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Delaware is moving toward a legal framework that would allow artificial intelligence agents to operate entire businesses without a human at the helm. The proposal, reported by Ars Technica, raises serious questions about accountability — if an AI makes a damaging decision, who answers for it? Lawmakers and legal scholars are watching closely.
Shifting gears, a Chrome extension called WhatsFlow CRM is quietly turning WhatsApp Web into a lightweight sales tool, letting small sellers manage client pipelines and generate receipts directly inside the chat interface. It's a modest product, but it points to a broader trend of informal commerce moving deeper into messaging apps, where billions of people already spend their time.
And in Colorado, four law enforcement officers were shot — one fatally — following a gunfight with a suspect who was also killed. It's a stark reminder of the dangers officers face in the field, and the incident is already drawing attention to response protocols and officer safety in high-risk situations.
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