Mayor Her Harassment Allegations, Musk Sues MN for AI Porn, and a New Mpls Video Store
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her is under investigation after being accused of sexual harassment by police chief Axel Henry, and it's not the first time she has been accused of making inappropriate comments to coworkers and others. Also, Elon Musk's xAI is suing Minnesota to stop the implementation of a new law that bans nonconsensual AI-generated porn. At the end of the episode, we get a palate cleanser after those stories when The Video Store MPLS founder Eric Knobel joins the conversation to talk about his vision to bring physical media back to the Twin Cities.
Learn more about the topics discussed in today's episode:
St. Paul Mayor Her investigated for sexual harassment allegations involving police chief (Star Tribune)
St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her says she intends to stay in office amid harassment investigation (Star Tribune)
Elon Musk’s company X.AI sues Minnesota over new law to bar manipulated images to fake nudity (MPR News)
Keith Ellison posts on X that he'll "see X in court" (X)
xAI's official complaint (KSTP)
The Video Store MPLS: Bringing Brick-and-Mortar Movie Rentals Back to the Twin Cities (Racket)
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