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AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case – Grand Forks Herald

AI error jails innocent grandmother for months in North Dakota fraud case – Grand Forks Herald

๐Ÿ”ฅ Read this must-read post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: FARGO โ€” A grandmother from Tennessee is working to get her life back after what she says was a case of mistaken identity that nearly cost her everything.Angela Lipps spent nearly six months in jail after Fargo police connected her to a bank fraud case in the metro. It's a crime she says she didn't commit. In fact, she said she's never been to North Dakota.Lipps, 50, is the mother of three grown children and has five grandchildren, spending nearly her entire life in north-central…
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Lawyers give closing arguments in landmark social media addiction trial

Lawyers give closing arguments in landmark social media addiction trial

โœจ Read this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: california,Meta,social media,social media addiction โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: LOS ANGELES (AP) โ€” After about a month of hearing from addiction experts, therapists, platform architects and executives, including Mark Zuckerberg, 12 jurors are hearing closing arguments before deciding whether social media companies should be held liable for harms to children who use their platforms. Closing arguments in the trial began Thursday at the Spring Street Courthouse in Los Angeles. Lawyers representing the plaintiff, a 20-year-old woman, and lawyers representing the defendants, Meta and Google-owned YouTube, are presenting their…
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Rangers unequivocally condemns Old Firm fan unrest as the SFA launches an independent review

Rangers unequivocally condemns Old Firm fan unrest as the SFA launches an independent review

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Both Rangers and Celtic have raised concerns about the narratives being created, with the Ibrox club saying it would not accept a narrative that "ignores the full context of what happened".Meanwhile, Celtic interim boss Brian Wilson said evidence must be provided "before we create a false narrative".Wilson added that he was "disappointed" by the statements of Police Scotland Chief Joe Farrell, who accused the two clubs of failing to condemn the scenes of violence that broke out after the match."If you're going to seek a…
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BAFTA Games Awards 2026: Clear Obscore and Dispatch lead nominations | games

BAFTA Games Awards 2026: Clear Obscore and Dispatch lead nominations | games

โœจ Explore this awesome post from Culture | The Guardian ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Games,Culture,Baftas,Awards and prizes ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The 22nd Bafta Games Awards kick off in April, and the 2026 nominations list is dominated by French smash Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, which has 12 nominations and has already won Game of the Year awards at the UK's Golden Joysticks last November, December's Game Awards in the US, and February's Dice Awards in Las Vegas.Dispatch, a game about a bench-bound superhero who manages a team of superpowered misfits in a call center, received nine nominations. Among them is an…
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Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube as if it were old cable TV

Channel Surfer lets you watch YouTube as if it were old cable TV

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this must-read post from TechCrunch ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: Apps,Media & Entertainment,indie,YouTube โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: There's a new and fun way to watch YouTube: by channel surfing like a boomer on cable TV. This creative idea came from London-based developer Stephen Irby, who has just launched a web app called Channel Surfer, which presents interesting YouTube videos in an interface that resembles an old-looking TV guide. In the app, you can browse through different channels focusing on the topic and tap on them to listen to them as if you were watching live TV. At launch, there are…
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Armand Duplantis: Two-time Olympic pole vault champion breaks world record at Mundo Classic in Sweden

Armand Duplantis: Two-time Olympic pole vault champion breaks world record at Mundo Classic in Sweden

๐Ÿ’ฅ Explore this insightful post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Duplantis, widely known by his nickname "Mondo", won every major gold medal available to him, becoming the first man in 68 years to retain the pole vault title at the 2024 Paris Olympics.The US-born Swede, who chose to represent his mother's homeland, has not lost a major final since the World Athletics Championships in Doha in 2019, where he lost as a teenager to American Sam Kendricks on count-out.Talk of the world record has supplanted any discussion of where the gold medals in the men's…
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Electric car maker Lucid unveils plans for robotaxis and positive free cash flow

Electric car maker Lucid unveils plans for robotaxis and positive free cash flow

๐Ÿ”ฅ Check out this trending post from Business News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: The Lucid display is shown at the New York International Auto Show on April 16, 2025. Danielle Defries | CNBCNEW YORK โ€” Lucid Group expects to be cash flow positive late this decade as it plans to grow its vehicle lineup and significantly increase its software and technology offerings, the all-electric automaker announced Thursday during its first investor day in nearly five years as a public company.The electric car company aims to achieve positive cash flow generation through market expansion to include medium-sized cars…
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Bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux Devices

Bringing Chrome to ARM64 Linux Devices

๐Ÿ’ฅ Read this awesome post from Hacker News ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: โœ… **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: Weโ€™re excited to announce that Google will launch Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices in Q2 2026, following the successful expansion of Chrome to Arm-powered macOS devices in 2020 and Arm-powered Windows devices in 2024. Launching Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices allows more users to enjoy the seamless integration of Googleโ€™s most helpful services into their browser. This move addresses the growing demand for a browsing experience that combines the benefits of the open-source Chromium project with the Google ecosystem of apps and features. This release…
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South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn will run for an 18th term

South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn will run for an 18th term

๐Ÿ’ฅ Check out this must-read post from PBS NewsHour - Politics ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: congress,james clyburn,South Carolina,Vote 2026 ๐Ÿ’ก **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) โ€” Rep. Jim Clyburn, the dean of South Carolina Democrats, said Thursday he will run for an 18th term in the House, a move that could position him as an influential elder statesman in Congress if his party regains the majority in November. The 85-year-old MP's decision contradicts calls for generational change within the party. Clyburn is one of many veteran Democrats who are running again rather than stepping aside for younger politicians who have…
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Dickens vs Kakas: Details of Gazza Dickens’ journey from Dubai to world title defense in Dublin

Dickens vs Kakas: Details of Gazza Dickens’ journey from Dubai to world title defense in Dublin

๐Ÿš€ Explore this must-read post from BBC Sport ๐Ÿ“– ๐Ÿ“‚ **Category**: ๐Ÿ“Œ **What Youโ€™ll Learn**: With that big barrier removed, the 'Andytown Apache' is in his sights as he puts the world title on the line for the first time.โ€œI don't concede and he doesn't concedeโ€ is the way Dickens sees Saturday night and given how the duo got to this juncture, it's hard to argue with the pre-fight summary.The Merseyside southpaw started out as a super bantamweight and racked up 16 wins before tasting defeat for the first, but not last, time to Kid Galahad.That was for a British…
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