Federal judge orders Texas to install air conditioning in all prisons by 2029
A federal judge has ruled that Texas must install air conditioning in every state prison by the end of 2029, finding that extreme heat in uncooled facilities violates the Eighth Amendment's protection against cruel and unusual punishment.
» readDatabricks Acquires Row Zero to Merge Spreadsheets With AI Agents
Databricks has acquired Row Zero, a cloud-based spreadsheet tool capable of handling over one million live rows, after the company's finance team reportedly fell in love with the product.
» readLinkedIn settles data-scraping lawsuit against ProAPIs and Netswift
A settlement has been reached between LinkedIn and the companies ProAPIs and Netswift, along with their joint business operator, over allegations of unauthorized data scraping.
» readGoogle’s AI can now make phone calls and wait on hold for Pixel 11 users
The new feature was announced as an early preview for select Pixel 11 owners. Google’s Gemini chatbot will handle entire phone calls for routine business tasks, including navigating directory menus and waiting on hold.
» readA scientist’s lament: building a typewriter collection website with AI
The author, a former scientist with a Ph.D. in instrumentation physics, explained that the entire site engine was built using artificial intelligence.
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