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County supervisor's wife convicted of 52 counts of voting fraud
Boing Boing,
Kim Phuong Taylor was convicted on 52 counts of voting fraud yesterday in Sioux City's federal courthouse. Taylor was helping her husband, Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor, "by any means necessary." Taylor won election to the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in 2020—by more than 52 votes. — Read the rest
Happily Ever Divorced
The Cut,
After my Instagrammable marriage fell apart, my ex-husband and I finally found peace — off the grid.
Sam Altman Is So Back at OpenAI, but Its Board Is So Not Back
Gizmodo,
Sam Altman was reinstated as OpenAI’s Chief Executive Officer late on Tuesday night. The board that fired Sam Altman due to a lack of confidence, just four days ago, was largely replaced with profiteering veterans Larry Summers and Bret Taylor. Co-founder Greg Brockman will return to OpenAI, minus his board seat, as… Read more...
Tribute page for former first lady Rosalynn Carter
Following the death of former first lady Rosalynn Carter, The Carter Center set up an official tribute page to promote her life's work in mental illness advocacy. Widely recognized as a leading advocate for mental health and caregiving, former First Lady Rosalynn Carter was actively devoted to building a more caring society. — Read the rest
Get a peek into the odd life of the American suburbanite with Best of Nextdoor
If there's one thing I love, it's strange, niche Twitter (formerly X) accounts. They're one of the only reasons I stay on the site, whether it be showing off the best British stadium food has to offer or showcasing terrible medical opinions- but Best of Nextdoor might be my favorite yet. — Read the rest
Watch a real firearms historian tear apart video game guns
The unconscionably huge Modern Warfare 3 naturally features more guns than you can shake a stick at. It's not the story or gameplay these guns are attached to that weapons expert and Royal Armouries museum curator Jonathan Ferguson is concerned with, though- it's the guns themselves. — Read the rest
Free at-home tests for U.S. residents as new wave of Covid hits
In the United States, we are once again in the middle of a COVID-19 wave. According to the latest BNO News update, the US saw an estimated 183,188 new cases this past week (and many folks agree this is a massive undercount). — Read the rest
Sam Altman returns to OpenAI
Sam Altman, the OpenAI CEO spectacularly fired last week, is back at his post after days of negotiations. The board that tried to force him out will mostly be gone, too, giving him a free hand to rapidly develop and commercialize AI technology. — Read the rest