February 13, 2026

ALS stole this musician’s voice. AI let him sing again.

There are tears in the audience as Patrick Darling’s song begins to play. It’s a heartfelt song written for his great-grandfather, whom he never got the chance to meet. But this performance is emotional for another reason: It’s Darling’s first time on stage with his bandmates since he lost the ability to sing two years…

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Biden executive order bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware

March 27, 2023

The Biden administration on Monday announced a new executive order that would broadly ban U.S. federal agencies from using commercially developed spyware that poses threats to human rights and national security. The move to ban federal agencies — including law enforcement, defense and intelligence — from using commercial spyware comes as officials confirmed that dozens […]

Biden executive order bans federal agencies from using commercial spyware by Zack Whittaker originally published on TechCrunch

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC over trading and derivative violations

March 27, 2023

Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange by volume, its CEO Changpeng Zhao and Chief Compliance Officer Samuel Lim are being sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures and Trading Commission, according to a filing on Monday. The company, Zhao and Lim are being sued for allegedly breaking trading and derivatives rules. The exchange has never registered […]

Binance and CEO Changpeng Zhao sued by CFTC over trading and derivative violations by Jacquelyn Melinek originally published on TechCrunch

Microplastics are messing with the microbiomes of seabirds

March 27, 2023
Tiny pieces of plastic are everywhere. They’re in the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat. By one estimate, some people ingest around a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. Microplastics have been found in human blood, placentas and feces. But we don’t fully understand what all these miniscule…

Jury selection begins for Tesla racial discrimination lawsuit

March 27, 2023

Tesla is back in court this week to defend itself against allegations from a Black former worker who claimed the automaker’s Fremont factory is rife with racial discrimination and harassment. Tesla and the plaintiff, Owen Diaz, are scheduled to appear in U.S. District Court in San Francisco this week after jury selection begins Monday. Diaz […]

Jury selection begins for Tesla racial discrimination lawsuit by Rebecca Bellan originally published on TechCrunch