Nearly 6,000 people convicted of drug trafficking in the 2021 budget year alone are in the pool of those who might be eligible for reduced sentences, according to data. Source
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Microsoft, Google integrating more AI into products
Tech giants Microsoft and Google say they’re moving toward building more generative artificial intelligence into their products. Microsoft has already been adding AI assistants to apps and now plans to unify all of them into a single source. And Google is launching new AI features to make video editing and publishing easier on YouTube. Emma Roth, news writer at The Verge, joined CBS News to discuss the increased use of AI. Source
Intersex Rights Activist Alicia Weigel on New Her Book “Inverse Cowgirl”
Activist Alicia Weigel is a member of the intersex community, individuals born with both male and female reproductive organs. Weigel joins “CBS Mornings” to discuss her new book “Inverse Cowgirl.” Source
Usher says Super Bowl performance is “going to be a celebration”
Super Bowl LVIII will be at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Feb. 11, 2024. Source
Usher to headline 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Grammy winner Usher will headline the 2024 Super Bowl Halftime Show in Las Vegas on Feb. 11. Source
Man imprisoned 22 years “cried like a baby” after murder charges dropped
Joey Watkins was 20 years old when he was convicted and sentenced to serve life plus five years in prison for the 2000 slaying of Isaac Dawkins. Source
CEO of Youtube: Safety is “above anything else we do”
In his first television interview as Youtube’s CEO, Neal Mohan talks about the company’s global reach and the difficult decisions YouTube faces on videos with questionable content. Tony Dokoupil has more. Source
WGA, studios reach tentative deal to end writers’ strike
Nearly five months after the start of the WGA strike, Hollywood writers and studios have reached a tentative deal on a new labor contract. Terms of the deal, which were not immediately made public, must still be ratified by the WGA’s approximately 11,000 members. CBS News correspondent Elise Preston has more. Source
Remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia bring strong winds and heavy rains to East Coast
The remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia are bringing wet weather and the potential for flooding into New York Monday morning. Tens of thousands were left without power over the weekend after the system made landfall in North Carolina. Errol Barnett reports. Source
NASA spacecraft brings asteroid samples back to Earth after 7-year mission
NASA is celebrating the successful end of a seven-year, $1 billion mission to collect and return a sample from an asteroid named Bennu. Mark Strassmann reports scientists hope the sample will provide clues about the origin of the solar system. Source