Luigi Mangione won’t face the death penalty for UnitedHealth CEO’s killing, judge rules

Luigi Mangione won’t face the death penalty for UnitedHealth CEO’s killing, judge rules

[ad_1] Federal prosecutors can’t seek the death penalty against Luigi Mangione in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, a federal judge ruled Friday, foiling the Trump administration’s bid to see him executed for what it called a “premeditated, cold-blooded assassination that shocked America.” Judge Margaret Garnett dismissed a federal murder charge that had enabled…

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What is Complete Streets design, and why should we all be using it?

What is Complete Streets design, and why should we all be using it?

[ad_1] In the 1950s, the Air Force designed cockpits for the average pilot by measuring thousands of pilots and calculating the average for 10 key physical dimensions—height, arm length, torso size, etc. They assumed most pilots would be close to average in most dimensions. When researchers actually checked, they found that out of 4,063 pilots,…

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Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women

Inside the marketplace powering bespoke AI deepfakes of real women

[ad_1] Civitai automatically tags bounties requesting deepfakes and lists a way for the person featured in the content to manually request its takedown. This system means that Civitai has a reasonably successful way of knowing which bounties are for deepfakes, but it’s still leaving moderation to the general public rather than carrying it out proactively. …

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After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent

After Minneapolis, Tech CEOs Are Struggling to Stay Silent

[ad_1] It was November 12, 2016, four days after Donald Trump won his first presidential election. Aside from a few outliers (looking at you, Peter Thiel), almost everyone in the tech world was shocked and appalled. At a conference I attended that Thursday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said it was “a pretty crazy idea” to…

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested by federal agents after covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested by federal agents after covering an anti-ICE protest in Minnesota

[ad_1] Journalist Don Lemon and three other people were arrested Friday in connection with an anti-immigration protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church and increased tensions between residents and the Trump administration, officials said. Lemon was arrested by federal agents in Los Angeles, where he had been covering the Grammy Awards, his attorney…

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