As spotted by The New York Times, Elon Musk shared an altered version of Kamala Harris’ campaign video on Friday night that uses a deepfake voiceover to say things like, “I was selected because I am the ultimate diversity hire,” in the VP’s voice. Nowhere does the post alert users to the fact that the… Continue reading Elon Musk shared a doctored Harris campaign video on X without labeling it as fake
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Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time
Apple and the unionized employees at its Towson, Maryland retail store have reached a tentative agreement that could secure them better pay, job protections, scheduling improvements to support a work-life balance and a more transparent disciplinary process. The Towson location in 2022 became the first Apple Store in the country to unionize, and back in… Continue reading Apple has reached a contract agreement with unionized US retail employees for the first time
DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion
The Department of Justice on Friday night asked a federal court to reject TikTok’s bid to have the law that could ban it overturned, citing national security concerns that include its alleged use of internal search tools to collect information on users’ views around sensitive topics. It comes in response to a petition filed in… Continue reading DOJ says TikTok collected users’ views on issues like abortion, gun control and religion
What to read this weekend: Keanu Reeves wrote a book with ‘weird fiction’ author China Miéville
New releases in fiction, nonfiction and comics that caught our attention. The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville A few years ago, Keanu Reeves took a dive into the world of comics with a series called BRZRKR, which he wrote with longtime comic creator Matt Kindt. The limited series, which played out… Continue reading What to read this weekend: Keanu Reeves wrote a book with ‘weird fiction’ author China Miéville
Websites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocol
Freelancer has accused Anthropic, the AI startup behind the Claude large language models, of ignoring its “do not crawl” robots.txt protocol to scrape its websites’ data. Meanwhile, iFixit CEO Kyle Wiens said Anthropic has ignored the website’s policy prohibiting the use of its content for AI model training. Matt Barrie, the chief executive of Freelancer,… Continue reading Websites accuse AI startup Anthropic of bypassing their anti-scraping rules and protocol
Amazon drops the first teaser for its upcoming Yakuza adaptation
Amazon has released its first teaser video for Like A Dragon: Yakuza, its live action adaptation of SEGA’s Yakuza games, at San Diego Comic-Con. There’s a lot of focus on the inking process of Kazuma Kiryu’s iconic dragon tattoo, but you’ll also get glimpses of Kamurocho’s night scene, various characters in the series and the… Continue reading Amazon drops the first teaser for its upcoming Yakuza adaptation
ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband
A new government program is trying to encourage Internet service providers (ISPs) to offer lower rates for lower income customers by distributing federal funds through states. The only problem is the ISPs don’t want to offer the proposed rates. Ars Technica obtained a letter sent to US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo signed by more than 30… Continue reading ISPs are fighting to raise the price of low-income broadband
Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment
The Boys may be one season away from ending but it’s not done caking your screens with blood and torn muscle tissue. Cast member Jensen Ackles who plays Soldier Boy on The Boys revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con that Amazon will produce a prequel of the superhero show called Vought Rising. The new prequel… Continue reading Amazon is giving The Boys the prequel treatment
You can date everything in Date Everything!
[embedded content] Have you ever looked at something in your home like a dining room table or an adjustable height desk and wondered what it would be like to go on a date with it? Also, were you sober at the time? A new dating sim game called Date Everything! will let you see just… Continue reading You can date everything in Date Everything!
The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget
We haven’t had an update on Netflix’s Bioshock movie in a couple of years, leading some to wonder if it was quietly canned. The good news? The movie’s still coming. The (potential) bad news? The budget has been slashed, according to reporting by Variety. This comes from producer Roy Lee, who was one of the… Continue reading The Bioshock movie is still happening but with a reduced budget