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UK plan to digitise wills and destroy paper originals “insane” say experts::Department hopes to save £4.5m a year by digitising – then binning – about 100m wills that date back 150 years

This is genius....

Mercedes-Benz debuts turquoise exterior lights to indicate the car is self-driving | A visual indicator for other drivers::undefined

Republicans slam broadband discounts for poor people, threaten to kill program::Thune, Cruz complain that $30 discounts go to people who “already had broadband.”

The reorganization aims to consolidate staff and may involve layoffs. Google is increasingly relying on machine-learning techniques for ad sales on its platforms....

Not to editorialize, but I think this is kind of a crazy article. Sharing for the laughs and the discussuon.

World’s largest electric cable close to power, could light 1.4 million homes | A high voltage direct current cable will connect UK homes with fresh green energy from the wind farms of Denmark.::undefined

Rite Aid is banned for five years from using artificial intelligence (AI) facial recognition to try to curb shoplifting, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday. In a press release, the age…

Apple to stop selling its latest smartwatches after losing patent case to rival that says ‘even the world’s most powerful company must abide by the law’::Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 will be halted on the company’s online store on Dec. 21 and at its physical retail locations beginning on Christmas Eve.

Quest Pro Now Has Tongue Tracking Too::Quest Pro’s face tracking now includes your tongue, though developers will need to implement it.

Genuine question....

GM dealer chatbot agrees to sell 2024 Chevrolet Tahoe for $1::undefined

The Rings of Uranus Glow in Epic JWST Photo::The James Webb Space Telescope caught its second glimpse of the year of Uranus and its bright-shining rings

Comcast says hackers stole data of close to 36 million Xfinity customers::Hackers exploited a known but unpatched flaw, allowing hackers access to the sensitive information of almost 36 million Comcast customers.

Over the last year, website Exceljet was the victim of an AI-powered "SEO heist."...