Heidi Schlumpf and Russ Choma report: This story was produced in partnership with the National Catholic Reporter. Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, every state-level campaign to limit abortion has failed. But that hasn’t stopped Catholic organizations from stepping into the fight again this election year. Catholic organizations are bankrolling campaigns against abortion-rights measures, spending more than $1.9 million so…
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New app uses smart glasses to tell you everything about strangers by looking at them
Kyland Hall reports: A group of South Bend entrepreneurs have developed a smartphone app that combines Meta Smart Glasses, ChatGPT and Facial Recognition technology to provide an unprecedented user experience. By putting the glasses on and raising your phone to your voice you can ask for information about anyone that you see in front of…
Russian TV channels’ financial demands to Google reach ₽2 undecillion
RBC reports that a Russian court has fined Google …. a helluva lot of money (2 undecillion rubles, which converts to US$20.5 decillion). But do the plaintiffs have any chance of actually collecting it? The total amount of claims from 17 Russian TV channels to Google has reached 2 undecillion rubles, a source familiar with…
PIZZA PRIVACY PROBLEM: Domino’s Hit with Class Action Over Alleged AI Wiretapping
Tori Guidry of Troutman Amin, LLP writes: A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Eastern District of Michigan on behalf of California residents, alleging that Domino’s Pizza, Inc. and ConverseNow Technologies, Inc. secretly intercepted and recorded phone calls placed by California customers. Plaintiff alleges that Domino’s utilized ConverseNow’s Voice AI technology, which wiretaps…