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Elon Musk said Starlink's direct-to-cellular service would provide free emergency services at SpaceX seeks FCC approval for the technology.

Elon Musk says Starlink will let people stranded in the wilderness access emergency services on their phones for free

Palo Alto, CA

Billionaire Elon Musk is willing to pay up to $98,840 for anyone willing to work full-time to "stand, sit, walk" like a robot. A recent job ad on the Tesla careers page shows the multinational automotive company looking for a "data collection operator" at its Palo Alto, California, hub. The role requires the candidate to "collect data, assist with engineering requests, and report equipment feedback" to help train its Tesla Robot, Optimus.

Elon Musk Will Pay You $100,000 To Act Like A Robot For Tesla And Do 7-Hour Robo-Walk

California State

Tesla CEO and xAI founder Elon Musk has thrown his support behind a California bill that’s divided Silicon Valley and promises to regulate the artificial intelligence industry. Suggested Reading. The bill, SB 1047, would mandate companies that have spent more than $100 million to develop an AI model, or...

Elon Musk just threw his support behind a controversial bill to regulate AI

Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) - As China seeks to race ahead in humanoid robot development, its supply chains showcased cheaper and innovative parts at the world robot conference in Beijing, but some executives warn the industry has yet to improve product reliability.

China robots conference spotlights the changing face of humanoids

The Motley Fool

This all-important metric is likely to signal that the euphoria surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) is beginning to fade.

Prediction: On Aug. 28, This Figure From Nvidia Will Confirm an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bubble That's in the Early Stages of Bursting

Mississippi State

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Hinds County, MS

Mississippi News Group

A Mississippi Attorney has been charged with multiple Counts of introducing contraband into a Correctional Facility as well as consipiracy according to a press release from Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones.

Mississippi Attorney Charged with 3 Counts of Introducing Contraband into a Correctional Facility

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Wyoming’s U.S. Sen. John Barrasso and Rep. Harriet Hageman handily staved off Republican challengers in Tuesday’s primary election. The Associated Press called the race at 8 p.m.

Barrasso, Hageman handily defeat Republican challengers

New York City, NY

Elly Ross is a product manager who previously interned at Big Tech companies. Now, she's decided to start a candy shop, "lil sweet treat."

I'm a product manager who interned at Apple, Google, and Microsoft. Now I'm opening up a candy store.

Markets Insider

The AI trade is shifting to devices from infrastructure, and Citi sees Apple selling 228 million iPhone units in 2024 and 241 million iPhones in 2025.

Apple will eclipse Nvidia as the top AI stock in 2025, Citi says

Your iPhone is already filled with amazing and useful features that help you in your everyday life, and Apple is constantly adding new features with every major software update. One of these new features is coming to the Phone app. When iOS 18 arrives, you’ll be able to record phone...

You Should Know How to Record a Phone Call on Your iPhone

PYMNTS

Bridge reportedly raised $40 million to support its efforts to build a stablecoin-based payments platform designed to simplify global money movement. The funding brings the total amount the company has raised to $58 million, CoinDesk reported Friday (Aug. 30), citing a paywalled article by Fortune. The startup has raised venture...

Bridge Raises $40 Million for Global Stablecoin-Based Payments Platform

Distractify

If you've had a phone for a few years, you may be aware that companies sometimes change how their apps look so that users pay attention to them. Duolingo, for example, makes its bird look like it's melting if you stop using the app. Recently, some users have noticed that Facebook's app is looking strangely black. After noticing this change to the icon, many naturally wanted to know more about why the app was now black, and whether that change was made intentionally or not. Here's what we know about the new black icon. Why is my Facebook icon black?...

Facebook's Icon Is Black for Some Users, Leading Some to Wonder If It's a Bug

Montana State

To increase the genetic diversity of an island population of grizzly bears , Wyoming and Montana wildlife managers recently worked together to import fresh bloodlines into the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.

Two Montana grizzly bears trucked to Wyoming to bolster genetic diversity, help states’ delisting case

Don Hall is an avid snowmobiler, but instead of heading for the hills each winter in search of deep powder, he takes an older snowmachine to lower elevations nearer the snow line. There’s a reason the Riverton resident prefers the lower zones despite the rocks, fences and sage most riders avoid: That’s where the coyotes are.

Wyoming allows snowmobilers to run down wildlife. Despite global outrage, it may stay legal.

Georgia State

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Three earthquakes were recorded in Georgia during August, the strongest a 2.4 magnitude which occured far outside of the area where Georgia earthquakes most often occur. The quakes were recorded and reported by the US Geological Survey, which maintains seismograph stations throughout the US.

Rare SE Georgia Earthquake Recorded in August, State's Farthest South in 10 Years

Crisp County, GA

Daily Coffee Press

On Wednesday, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 24 individuals following Operation Shyne Down. The GBI and other agencies served a total of 120 warrants on the suspects involved in the investigation, which targeted the criminal street gang G-Shyne Bloods and their involvement in criminal activities in Crisp County, Georgia.

Operation Results in More than 20 Charged with Gang Offenses, RICO, and more

Matt Garman sees a shift in software development as AI automates coding, telling staff to enhance product-management skills to stay competitive.

In a leaked recording, Amazon cloud chief tells employees that most developers could stop coding soon as AI takes over

Apple is preparing to launch what will be the first iPhone to lean explicitly into artificial intelligence. The company announced an event, scheduled for 9 September, during which it is rumoured to be launching the iPhone 16 alongside new Watches and AirPods. Other devices, such as an updated iPad Mini, may also be shown off in the live-streamed event.

iPhone 16 event: Apple prepares to launch its AI-first phone

According to officials with the Southern District of Georgia, two recently unsealed federal indictments have charged 23 defendants in a series of broad conspiracies involving the use of drones to smuggle methamphetamine, marijuana, and cell phones into state prisons in Georgia.

23 Defendants Charged in Federal Indictments for Drone-Smuggling Drug Operation in Georgia

PAVILLION—Wes Martel’s frustrations bubbled up with ease while walking toward a penstock churning with water diverted from the Wind River. “This is all reservation land,” he said. “That’s our position. This place never should have been created.”

Federal ‘land grab’ advanced by Barrasso, Hageman angers tribes

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Why is the SEC going after digital art and monkey pictures?

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission issued a Wells notice to OpenSea on Aug. 28, stating that the non-fungible token (NFT) exchange had served as...

Why is the SEC going after digital art and monkey pictures?

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