Threads by Meta, TweetDeck returns, Causal AI, thumbs-up emoji lawsuit

• What to know about Threads.
• Twitter is threatening to sue Meta over Threads.
• Elon Musk Is Making Mark Zuckerberg Seem Cool Again.
• The good version of TweetDeck is back, but for how long?
• Why We Don't Recommend Ring Cameras.
• Your School's Next Security Guard May Be an AI-Enabled Robot.
• Robotaxi haters in San Francisco are disabling the AVs with traffic cones.
• Gizmodo used AI to write a Star Wars story. It was filled with errors.
• The next artificial intelligence frontier: Causal AI.
• A 25-Year-Old Bet about Consciousness Has Finally Been Settled.
• Bay Area tech company Evernote lays off most staff, relocating to Europe.
• Farmer owes $82,000 in a contract dispute over the use of a 'thumbs-up' emoji, judge says.
• Here's the deal with the giant sphere causing a buzz in Las Vegas.
• Pokémon Sleep gameplay and pre-registration for Android revealed.

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