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1 Democratic National Convention - Night Three

The theme of the third night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago last night was “joy,” with another lineup of speakers pulled from among the biggest names in the party leaning into that emotion. Former President Bill Clinton took a moment to thank the Republicans and independents who showed up for the DNC, saying “I hope they feel better about it now.” Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi didn’t mention Trump’s name once, but focused on the accomplishments of the Biden administration and the Jan. 6th attack in Washington. The biggest crowd reaction of the evening might have been when Oprah Winfrey walked up to the podium. After accepting the party nomination for vice president, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz told the crowd as he accepted the nomination he was ready to “turn the page” on Trump before starting a chant of “We won’t go back” among the crowd.

2 Company That Sent AI Joe Biden Calls Before New Hampshire Primary To Pay $1-Million Fine

That was an expensive stunt. Lingo Telecom, the voice service provider that transmitted the AI-generated robocalls mimicking President Joe Biden’s voice on January 21st agreed yesterday to pay a $1-million fine. The calls were made in New Hampshire just before the state’s primaries with what sounded like Biden explaining that voting in the primary would mean they couldn’t vote in November. It was the brainchild of political consultant Steve Kramer, who has said he wasn’t trying to influence the primary; instead, he says he was trying to highlight the dangers of AI in politics. Kramer is facing a proposed $6-million fine from the FCC for the calls.

3 US Added 818,000 Less Jobs In The Year Ending In March Than Was Reported By Bureau Of Labor Statistics

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics had some bad news yesterday. US job gains for the year that ended in March weren’t accurate, and the department revised the estimates downward by 818,000 jobs yesterday. It’s not all bad news; prior to the revision, around 2.9-million jobs were created between April 2023 and March 2024, but the new numbers say that total is around 2.1-million, which some economists are saying is still a strong number. It was the largest negative revision from the Bureau of Labor Statistics since 2009.


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