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A Minnesota law targeting so-called nudify apps is staying on the books, at least for now. A federal judge has declined Elon Musk's xAI request to block the legislation, which prohibits apps designed to generate non-consensual intimate imagery. The ruling signals that courts may be less sympathetic to First Amendment arguments when the speech in question causes direct, documented harm to real people.
Shifting to personal finance, MIT Sloan researchers are finding that AI financial advice can be genuinely useful — with a catch. The quality of guidance depends heavily on how well users frame their questions. People who ask vague questions get vague answers, while those who provide context and specifics receive advice that holds up against professional standards. The tool is only as thoughtful as the person using it.
And for anyone who grew up blowing into cartridges, ModRetro has announced the M-sixty-four, a hardware recreation of the Nintendo sixty-four that plays original cartridges and outputs four-K video over HDMI. It's a serious piece of engineering aimed at preserving the feel of original hardware while making it compatible with modern displays. Nostalgia, it turns out, has a pretty strong market.
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