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💸 X will pay legal bills of people punished for posting on platform
🤖 Sam Altman concerned about AI's impact on elections
🍏 Apple explores lip-reading capabilities for Siri
🔋 MIT finds potential energy storage method in cement
☄️ Startup crafts a high-speed tube propelling items to orbit

💸 X will pay legal bills of people punished for posting on platformLINK

If someone is treated unfairly by their employer for posting or liking content on platform X, the company will fund their legal bill.

Elon Musk has changed many of Twitter's previous policies since buying it, with X Corp. recently suing the Center for Countering Digital Hate for allegations about the platform.

Musk confirmed a livestreamed fight with Mark Zuckerberg on X, with proceeds going to veterans' charities.

🤖 Sam Altman concerned about AI's impact on electionsLINK

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed concerns about generative AI's potential impacts on future elections, particularly with hyper-targeted synthetic media.

AI-generated media has already been used in American campaign ads for the 2024 election and has sometimes caused misinformation to spread.

Altman acknowledges the risks of the technology he's helping develop and emphasizes the importance of raising awareness about its implications.

🍏 Apple explores lip-reading capabilities for SiriLINK

Apple has filed a patent for lip-reading technology using motion sensors, aiming to improve Siri's speech recognition and battery life.

While this technology could enhance user privacy, it raises data protection concerns due to the potential collection of personal information.

Though the patent showcases Apple's R&D efforts, it doesn't confirm the actual implementation of the technology, and its primary focus remains uncertain.

🔋 MIT finds potential energy storage method in cementLINK

MIT researchers have developed a supercapacitor using cement, carbon black, and water, potentially allowing energy storage in a building's foundation.

The cement-based material, when combined with a special salt solution, can act as a powerful supercapacitor, offering rapid energy delivery.

While the technology is promising, questions about its durability and long-term viability remain.

☄️ Startup crafts a high-speed tube propelling items to orbitLINK

Longshot Space CEO Mike Grace is developing a hypersonic launch system that aims to provide a cheaper alternative to rockets for sending payloads into space.

The "Longshot" accelerator uses compressed gas to propel objects through very long concrete tubes, with the goal of achieving speeds up to Mach 25 to 30.

Despite its simplicity and the accompanying challenges, the project has backing from significant figures like OpenAI's Sam Altman and Draper VC.

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Jacob Keller, a 45-year-old hospital security guard in Ohio, works night shifts and often feels isolated from friends and family.LINK

Google partners with Mongolia to offer Chromebooks and tech training for teachers.LINK

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