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July 2—This week, the Supreme Court's decisions on moderating social media and misinformation, why the bird flu virus is no match for pasteurization, and the ethical advice generated by artificial intelligence. Those stories and more below, and have a great Fourth of July! --Ben Guarino, Associate Editor, Technology

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Pasteurization Kills Bird Flu Virus in Milk, New Studies Confirm Flash pasteurization destroyed H5N1 viral particles that were highly concentrated in raw milk, confirming that standard techniques can keep dairy products safe from bird flu Lauren J. Young

Experts Fighting Online Misinformation 'Vindicated' by Supreme Court Ruling A recent Supreme Court decision rules that the U.S. government can talk to scientists and social media companies to curb online falsehoods Jeff Tollefson; Nature magazine

AI Chatbots Seem as Ethical as a New York Times Advice Columnist Large language models lack emotion and self-consciousness, but they appear to generate reasonable answers to moral quandaries Dan Falk

How Older People Can Stay Safe from Fraud and Scams Older people are increasingly becoming the targets of fraudsters. Here's how to stay safe and what to do if you think you've been scammed Laurie Archbald-Pannone; The Conversation US

Supreme Court's Message in First Amendment Case: Tech Is Free to Moderate Social Media The Supreme Court kicked two cases challenging social media moderation laws in Florida and Texas back to lower courts Lynn Greenky, partner content; The Conversation US

NASA Selects SpaceX to Destroy the International Space Station The world will be watching—literally—as SpaceX tackles possibly what might be its highest-stakes endeavor to date: safely destroying the beloved International Space Station Meghan Bartels

How a Landmark Supreme Court Decision Will Reshape the U.S. Energy Sector The Supreme Court's recent ruling on "Chevron deference" could affect federal regulations of everything from power plant emissions to electric vehicles to transmission lines Niina H. Farah; Lesley Clark; E&E News

The Science Is Clear: Offshore Wind Isn't What's Killing Whales Politicians and nonprofit groups have blamed offshore wind turbines for whale deaths, but the science doesn't support those claims—at all Josh Axelrod, contract writer

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