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U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments
The two sides made their final cases to a federal judge Monday in a trial over the tech giant’s dominance in technology that sells ads online.

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Google has been under pressure on multiple fronts over its towering influence across technology markets and whether it has illegally wielded its power to crush competition.
The New York Times · U.S. Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing ArgumentsBy David McCabe
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It's amazing how quickly Trump's regime is being filled with Wall Street financiers, bankers, and the Libertairian tech elite (which of course I predicted all this). Bessent as a pick is particularly funny because a lot of Trump's supporters have conspiracy theories around Soros which of course Bessent is close to.

Well, that’s not great. Another good reason to get a #MacMini, though I do understand the allure of the #iMac. When I got my M1 I considered getting the iMac, but I already had a dual-display setup and the M1 iMac can only handle one external display. #PROTIP: Always get AppleCare+. #Apple will make it difficult to get anything repaired unless they issue an official recall. #tech #hardware macworld.com/article/2532789/t

Macworld · There appears to be a hidden flaw in the iMac that's basically a warranty time bombBy Roman Loyola

Jurors find audio-visual evidence convincing and hard to forget — and with the explosion of cheap generative AI systems, it is increasingly difficult to determine if a photo or video is authentic or not. @Gizmodo spoke to experts including a superior court judge, law professors and computer scientists about deepfakes in court.

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Gizmodo · How Do We Stop Deepfakes From Tricking Juries?Judges and legal scholars worry that AI-generated evidence, or false claims about AI-generated evidence, will derail and prolong cases.

If you haven't had the joy of meeting Big Karma founder Pascal Clarysse and Matt Scott (Paralympian and Executive Director of Fly Without Limits), this episode is a treat! Their enthusiasm is infectious, and Big Karma is improving representation of people w/ disabilities in gaming!

cparf.org/cwp-s3-ep21/