Hacker NewsMay 8, 2024
U.S. libraries are battling high prices for better e-book access
https://www.axios.com/2024/05/06/library-librarians-e-books-license-policies
#ycombinator #Amazon_Books #Axios_License #Visuals #Illustrations
Inside libraries' battle for better e-book access

Librarians say Libby and hoopla, the popular e-book apps, are expensive to offer.

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 Hacker NewsApr 29, 2024
ByteDance’s web of apps could get tangled up in TikTok ban
https://www.axios.com/2024/04/23/tiktok-ban-bytedance-apps-capcut-lemon8
#ycombinator #China_foreign_policy #Axios_License #Foreign_policy #Software #Visuals #China #Illustrations #Senate #E_commerce #House_of_Representatives #Social_media #Bans_law #Commerce #Mobile_apps
ByteDance’s web of apps could get tangled up in TikTok ban

The bill headed for approval covers any app owned by companies based in "foreign adversaries" of the U.S.

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Sue StoneMar 13, 2023

Electric cars are ditching AM radio — a critical safety tool
https://www.axios.com/2023/03/13/electric-cars-am-radio

#Axios_License #Visuals #Illustrations

Electric cars are ditching AM radio — a critical safety tool

AM radio is a key source of vital info during emergencies.

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Sue StoneFeb 24, 2023

Generative AI is a legal minefield
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/24/chatgpt-generative-ai-legal-minefield

#Microsoft #Axios_License #OpenAI #Visuals #Illustrations #Machine_learning

Generative AI is a legal minefield

Our laws were written assuming that people, not machines, would create content.

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Sue StoneFeb 18, 2023

The health care system rethinks obesity
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/18/obesity-treatments-drugs-insurance-coverage-stigma

#Axios_License #Medicare #Visuals #Illustrations #Health_insurance

The health care system rethinks obesity

Drugs are often unaffordable to those who need them.

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Sue StoneFeb 16, 2023

Microsoft Bing AI chatbot's infamous meltdowns
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/16/bing-artificial-intelligence-chatbot-issues

#Axios_License #OpenAI #Visuals #Microsoft_Azure #Artificial_intelligence #Illustrations #ChatGPT

Bing chatbot's freakouts show AI's wild side

Microsoft's new search chatbot is showing some very human traits.

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Sue StoneFeb 12, 2023

How partisan warfare is consuming the new Congress
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/12/partisan-stunts-congress-biden-republicans

#Democrats #Axios_License #Joe_Biden #Republicans #House_Democrats #Visuals #Illustrations #House_Judiciary Committee #House_Republicans #Matt_Gaetz

How partisan warfare is consuming the new Congress

Sniping over symbolic issues is a hallmark of the House.

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Sue StoneFeb 8, 2023

American cities are racing to bring electric charging stations near you
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/08/electric-vehicle-charging-stations-american-cities

#Infrastructure #New_York City #Los_Angeles #Electric_vehicles #Axios_License #Visuals #Illustrations #Seattle #Hertz #Denver

Cities race to add EV charging stations — pronto

Los Angeles — a leader — attaches EV charging stations to streetlights.

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Sue StoneFeb 5, 2023

The Dems who want to call GOP's debt ceiling bluff
https://www.axios.com/2023/02/05/democrats-debt-ceiling-gop

#Democrats #Axios_License #Joe_Biden #Visuals #Illustrations #Debt_ceiling #Joe_Manchin

The Dems who want to call GOP's debt ceiling bluff

A subtle political recalibration is leaving House Republicans with potentially less leverage.

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Sue StoneJan 27, 2023

Biden bans mining in part of northern Minnesota
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/26/mining-ban-biden

#Energy #Axios_License #Visuals #Illustrations

Biden bans mining in part of northern Minnesota

Northern Minnesota is a fragile place to mine, but Biden's ban has political costs.

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