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  New York state denies air permit to bitcoin mining plant on Seneca Lake

  NBC News - Gretchen Morgenson

  A controversial bitcoin mining operation on the largest of central New York's Finger Lakes does not meet the requirements of state climate laws, New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation ruled Thursday, denying an air permit request the entity’s owner, Greenidge Generation LLC., made in …

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  What is NGL? The anonymous messaging app that's taking over Instagram

  NBC News - Kalhan Rosenblatt

  NGL, an app that lets users solicit and send anonymous messages, is gaining enormous popularity on Instagram, especially among young people. NGL, which is a social media shorthand for “not gonna lie,” is a newer iteration of the anonymous “ask me anything” format. It's among the latest iterations of …

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  10 hours ago

  State unemployment, jobs services down around the country after cyberattack

  NBC News - Kevin Collier

  A cyberattack has hit a company that handles unemployment claims and job placement for state governments, disrupting online services across the country. The departments of labor and related agencies have been affected in at least nine states, as well as Washington, D.C. The company, Geographic …

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  The 'Cryptoqueen' is now one of the FBI's 10 Most Wanted

  NBC News - Ken Dilanian

  She called herself the "Cryptoqueen" and touted her purported new digital currency, OneCoin, as the next big thing. But after convincing investors around the world to send her $4 billion, federal prosecutors say, Ruja Ignatova quietly hopped a flight to Greece and disappeared. OneCoin, authorities …

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  15 hours ago

  Post-Roe, ‘camping’ has become code for abortions. Activists say it may put people at risk.

  NBC News - Morgan Sung

  Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, social media has been flooded by posts from people offering to take people "camping" — coded language for assisting people seeking abortions out of state. But some activists and experts warn that offering to house strangers isn't as helpful as …

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  It’s alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

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  AI chatbot company Replika, which offers customers bespoke avatars that talk and listen to them, says it receives a handful of messages almost every day from users who believe their online friend is sentient. “We’re not talking about crazy people or people who are hallucinating or having delusions,” …