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Vizio Shows What Happens When U.S. Fascism And TV Enshittification Meet

7 months ago
We’ve noted for years how the “smart” TV sector is at the forefront of enshittification. It’s a sector full of companies that have doubled down on annoying ads and surveillance to the detriment of the customer. And while absolutely fixated on monetizing consumer surveillance data, it routinely fails to put anywhere close to the same […]
Karl Bode

Missouri House approves changes to in-home child care regulations

7 months ago
Missouri’s child care crisis was debated again Wednesday, with a bill changing provisions for licensed in-home child care facilities passing through the state House. State law allows up to two children aged 5 years or older that are related to the operator of a child care facility to be exempt from the maximum number of children for which the facility is licensed. A bill sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Farnan, a Republican from Stanberry, removes the age minimum with hope to increase space in day…
Jake Marszewski

St. Louis' biggest music fest releases 2025 lineup

7 months ago
Lenny Kravitz, Sublime, Sam Fender and Public Enemy are just some of the artists who will be taking the stage at the 2025 Evolution Festival. The weekend-long festival returns to Forest Park for its third year on Sept. 27-28. Evolution announced its "diverse, multigenerational" music lineup on Thursday morning, which features over 30 national, regional and local artists that span multiple genres. Evolution offers more than just music. The festival claims to be a celebration of St. Louis culture,…
Jennifer Somers

As U.S. House GOP adopts budget, protesters rally against Medicaid reductions, tax cuts

7 months ago
WASHINGTON —  Hundreds demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging congressional Republicans to rethink cutting programs vital to millions of Americans as a way to help extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. The previously scheduled rally, organized by the advocacy coalition Fair Share America, occurred less than an hour after House Republicans, by a […]
Ashley Murray

As U.S. House GOP adopts budget, protesters rally against Medicaid reductions, tax cuts

7 months ago
WASHINGTON —  Hundreds demonstrated outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, urging congressional Republicans to rethink cutting programs vital to millions of Americans as a way to help extend President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts. The previously scheduled rally, organized by the advocacy coalition Fair Share America, occurred less than an hour after House Republicans, by a […]
Ashley Murray

As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers

7 months ago
This is the first of two States Newsroom stories examining the implications of the growing need for electricity largely from artificial intelligence and data centers. Read the second here. The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneously through a room of hot, humming servers, […]
Paige Gross

As demand for AI rises, so do power thirsty data centers

7 months ago
This is the first of two States Newsroom stories examining the implications of the growing need for electricity largely from artificial intelligence and data centers. Read the second here. The next time you’re on a Zoom meeting or asking ChatGPT a question, picture this: The information zips instantaneously through a room of hot, humming servers, […]
Paige Gross

Missouri House approves changes to in-home child care regulations

7 months ago
Missouri’s child care crisis was debated again Wednesday, with a bill changing provisions for licensed in-home child care facilities passing through the state House. State law allows up to two children aged 5 years or older that are related to the operator of a child care facility to be exempt from the maximum number of […]
Jake Marszewski

Missouri House approves changes to in-home child care regulations

7 months ago
Missouri’s child care crisis was debated again Wednesday, with a bill changing provisions for licensed in-home child care facilities passing through the state House. State law allows up to two children aged 5 years or older that are related to the operator of a child care facility to be exempt from the maximum number of […]
Jake Marszewski