Google PR sure is taking its sweet time getting back to me about the finding that Chrome has a hidden extension that allows all *.google.com domains to monitor your CPU usage and other private system info. I'm sure they're working just as fast as they can.
https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jul/9/hangout_servicesthunkjs/
Illinois has enacted a ground breaking law that requires influencers whose kids appear in 30% or more of their social media content to pay their children. The money should be kept in a trust until the kid is 18 and if not, the child has the right to sue the parents.
This is good. Every state should enact similar laws.
https://fortune.com/2024/07/09/illinois-child-influencer-law-social-media/
Oh, cool, Python exceptions now have as of 3.11 an `add_note()` function that lets you add extra notes to an exception. They get displayed with the traceback.
https://docs.python.org/3/library/exceptions.html#BaseException.add_note
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