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Kids Say They're Using Photos of Trump and Markiplier to Bypass 'Gorilla Tag' Age Verification
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Kids Say They're Using Photos of Trump and Markiplier to Bypass 'Gorilla Tag' Age Verification

Popular VR game Gorilla Tag partnered with the company k-ID to comply with age verification laws.
Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online
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Researchers Scrape 2 Billion Discord Messages and Publish Them Online

A Brazilian team used Discord’s API to scrape 10% of its open servers.
Scientists Explain Why Trump's $175 Billion Golden Dome Is a Fantasy
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Scientists Explain Why Trump's $175 Billion Golden Dome Is a Fantasy

Shooting missiles out of the sky from space could require a constellation of 36,000 satellites.
Civitai, Site Used to Generate AI Porn, Cut Off by Credit Card Processor
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Civitai, Site Used to Generate AI Porn, Cut Off by Credit Card Processor

Civitai, a huge platform for sharing AI models and generating videos and images, has been cut off from its payment processor.
Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist
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Chicago Sun-Times Prints AI-Generated Summer Reading List With Books That Don't Exist

"I can't believe I missed it because it's so obvious. No excuses," the writer said. "I'm completely embarrassed."
'Configuration Issue' Allows Civitai Users to AI Generate Nonconsensual Porn Videos
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'Configuration Issue' Allows Civitai Users to AI Generate Nonconsensual Porn Videos

404 Media found that people were using Civitai to create nonconsensual AI porn videos of anyone for a small price.
Telegram Gave Authorities Data on More than 20,000 Users
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Telegram Gave Authorities Data on More than 20,000 Users

According to its newest transparency report, Telegram complied with more than 5,000 requests from authorities in the first three months of 2025.
Student Makes Tool That Identifies ‘Radicals’ on Reddit, Deploys AI Bots to Engage With Them
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Student Makes Tool That Identifies ‘Radicals’ on Reddit, Deploys AI Bots to Engage With Them

The tool scans for users writing certain keywords on Reddit and assigns those users a so-called “radical score,” before deploying an AI-powered bot to automatically engage with the users to de-radicalize them.
‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game
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‘Doom: The Dark Ages’ DRM Is Locking Out Linux Users Who Bought the Game

As gaming on Linux becomes more popular, Denuvo’s “activations” limit will become a bigger problem.
Why Did Grok Start Talking About ‘White Genocide’?
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Why Did Grok Start Talking About ‘White Genocide’?

Large language models are reflections of the people who program them.
License Plate Reader Company Flock Is Building a Massive People Lookup Tool, Leak Shows
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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.
Star Wars Shows the Future of AI Special Effects and It Sucks
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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.