AI as parlor trick, LastPass hack detailed, Xerox Alto, TikTok ban, blogger registry

• Bing Chat has a secret 'Celebrity' mode to impersonate celebrities.
• @emollick: Bing, write the first chapter of Genesis as a corporate memo.
• CNET editor-in-chief Connie Guglielmo steps down for AI-generated content role.
• Father Robert defines the Singularity.
• LastPass: DevOps engineer hacked to steal password vault data in 2022 breach.
• Microsoft set to win EU nod on Activision with licensing offer, sources say.
• Amazon Illegally Fired NYC Union Organizer, Labor Board Says.
• 50 Years Later, We're Still Living in the Xerox Alto's World.
• Fumbling the Future: How Xerox Invented, then Ignored, the First Personal Computer.
• Biden's national cybersecurity strategy advocates tech regulation, software liability reform.
• Florida bill would require bloggers who write about governor to register with the state.
• U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok.
• White House: Federal agencies have 30 days to remove TikTok from devices.

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