FDA finally nabs alleged quack who claimed silver vibrations cure COVID

Gordon H. Pedersen of Utah was on the run from fraud charges for three years.

https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/fda-finally-nabs-alleged-quack-who-claimed-silver-vibrations-cure-covid/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

An Iowa school district is using ChatGPT to decide which books to ban

Official: "It is simply not feasible to read every book" for depictions of sex.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/08/an-iowa-school-district-is-using-chatgpt-to-decide-which-books-to-ban/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social