‘eBay’s Bizarre Cyberstalking Saga Ends With a $56 Million Settlement’
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Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
New York Times: “Behind each leap in AI are corresponding jumps in computing power. Today, there are about 20 million AI chips crammed into the data centers that underpin the technology’s growing abilities and usage worldwide… That figure is expected to double roughly every nine months, putting the world on pace to have about 200 […]
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“Iran’s surprise missile attack on U.S. forces in Jordan shows Tehran’s military leaders would rather risk ramping up the war than play defense or accept a peace deal that would expose them to greater domestic political pressures,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
“The teleprompter operator accused of unlawfully gambling on President Donald Trump’s speeches via a prediction marketplace is no longer employed by the White House,” NOTUS reports.
Political Wire
• Taegan Goddard
Lawyers for James Comey allege the U.S. Secret Service “knowingly conducted illegal electronic surveillance” of the former FBI director at the request of a high-level official on the same day President Trump claimed Comey was threatening “assassination” by posting a photo of seashells on a North Carolina beach forming the numbers “8647,” CNBC reports.
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AI and I
• Dan Shipper
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Electrek
• Micah Toll

For many parents, the idea of buying an electric bike for their kid might initially seem unnecessary. After all, didn’t we all grow up pedaling regular bikes without a motor?
But the more you look at today’s generation of young riders – and the role that e-bikes can play in getting them outside – the more compelling the argument becomes. Huffy is betting on exactly that with its Quantis Kids eBike, a 24-inch electric bicycle designed for riders aged 12 and up.
The Trump administration has quietly gutted the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the organization tasked with making healthcare safer and more affordable.
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