew Sag, a distinguished professor at Emory University who researches copyright and artificial intelligence, concurs. Even if a user creates a bot intentionally designed to cause emotional distress, the tech platform likely can’t be sued for that. He points out that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act has …

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• 15 October

  Ben Brereton Diaz and the longest runs without winning a Premier League match

  

  It’s early days, but you fear Southampton might set a few unwanted records this season. After seven games, they are winless, with only a point to their name and just four goals scored. At least the club has the faint afterglow of success from winning promotion last season, though there …

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• 15 October

  The 15 Best Nintendo Switch Games Right Now

  

  As one of the tough pink puff’s rare forays away from Planet Popstar, Kirby and the Forgotten Land stands out as a fantastic platformer that also has an incredibly distinct visual identity compared to the rest of the series.  Gone are the pleasant, bucolic Green Greens and the Float Islands; …

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