Ireland plans to make a $1,500 a month basic income for artists permanent

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Ireland first launched a three-year basic income experiment in 2022. Now it plans to make it permanent.

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  • Ireland plans to make a basic income for artists permanent in 2026.
  • In a three-year-long pilot program, officials paid local artists $1,500 monthly.
  • Recipients in the pilot said the basic income payments improved their daily lives.

As Ireland's $1,500-a-month basic income pilot

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NVIDIA shows off its first Blackwell wafer manufactured in the US

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NVIDIA has taken a big step towards strengthening its domestic chip manufacturing, revealing the first Blackwell wafer made in the US. The hardware company assembled the wafer, which is the base material for NVIDIA's AI chips, in TSMC's semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix, Arizona. 

NVIDIA revealed its Blackwell platform last year, boasting a goal of revolutionizing the AI industry

Students and Big Tech are taking on Texas app store age verification law

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What do Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon have in common with an advocacy group called Students Engaged in Advancing Texas (SEAT) that represents students? They are all taking on the Texas App Store Accountability Act, a law that requires age verification from users in the state of Texas in order to download apps in app stores.

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8BitDo drops an NES-inspired collection for the console's 40th anniversary

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It's been 40 years to the day since the Nintendo Entertainment System made its US debut, and to celebrate, gaming accessory maker 8BitDo has unveiled a line of NES-themed products. The NES40 collection includes a limited edition version of the company's Ultimate 2 controller that comes with an NES Retro Receiver, so it can be used with the classic console. There's also the NES-inspired Retro Cube

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I love having an identical twin. It's such a privilege.

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Sarah and Aimee Charlwood are identical twins who didn't spend a day apart until they were 16.

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  • Sarah and Aimee Charlwood from Brisbane, Australia, are identical twins.
  • They didn't spend a day apart from when they were born until they were 16 years old.
  • Eerie coincidences happen to them, but they don't think it's twin telepathy.

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Amazon reveals what one of the US' first modular nuclear reactors will look like

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To meet its massive energy demand for its AI and cloud services, Amazon is investing in nuclear power as a cleaner option. After signing agreements to help build nuclear energy projects last year, the tech giant revealed plans for an upcoming small modular reactor, or SMR, in Richland, Washington. Amazon is working with Energy Northwest, Washington state's utilities agency, and X-energy, an SMR

Texas hit with a pair of lawsuits for its app store age verification requirements

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Texas could have a serious legal battle on its hands thanks to an age verification law for app stores that it recently enacted. In response to the Texas App Store Accountability Act, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) filed a lawsuit that argues the new order goes against First Amendment rights. The not-for-profit trade association has Amazon, Apple and Google amongst its