7. NBC will use artificial intelligence to recreate legendary broadcaster Al Michaels’ voice for daily recaps of the Summer Olympics on their Peacock streaming app. Michaels was initially skeptical but ultimately supportive because he is being paid to test a process that will eventually be used to phase out actual humans.
6. In an effort to address some of the safety issues in the Montgomery, the Montgomery Public Schools will now require all students to use clear backpacks in the next school year. Mobile is getting on student safety, as well, with weapon detection systems being added to middle and high schools and an enforcement of the no cell phone policy.
4. The Supreme Court has now ruled that the Biden administration, and Trump’s administration if he wins, can censor by proxy if they want to demand social media sites take down content they don’t like. The administration argued that the now-previous order hampered its ability to counter false information, especially concerning public health and elections. Now all restrictions on the government are lifted until a plaintiff with standing challenges the matter.
3. The media and their Democrats are poorly responding to the idea that the open borders are leading to chaos and crime, with the New York Times suggesting the real problem with this story is Republicans using it to criticize President Joe Biden. The direct responses to Jocelyn Nungaray’s murder aren’t great either with U.S. Rep. Summer Lee (D-Texas) saying, “I don’t know who she is” and Judge Lina Hidalgoon sought to downplay the immigration status of the murderers because, “evil happens regardless of immigration status” before blaming former President Donald Trump.
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