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The ‘Worst in Show’ CES Products Put Your Data At Risk And Cause Waste, Privacy Advocates Say

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/14/2025 - 5:00am

The Ultrahuman Rare luxury smart ring is on display at the Ultrahuman booth during the CES tech show Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Las Vegas.
(John Locher / AP Photo)

LAS VEGAS (AP) — So much of the technology showcased at CES includes gadgets made to improve consumers' lives — whether by leveraging AI to make devices that help people become more efficient, by creating companions to cure loneliness or by providing tools that help people with mental and physical health.

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Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/14/2025 - 4:00am

A tunnel boring machine sits at the bottom of a construction site during a media tour at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, in Las Vegas.
(John Locher / AP Photo)

Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Tunneling Beneath Las Vegas With Little Oversight

by Daniel Rothberg for ProPublica and Dayvid Figler, City Cast Las Vegas

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Birkin Handbags, Walmart’s ‘Wirkin’ And The Meme-Ification Of Class Warfare

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/14/2025 - 3:00am

Natalie Zea seen with her yellow Hermes Birkin Bag leaving The Wendy Williams Show promoting the new season of the TBS comedy series 'The Detour' in New York City on April 13, 2017.
(MediaPunch via AP)

In previous eras of internet culture, mockery of the rich and famous was usually relegated to far-left forums.

But as 2025 begins, ridiculing the rich appears to have gone mainstream.

Look no further than the Walmart handbag that mimics the look of Hermès’ iconic, exclusive and uber-expensive Birkin bag.

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It’s Still Dick Cavett: Recovered From Stroke, Nebraska Talk Show Legend Now Youtube Sensation, Music Video Star

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 7:00am

Dick Cavett (center) pauses for a photo with Maureen Van Zandt and Vincent Pastore during the filming of a music video for a song by Marc Ribler named after the legendary talk show host. The video also stars Pastore from “The Sopranos” and Van Zandt, an actress and wife of Steven Van Zandt, a longtime musical collaborator of Bruce Springsteen. Ribler plays in Steven Van Zandt’s band.
(Courtesy of Cavalier Films)

Former national talk show host Dick Cavett invited social revolution into viewers’ homes courtesy of the 1960s icons he interviewed. And this Nebraskan who gave counterculture a mainstream platform stayed busy in the decades after his show ended – writing, performing and lending his stature as a television fixture in a formative era.

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Biden Blocks Nippon Steel's Proposed Deal To Acquire US Steel

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 4:00am

This is a portion of US Steel's Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock, Pa., on Sunday, Apr., 28, 2024.
(Gene J. Puskar / AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has blocked the nearly $15 billion proposed deal for Nippon Steel of Japan to purchase Pittsburgh-based U.S. Steel — affirming his earlier vow on the presidential campaign trail to prevent the acquisition of Steeltown USA’s most storied steel company.

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As ‘Smart Cities’ Tools Grow Nationwide, So Do Privacy And Ethical Concerns

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 3:00am

Austin Russell, Founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies, unveils Luminar Halo, the company's next-generation LiDAR technology platform on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 in Sunnyvale, Calif.
(Tony Avelar / AP Images for Luminar)

After nearly a week of searching for a suspect in the hit-and-run death of an 81-year-old St. Helena, California woman this summer, police found and arrested a man with the help of license plate reading cameras that registered him near the scene.

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Turo-Rented Cars Were Involved In 2 Deadly Incidents This New Year's. Here's What We Know

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 01/07/2025 - 2:00am

NEW YORK (AP) — Two deadly incidents on New Year's Day — an attack being investigated as an act of terrorism in New Orleans and an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in Las Vegas — both involved vehicles that were rented on Turo, a peer-to-peer car sharing company.

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Another Jackpot Surpasses $1 Billion. Is This The New Normal?

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/31/2024 - 7:00am

Fidel Lule buys a MegaMillion lottery ticket at Won Won Mini Mart in Chinatown Los Angeles, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024.
(Damian Dovarganes / AP Photo)

Remember this moment because it probably won't last: A U.S. lottery jackpot is projected to soar above $1 billion, and that's still a big deal.

Friday’s Mega Millions drawing is worth an estimated $1.15 billion, evoking headlines and likely luring more people to convenience stores with dreams of private spacewalks above the earth.

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Retailers That Make It Harder To Return Stuff Face Backlash From Their Customers

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/31/2024 - 5:00am

In 2018, L.L. Bean ended its century-old “lifetime” return policy, limiting returns to one year after purchase and requiring receipts. The demise of this popular policy sparked backlash, with several customers filing lawsuits.

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Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 12/31/2024 - 4:00am

Thailand Bans Advertising for Toddler Milk

by Heather Vogell

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.

New regulations in Thailand will force baby formula companies to stop advertising, giveaways and discounts for so-called toddler milk, which experts say can contribute to growing obesity and other health problems among the nation’s children.