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March 23, 2025, 5:35 AM

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Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Democratic senators helping Trump's strongest Senate allies repeal Section 230 could give the Trump administration unprecedented power to control online speech  —  At the exact moment when Donald Trump and his MAGA allies are actively dismantling democratic institutions and working to silence critics …
Kate Morgan / New York Times:
Scientists are using AI to speed up drug repurposing, expanding the treatment possibilities for people with rare diseases and few options  —  Joseph Coates, left, owes his life to an A.I. model developed by Dr. David Fajgenbaum and the rest of his team.Hannah Yoon for The New York Times
Ananya Bhattacharya / Rest of World:
Former staff, investors, and industry experts reflect on the demise of Dunzo, the Indian online delivery pioneer undone by mismanagement, competition, and more  —  Dunzo was a trailblazer in India's online delivery sector, but things went awry when it shifted from its core strength.
Coco Feng / South China Morning Post:
Tencent unveils Hunyuan T1, a new reasoning AI model powered by its Hunyuan Turbo S AI model, and claims it rivals DeepSeek's R1 in both performance and pricing  —  Tencent Holdings has unveiled a new artificial intelligence (AI) reasoning model, Hunyuan T1, that rivals DeepSeek's R1 in both performance and pricing.
Aria Bendix / NBC News:
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praises cell phone restrictions in schools, saying their electromagnetic radiation causes neurological and cellular damage  —  Kennedy pointed to evidence-based links between social media use and depression, but shared an unfounded claim that cell phones increase cancer risk.
Grace Sharkey / FreightWaves:
Augment, a startup founded by Deliverr co-founder Harish Abbott and whose AI assistant can automate routine tasks in logistics, raised a $25M seed from 8VC  —  Augment, an AI-driven logistics platform, announced Tuesday it has raised a $25 million seed funding round from 8VC.
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