Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Marathon and the Metaverse
This week, we discuss unfortunately checking Twitter for news, the closure of the metaverse, and being vulnerable in Marathon.
News
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
Flock, which has license plate readers (LPRs) all around the country, wants police to be able to “jump from LPR to person,” according to leaked audio obtained by 404 Media.
News
Star Wars Shows the Future of AI Special Effects and It Sucks
Industrial Light & Magic revealed a short film showcasing how it wants to use generative AI for Star Wars and it’s completely embarrassing.
Podcast
Podcast: AI Avatar of Killed Man Testifies in Court
A killed man's AI avatar testifies in court; Meta is developing facial recognition for its smart glasses; and how AI is changing baseball.
News
Kanye’s Nazi Song Is All Over Instagram
Kanye’s Nazi song has been chased off of most mainstream platforms, but it’s all over Instagram.
News
Unity Is Threatening to Revoke Licenses From DayZ Developer Dean Hall
Game developer RocketWerkz doesn’t understand why Unity is threatening to pull its licenses for its games.
Baseball
The Simulation Says the Orioles Should Be Good
AI, simulations, and technology have revolutionized not just how baseball is played and managed, but how we experience it, too.
Features
How Video Game Sex Scenes Are Made
Game developers use intimacy coordinators, velcro, and juicy oranges to make better sex in games.
News
900 People Are Collectively Driving an 'Internet Roadtrip' on Google Street View
The new site is a cozy and chaotic successor to 'Twitch plays Pokémon.
porn
New Bill Would Make All Pornography a Federal Crime in the U.S.
Republican Senator Mike Lee introduced Interstate Obscenity Definition Act (again) last week, which would criminalize porn at the federal level.
News
Republicans Try to Cram Ban on AI Regulation Into Budget Reconciliation Bill
Republicans try to use the Budget Reconciliation bill to stop states from regulating AI entirely for 10 years.
News
AI-Powered Coca-Cola Ad Celebrating Authors Gets Basic Facts Wrong
A new Coke ad proudly features a quote from a J.G. Ballard book, only he didn’t write the words and it’s not his book.
The Abstract
Ancient Poems Record the Decline of a Special Porpoise
The Yangtze finless porpoise is near extinction in the wild, but glimpses of its heyday can be found in centuries of Chinese poetry.
