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Meta Promises to Fight Misinformation in Australia With Same Strategy It Killed in the U.S. to Appease Trump
Meta is preparing for the Australian election by working closely with the government and news outlets that Zuckerberg said were “clearly political” and dismissed in the US.
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People Are Using AI to Create Influencers With Down Syndrome Who Sell Nudes
Instagram’s unwillingness to moderate AI-generated content finds a new low.
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Behind the Blog: Company Comments and a Party Recap
This week, we discuss companies' responses to being monitored by an ICE contractor, caring about the little things, weight loss drug ads, and how our SXSW shindig went.
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Super Nintendo Hardware Is Running Faster as It Ages
Why is this speedrunner putting his Super Nintendo in the freezer? Science.
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NASA, Yale, and Stanford Scientists Consider 'Scientific Exile,' French University Says
“We are witnessing a new brain drain.”
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'Pretty Vile:' Spotify Removes Andrew Tate 'Pimping Hoes' Class After Employees Complain
Internal Spotify communications viewed by 404 Media show Spotify’s own employees complaining about Andrew Tate’s course being available on the platform.
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Chinese AI Video Generators Unleash a Flood of New Nonconsensual Porn
A new crop of AI video generators is producing an endless stream of nonconsensual AI generated porn.
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French University to Fund American Scientists Who Fear Trump Censorship
The program, called ‘safe place for science,’ offers American scientists funding to continue their research in France.
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This Game Created by AI 'Vibe Coding' Makes $50,000 a Month. Yours Probably Won’t
fly.pieter.com was initially made in just 30 minutes with AI tools and is now generating thousands of dollars a month. The future of AI-assisted game development will not be that simple.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Stunt Blogging and the 'Fuck It' Paradigm
This week, we discuss stunt blogging, Signal pains, and murderous Reels.
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Alibaba Releases Advanced Open Video Model, Immediately Becomes AI Porn Machine
It took about 24 hours for Alibaba’s Wan 2.1 to become popular in the AI porn community.
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'The Bigotry Is Astounding:' Engineers Waste Time and Money Scanning .Gov Sites for 'Transgender' and Other Terms
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is wasting workers’ time and taxpayer dollars.