Saturday, April 22, 2023

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  • Abortion pill mifepristone will remain available for now, Supreme Court says (AP)

  • Russia says its air force accidentally bombed its own city near Ukraine (NPR)

  • US to start training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tanks within weeks (Air Force Times)

  • Manhattan DA Bragg, Jordan resolve dispute over deposition of former Trump prosecutor (ABC)

  • There Is No A.I. — There are ways of controlling the new technology—but first we have to stop mythologizing it. (New Yorker)

  • Google’s AI panic forces merger of rival divisions, DeepMind and Brain (Ars Technica)

  • Report: Googlers say Bard AI is ‘useless,’ ethics teams told ‘not to get in the way’ (9to5google)

  • Who Will You Be After ChatGPT Takes Your Job? (Wired)

  • Big Tech is racing to claim its share of the generative AI market (Financial Times)

  • Generative AI Will Make Over the Beauty Industry (WWD)

  • Lyft to Cut at Least 1,200 Jobs in New Round of Layoffs to Reduce Costs (WSJ)

  • Lyft's New CEO on Taking Over From the Company's Founders and Why the First Thing He Did Was Spend a Saturday Night as a Driver (Inc.)

  • The Internet of the 2010s Ended Today — BuzzFeed News was more than a website: It defined an era. (Atlantic)

  • DeSantis Signs Law Lowering Death Penalty Threshold in Florida (NYT)

  • The Susan B. Anthony List lashed out at former President Donald Trump after he suggested that the question of abortion rights be left to the states. His "morally indefensible" position marks a break between the anti-abortion movement and the president who delivered their greatest victory. [HuffPost]

  • Frequent shootings put US mass killings on a record pace (AP)

  • GOP lawmaker who voted to unseat Tennessee three resigns after violating harassment policy (WP)

  • When will US hit its debt ceiling and what happens if country defaults? (Reuters)

  • Democratic anxiety emerges over Biden's debt ceiling stance (Axios)

  • House GOP debt limit plan would block Biden’s student loan agenda, prohibit future relief (Politico)

  • Why are we stuck with a Supreme Court justice who doesn’t follow the law? (LAT)

  • Trump touts authoritarian vision for second term: ‘I am your justice’ (WP)

  • In a Nation Armed to the Teeth, These Tiny Missteps Led to Tragedy (NYT)

  • Afghan Women And Children Driven To Begging For Bread In Kabul (RFE)

  • US Rules Out Talks on Afghan Taliban Recognition at UN-Hosted Meeting (VoA)

  • Taliban orders women not to take part in Eid celebrations in two Afghan provinces (Independent)

  • U.S. Positioning Troops for Evacuation of American Embassy in Sudan (NYT)

  • Chile's President Gabriel Boric said he would nationalize the country's lithium industry, the world's second largest producer of the metal essential in electric vehicle batteries, to boost its economy and protect its environment. (Reuters)

  • A Critical Arctic Organism Is Now Infested With Microplastics (Wired)

  • America Fails the Civilization Test — The average American my age is roughly six times more likely to die in the coming year than his counterpart in Switzerland. (Atlantic)

  • The Origins of Creativity — The concept was devised in postwar America, in response to the cultural and commercial demands of the era. Now we’re stuck with it. (New Yorker)

  • When forgiveness is taught, practiced and achieved, the result is better mental and overall well-being, a new study found. (WP)

  • Stoner Architect Drafts All-Foyer Mansion (The Onion)

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