Prohibition

Think of Louisiana, and the debauchery of Mardi Gras comes easily to mind. But in the northwest corner of the state — closer to Dallas than to New Orleans, the Red River than the Mississippi — sits the town of Minden, about 30 miles from Shreveport. This is deep-red America, part of a tri-state region known as Ark-La-Tex, and arguably the buckle of the Bible Belt.  Minden is a pious place, counting more than 20 Baptist congregations alone, and it entered the 21st century still embracing a tradition of forbidding…

The ChatGPT chatbot can now again be accessed, according to Italian officials and OpenAI Good morning tech fam, here are some quick tech updates for you to catch on to! What’s New Today: Layoffs at Qualcomm Start as Chipmaker Turns on Long-Term Growth. Fast-Track Insights: A former SEC attorney criticizes Crypto as a Complete Flop. OpenAI removed ChatGPT from the Italian market last month after the Data Protection Authority of Italy, also known as Garante, imposed a temporary ban on the artificial intelligence program…

Chart: The Conversation, CC-BY-ND Source: DiMaggio et al The shooting deaths of three children and three adults inside a Nashville school has put further pressure on Congress to look at imposing a ban on so-called assault weapons. Such a prohibition would be designed cover the types of guns that the suspect legally purchased and used during the March 27, 2023, attack. …

India said on Thursday that under its ongoing G20 presidency, it will prioritize the development of a framework for global regulation of unbacked crypto assets, stablecoins and decentralized finance and will explore the “possibility of prohibition” in a potentially large setback for the nascent industry. India began its year-long presidency of the Group 20 early this month. The group, which comprises 19 nations across continents and the EU, represents 85% of the world’s GDP. It also invites non-member countries…

For those looking for something to do with friends on the weekend, why not consider robbing a bank? That's the premise of Enemy of the State, a newly revealed game from Brave Lamb Studio. The isometric twin-stick shooter can be played solo or in co-op and drops players into the Prohibition era as low-level gangsters looking to make a name for themselves. How you do that is up to you.Players will be able to take on a number of illegal activities such as bank robberies, assassinations of rivals, and all-out…