On this day in 2023 - 4/22/2023

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4/22/2023 - On this day in 2023

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WOW

Lyft to make ‘significant’ cuts across ride-hailing company_TECHCRUNCH

‘Lyft doesn’t employ drivers who use the ride-hailing app to pick up and drop off riders…’

“Lyft has two purposes that are linked to each other: We help riders get out and about so they can live their lives together, and we provide drivers a way to work that gives them control over their time and money,…”

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What is Auto-GPT and why does it matter?_TECHCRUNCH

We all contribute to AI — should we get paid for that?_TECHCRUCH

Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now generate and debug code_TECHCRUNCH

Missouri trans ‘snitch form’ down after people spammed it with the ‘Bee Movie’ script_TECHCRUNCH

SpaceX’s successful failure is a wake-up call for Starship’s timeline_TECHCRUNCH

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Tesla wins Autopilot crash case in California_TECHCRUNCH

Inside Davido’s Global Musical Empire_FORBES

Security News This Week: Criminals Are Using Tiny Devices to Hack and Steal Cars_WIRED

How to Buy Ethical and Eco-Friendly Electronics_WIRED

OpenAI’s CEO Says the Age of Giant AI Models Is Already Over_WIRED

The Hacker Who Hijacked Matt Walsh’s Twitter Was Just ‘Bored’_WIRED

https://www.wired.com/story/my-balls-out-quest-to-achieve-the-perfect-scrotum/#intcid=_wired-verso-hp-trending_e32afdd1-af00-43a7-8f2a-bae7960ddac9_popular4-1

Amazon Prime Video Introduces AI-Boosted Dialogue to Select Original Content_GIZMODO

Why Universities Should Return to Oral Exams in the AI and ChatGPT Era_GIZMODO

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Lyrid Meteor Shower 2023: How to Watch the Lyrid Meteor Shower Tonight_WSJ

How technology unlocks business models: The story of Netflix_TECHCRUNCH

The former Minnesota officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright will be freed Monday_NPR

Moody’s Downgrades 11 Regional Banks, Including Zions, U.S. Bank, Western Alliance_WSJ

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China building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites, says US leak_ARSTECHNICA

Abortion Surges to the Center of the 2024 Campaign_DNYUZ

POLITICS Supreme Court says abortion pill mifepristone will remain broadly available during legal battle_CNBC

RETAIL How A.I.-powered robots are changing retail_CNBC

In a thriving Michigan county, a community goes to war with itself_WP

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THE SNOWMAN

The Snowman is the No. 1 movie on Netflix — should you stream or skip?_TOMSGUIDE

The Snowman: Netflix viewers in disbelief as ‘awful’ movie with six per cent on Rotten Tomatoes rises to No 1_INDEPENDENT/YAHOONEWS

MSN/TOMSGUIDE - BLOCKED BY VIEWER AGREEMENT - https://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle/other/the-snowman-is-the-no-1-movie-on-netflix-should-you-stream-or-skip/ar-AA1a4jjs

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Top cop a cult icon after ripping into neo-Nazi group terrorising Jewish locals

Elon Musk Figured Out the Media’s Biggest Weakness_POLITICO

Major Tesla investors instruct board to keep 'overcommitted' Elon Musk on short leash as company is hit by a slew of discrimination lawsuits and value plunges 15% over one month_DAILYMAIL

POLLSTERS OR WEATHERMEN - WHICH GROUP IS LESS BELIEVABLE? POLLSTERS Work in advertising new study finds

NATIONAL REVIEW WEBSITE COVERS UP TITLE OF ITS OWN ARTICLE WITH REACTIVE WEB DESIGN

CLIMATE CHANGE IS A RELIGION - The Case For Making Earth Day a Religious Holiday_TIME

Activists gather for Earth Day, urge action to avoid 'dystopian' future_REUTERS/YAHOO

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The real life exorcist! Ex-NYPD cop-turned-demonologist and his wife try to rid Brooklyn home of 'evil spirit plaguing frightened child' in new paranormal documentary_DAILYMAIL

For transgender kids, a frantic rush for treatment amid bans_AP

Conservative Anglicans Call for Break With Archbishop of Canterbury Over Same-Sex Blessings_WSJ

Could the man jailed for John Lennon's murder be INNOCENT? New documentary says a SECOND gunman could have fired fatal shots and questions whether killer Mark Chapman was brainwashed by CIA_DAILYMAIL

Americans Escaping Pricey Cities Bring Higher Housing Costs, Inflation With Them

Alec Baldwin hires Oscar-nominated Rory Kennedy - RFK's youngest child and sister of long-shot presidential contender Bobby Jr. - to film his every move for documentary about his ill-fated movie Rust with all-female crew_DAILYMAIL

Alphabet CEO’s Pay Soars to $226 Million on Huge Stock Award_YAHOO

Modeling Mogul Is Desperate to Know Who’s Branding Him the Next Jeffrey Epstein_DAILYBEAST

Fort Lauderdale floods highlight climate risks to South Florida’s airports, seaports_YAHOO

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20230422-world-s-oldest-tree-able-to-reveal-planet-s-secrets

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Could the man jailed for John Lennon's murder be INNOCENT? New documentary says a SECOND gunman could have fired fatal shots and questions whether killer Mark Chapman was brainwashed by CIA_DAILYMAIL

Shocking moment a woman in her 20s is kidnapped off a NYC street by a man and bundled into the back of a Toyota minivan_DAILYMAIL

Hurry! This revolutionary moisturizer sold out in just three days - but this skin-loving in-shower treatment that takes your skin from dry to baby-soft in a single use is now back in stock_DAILYMAIL

'You people are destroying my life': Drake Bell SLAMS trolls for calling him a 'pedophile' and says they will have 'blood on their hands' if they don't stop harassing him on social media_DAILYMAIL

Bill Maher unveils his 'Cojones Awards' for those who fought against cancel culture mobs - and hands out prizes to Netflix for not canning Dave Chappelle over trans controversy and Ben Stiller for standing by Tropic Thunder_DAILYMAIL

Andy Ruiz's ex-girlfriend Julia Lemus claims boxer 'raped her and pointed an AK-47 in her face' during abusive seven-year relationship... but he hits back to claim she 'STABBED' him_DAILYMAIL

Bud Light's under-fire marketing VP 'takes LEAVE OF ABSENCE' after Dylan Mulvaney controversy - and 'is replaced by Budweiser executive’_DAILYMAIL

Now THAT'S off-piste! Heart-pounding GoPro video reveals moment French skier plummets into icy depths of a massive crevasse in the Swiss Alps_DAILYMAIL

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