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How have recent labor regulations actually affected workers? (prismreports.org)
 

Despite improved benchmarks for worker classification on the state and federal level, corporations usually still come out on top

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Challenge to Texas age-verification on porn sites comes to Supreme Court. (www.scotusblog.com)
 

A trade group for the adult entertainment industry will appear at the Supreme Court on Wednesday in its challenge to a Texas law that requires pornography sites to verify the age of their users before providing access – for example, by requiring a government-issued identification. The law applies to any website whose content is one-third or more “harmful to minors” – a definition that the challengers say would include most sexually suggestive content, from nude modeling to romance novels and R-rated movies.

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Republican SNAP Proposals Could Take Food Away From Millions of Low-Income Individuals and Families. (www.cbpp.org)
 

Prominent Republican lawmakers and conservative think tanks have proposed cuts and other harmful policy changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that could gain traction in Congress this year. These changes would cut food assistance across the U.S., making it harder for millions of people to buy the groceries they need to eat a healthy diet.

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A fake speed limit sign popped up on a Houston street. Who is responsible? No one knows. (houstonlanding.org)
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China’s DJI, world’s largest drone manufacturer, no longer blocks flights over airports and military bases. (hntrbrk.com)
 

Key Points

  • A new DJI update enables everyday operators to fly their drones over and into airports, military bases, sensitive infrastructure, wildfires, and national no-fly zones in the United States.
  • Hundreds of sensitive-site operators may be forced to deploy counter-drone solutions. The update comes just days after a DJI drone crashed into a firefighting waterbomber over California.
  • DJI promises to place “control back in the hands of the drone operators, in line with regulatory principles of the operator bearing final responsibility” — and tells Hunterbrook that it has given “authorities the tools they need to enforce existing rules.”
  • DJI, by one estimate, controls 90% of the global consumer drone market. The company currently faces the risk of a total ban in the U.S.
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Exploring the Intersection of ADHD and Music: A Systematic Review. (www.mdpi.com)
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Is capitalism falling out of favor? We analyzed 400,000 news stories to find out. (theconversation.com)
 

Capitalism, communism and socialism are the world’s three major economic systems. While the phrase “economic system” may seem like a yawn, countless people have fought and died in major wars over which one should dominate.

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Telegram takes unprecedented step in blocking Russian media channels, but enforcement remains incomplete. (science.feedback.org)
 

Social media giant Telegram, a platform long regarded for its hands-off approach to content moderation, announced on 30 December that it is blocking access within the EU to a number of Russian state-owned media, citing a need to comply with EU regulations such as the Digital Services Act (DSA).

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Chrome Web Store is a mess. (palant.info)
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Dogged By Debts, Disputes, And Divorce, A Russian Oligarch Also Draws FBI Scrutiny. (www.rferl.org)
 

Once a powerful Russian oligarch, Vladimir Gusinsky has been tangled in legal disputes, mounting debts, and a bitter divorce. He's also drawn FBI scrutiny for ties to a former FBI agent and an ex-Russian diplomat, both of whom have been charged with criminal felonies related to another oligarch.

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Biden administration unveils new rules for AI chip, model exports. (www.voanews.com)
 

The Biden administration announced Monday new restrictions on the export of the most advanced artificial intelligence chips and proprietary parameters used to govern the interactions of users with AI systems.

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MissAV: One of the world's largest 'Pirate' sites targeted in takedown effort. (torrentfreak.com)
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With billions of annual visits, MissAV ranks among the 60 most-visited websites on the internet. The porn site mostly caters to an Asian audience where rightsholders see the 'pirate' site as a major threat to their business. Through a legal procedure, adult entertainment company FANZA 'confiscated' the MissAV.com domain, as well as ThisAV.com. However, MissAV swiftly bounced back on a new domain.

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