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SOCIAL MEDIA
Meta Suspends AI Development in EU and Brazil Over Data Usage Concerns
Meta’s evolving generative AI push appears to have hit a snag, with the company forced to scale back its AI efforts in both the EU and Brazil due to regulatory scrutiny over how it’s utilizing user data in its process. First off, in the EU, where Meta has announced that it will withhold its multimodal models, a key element of…
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ENTERTAINMENT
Zhuang defends actions, accuses NYPD of police brutality after protest arrest • Brooklyn Paper
Council Member Susan Zhuang (D-Brooklyn) is taken into custody on Wednesday following an impromptu protest against a planned homeless shelter in Gravesend. Screenshots courtesy of Yiatin Chu/X Sign up for our Brooklyn Paper email newsletter to get news, updates, and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Council Member Susan Zhuang defended her actions and accused police of excessive force…
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LIFESTYLE
La Flor on Classon is instantly one of Brooklyn’s best pizzerias
Giancarlo Villa, owner of the spanking new La Flor on Classon near the Brooklyn Museum, has spent a lot of years working in a lot of different pizza places around the city. When Villa was 18 he helped open Pronto Pizza in the Bronx, and then went on to pound the dough in spots you’ve heard of (Roberta’s, Upside) and…
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REAL ESTATE
Experience a kaleidoscopic NYC skyline atop Hudson Yards’ Edge
A new installation at the highest outdoor observation deck in the Western Hemisphere saturates the New York City skyline in a new light. “Shades” debuted this week at Edge, the 100th-floor indoor/outdoor sky deck at 30 Hudson Yards, with sections of transparent colors splashed across the observation deck, transforming the view. The immersive exhibit challenges visitors to explore how changing…
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CBOE gives official launch date for spot Ethereum ETF
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has confirmed that the Franklin Ethereum ETF (EZET) will begin trading on July 23. Source link
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FINANCE
S&P 500, Nasdaq post sharpest weekly losses since April amid tech rout
US stocks fell on Friday as more details over a global IT outage trickled in and the major averages failed to recover from a sell-off that saw the Dow snap a run of wins. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.7% while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) declined 0.8%. Both the Nasdaq and S&P 500 posted their worst week since April.…
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ECONOMY
Wage Insurance: A Potential Policy for Displaced Workers
Ben Hyman, Brian Kovak, and Adam Leive Despite the existing safety net, worker displacement continues to have severe consequences that motivate the consideration of new social insurance programs. Wage insurance is a novel policy that temporarily provides additional income to workers who lose their job and become re-employed at a lower wage. In this post, we draw on evidence from…
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MARKET
Want a refund for your delayed or cancelled flight after the CrowdStrike outage? You can get it — here’s the trick.
Aggravated airline passengers Friday faced the choice of waiting hours for their delayed flight, rebooking or just canceling their trip after a cybersecurity platform’s software update snarled Microsoft-powered computer systems and toppled travel plans. Source link
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MONEY
17 Ways To Get Free Money From the Government
Looking for the best ways to get free money from the government? Getting free money from the government might sound too good to be true, but there are actually several ways you can receive financial assistance. From helping with monthly expenses to finding unclaimed funds, these programs and resources can be a big help. The… Looking for the best ways…
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SOCIAL MEDIA
X Will Allow Users To Request a Community Note on Posts
X is expanding its Community Notes option once again, this time by adding the capacity for users to request a note on posts that they believe may include questionable claims. As you can see in this example, there’s now a new option within the post menu on desktop to “Request Community Note”, which will then flag that for checking by…
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