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We start with the trial and landmark
case that could change the landscape of
social media. A California jury found
Meta and YouTube liable on all counts in
the case that accused the tech giants of
intentionally addicting a young woman
and injuring her mental health. The
firstofits-kind decision is being
heralded as a milestone moment in the
longunning fight over accountability
following years of concerns from
parents, advocates, and whistleblowers.
Our Claire Duffy has an update on what
this could mean for thousands of similar
pending lawsuits. Hello, Claire.
>> Hey, Coy. Yeah, big moment in Los
Angeles on Wednesday. This is the first
time that a jury has found Meta and
YouTube liable for knowingly creating
addictive platforms that harmed the
mental health of a young woman. This
case was brought by a now 20-year-old
woman named Kaye and her mother. She
accused Meta and YouTube of
intentionally designing addictive
features that got her hooked as a young
child and harmed her mental health. And
the jury sided with Kaye on all counts
in this case. They found that Meta and
YouTube knew that their platforms could
be harmful, failed to warn of those
risks, and played a substantial role in
Kayle's mental health challenges. The
jury has awarded a combined $6 million
in punitive and compensatory damages for
companies as big as Meta and YouTube
parent company Google. $6 million is
kind of a drop in the bucket, but this
is just the start. Kayle's was just the
first of hundreds of cases to go to
trial that have been brought by
individuals, families, school districts,
state attorneys general. All of that
could force these companies to pay out
potentially billions of dollars in
damages if they keep losing, but also
require them to make changes to their
platforms. Now, listeners and viewers
won't necessarily see those changes
right away, but the kinds of things that
parents and advocates would like to see
change is no more autoplay videos, no
more endlessly scrolling feeds on social
media, no more beauty filters. Those are
the kinds of things that advocates and
parents hope could potentially come out
of these lawsuits. And certainly they're
also hoping that US lawmakers are
watching this decision very carefully
and that that could motivate them to
create some new legislation, some new
guard rails for these companies. Now
Meta and YouTube do plan to appeal this
decision. They say they respectfully
disagree. That could dry out this case
for potentially months if not years, but
certainly an important moment and a
first step in terms of sort of shifting,
I think, how we think about who is
responsible for protecting young people
online. Very important moment. We'll
keep watching. Koi
>> tech company Open AAI is shutting down
its video generating app Sora just
months after its release. Pretty sure
some of you have used similar apps to
create videos like whoever implanted me
in this popular rapper walkout scene.
Come on. Sora gained a lot of buzz after
its release in September. But the app
also drew criticism from copyright
holders since it was widely using
intellectual property and the likenesses
of celebrities in the videos it
generated. Open AAI says it will instead
focus on other priorities. A source
tells CNN a deal with the Walt Disney
Company will not be moving forward due
to the change. That deal would have
cleared the use of Disney characters in
Sora's AI generated videos. The US
Postal Service says it's planning to
impose a fuel sir charge for the first
time ever. It's due to the rising costs
amid the war with Iran. The 8% fee set
to go into effect April 26th is
temporary and only applies to packages,
not letter mail. UPS and FedEx already
have automatic search charges that kick
in when fuel prices go above certain
levels. Gas prices are up about a dollar
per gallon since the first USIsraeli
strikes. The White House has been
announcing steps to try to get those
prices down. The government's EPA, or
Environmental Protection Agency, will
now loosen its requirements for the
summer blend of gas typically sold
during peak driving season. It reduces
smog, but it's more expensive to make.
One oil expert tells CNN the move could
reduce the average price per gallon by
about 13 cents.
Pop quiz hot shot Humpback Whales are
known for their structured vocalizations
known as songs. What's the longest song
ever observed? 38 seconds, 5 minutes, 20
minutes, or three hours.
Well, you are good if you said 20
minutes. As far as we know, only males
sing for mating displays and to
communicate over long distances. In the
Baltic Sea, rescuers are racing the
clock to make a whale of a rescue. A
30foot juvenile humpback whale got stuck
in shallow waters just off Germany's
northern coast earlier this week.
