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Before Google Was Blamed for the Suicide of a Teen Chatbot User, Its Researchers Published a Paper Warning of Those Exact Dangers

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The paper also mentions physical self-harm and violence towards others as possible outcomes, both of which are represented in the Texas case. billion "licensing fee" to Character.AI, which granted the search giant access to Character.AI-collected did not respond to a request for comment. collected data. Character.AI

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Apple ordered to pay $308.5 million after jury finds it infringed on digital rights management patent

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million to Personalized Media Communications after a federal jury in Texas found the company had infringed on a technology patent related to digital rights management, Bloomberg reported. PMC, which is a patent licensing firm, originally sued Apple in 2015, claiming the tech giant had infringed seven of its patents.

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The Top 54 Auctioneers for Nonprofit Fundraising Events

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He is currently licensed in Illinois and Florida. 7) Kimberly Niezgoda Kimberly Niezgoda (linkedin.com/kimberly-auctioneer) is your go to licensed auctioneer specializing in charity/benefit/gala live auctions. She’s been a licensed auctioneer in Texas since 2016 and have since called hundreds of various types of auctions.

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Another SpaceX Starship nails clean test flight, but explodes on landing

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SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype launched on Tuesday, soaring miles above its South Texas facilities in a successful flight demonstration before exploding during the landing attempt. During its high-altitude test launch with SN8 two months ago, the company violated its FAA launch license. SpaceX launched the thing anyway.

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Facebook verified a fan page posing as Elon Musk

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Musk lives in Texas. To be verified on Facebook, you have to fill out a form that requires, among other things, that the submitter share official identification in the form of a driver’s license, passport, national identification card, tax filing, recent utility bill, or articles of incorporation.

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Facebook will pay $52 million in settlement with moderators who developed PTSD on the job

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Moderators who view graphic and disturbing content on a daily basis will also get access to weekly, one-on-one coaching sessions with a licensed mental health professional. The preliminary settlement covers moderators working in California, Arizona, Texas, and Florida from 2015 until now.

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Army Corps of Engineers closes SpaceX Starbase permit application citing lack of information

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A prototype of SpaceX’s Starship rocket on the launchpad at Starbase in Texas | Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images. SpaceX first purchased land in Boca Chica, Texas, in 2012 , with the intention of creating a facility to launch its Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets. Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images.