Experts think that this might be the
same whale recently spotted in a nearby
harbor that already had a net gain after
being freed from fishing nets. Rescuers
have tried several methods to try to
turn the tide, literally from nudging
the whale to turn it to using boats to
create waves to help push it free. As of
this taping, crews are using a dredger
and excavator to carefully dig a
whalesized trench beside it in hopes it
will finally free this marine mammal.
The whale has been moving. Experts say
that they can go approximately a couple
of weeks without eating. Let's hope
rescuers can give this story a fantastic
ending. With the humpback whale finally
saying, "See you later." Are you looking
to upgrade your personal rock
collection? Perhaps a 66 million year
old dinosaur skeleton could really
triceratops off your decor. A wealthy
collector in Singapore has decided to
part ways with his. 26-year-old Chawi
Yang, a crypto investor, gave CNN a tour
of the vault that holds his near-perfect
fossilized Triceratops. They call it
Trey. For almost three decades, it was
on display at the Wyoming Dinosaur
Center. Now, an auction house owned by
Fel Williams is hosting its sale.
Charles says it was a lifelong dream to
own a dinosaur. The appeal is universal.
There's maybe like 2,500 dinosaur
fossils in the world that are 60 or 70%
complete. And I think more than half of
them are museums already. All of all the
alternative assets that I grew up seeing
from, you know, wine, art, cars. I think
dinosaurs are the most untapped. Not
everyone is roaring with approval. Some
critics in the paleontology world don't
think fossils should be in private
hands. This dynamite deal is expected to
sell for around 5 million bucks. Auction
ends Tuesday, so if you're a big bidder,
it's time to bone up. March is Women's
History Month, and today we are
showcasing an artist whose work was tiny
in size, huge in impact. Sarah Biffin
became famous in the 1800s for painting
incredibly detailed miniature portraits
while holding the brush in her teeth.
Born without arms or legs in England,
Biffin taught herself to paint, write,
and sew using her mouth. As a child, she
performed at fairs where people could
watch her inspiring process. It was then
that people started recognizing her
talent. With support from the Earl of
Morton, she trained under a royal
painter and went on to paint members of
the British royal family. Her work would
later be exhibited at the Royal Academy
of Arts. This self-portrait showing her
in the act of painting is believed to be
the only one of its kind. Her legacy
lives on as an example of determination,
creativity, and breaking barriers.
Today's story getting a 10 out of 10 is
gaining ground. No pun intended. Girls
flag football is booming in the United
States with about 25,000 more players
joining last year alone. The sport has
also expanded to nearly a thousand
additional high schools nationwide,
including at Monsenor Mclansancy
Memorial High School in Queens, New York
with the first and only all girls team
in the burrow.
>> 1 2 3.
>> THE SPORT IN general is the fastest
growing sport right now in our country.
You know, you're going to see it in the
Olympics and especially among girls at
the collegiate level. That momentum is
turning into action as players take the
field, sharpen their skills, and further
help put girls flag football on the map.
>> I really think it's good to motivate
young female athletes to play new
sports. We are doing great over here. A
lot of girls are phenomenal, and women's
sports are rising.
>> Almost time to do our touchdown dance.
First though, we have some shout outs.
This one goes to Mr. Baloo at St.
Anthony Mission in Zouri, New Mexico.
Thank you for your comment about our
environmental stories and for your
inspiring your students to take care of
this world. This shout out goes to Mrs.
Centrella, Mrs.clar, and Miss A at
Lincoln School in Ridgefield Park, New
Jersey. Thank you for all of these
wonderful notes and uh you are more
powerful than you know. Yes, indeed,
Debbie. Play that Friday music nod
there. Remember that there's no such
thing as overnight success. So, as we
pursue greatness, remember the Chinese
bamboo plant. It remains underground for
four years being watered, getting
strong. Then bam, in the fifth year, it
shoots up 90 feet tall in five weeks.
Let's keep growing y'all. Have an
awesome weekend. I'm Koi Wire and we are
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