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Instagram suspended Trans March organizer’s accounts over casting call—citing ‘human exploitation’

The account for San Francisco Trans March was also suspended.

On by Tricia Crimmins
TikTok may have to comply with state social media regulation, says Supreme Court

Does the Supreme Court’s big social media ruling open a backdoor to ban TikTok?

Foreign-owned social media companies might not have the same 1st Amendment rights.

On by Marlon Ettinger
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Instagram opted all users out of seeing political content—a day before the first presidential debate

Instagram also changed its ‘political content’ policy in February.

On by Tricia Crimmins
Man smiling(l), Toys R us(c), Boy smiling(r)

Toys “R” Us animated its iconic giraffe using AI—and people are upset

‘Shame on Toys “R” Us for contributing to this madness…’

On by Mikael Thalen
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Google’s Gemini struggles to grasp that the afternoon starts after noon

The chatbot is confused if late morning is actually afternoon.

On by Tricia Crimmins
Tesla Cybertruck with no symbol over it

Tesla Cybertrucks recalled over windshield wiper not working, part of car flying off

The problem’s won’t just wipe away.

On by Marlon Ettinger
ChatGPT deprioritizes resumes that mention disability during job app screenings

ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and penalizing candidates with disabilities

AI’s biases affect its ability to fairly screen resumes.

On by Tricia Crimmins
M.I.A. is selling tin foil hats now

M.I.A. drops conspiracy-tinged streetwear line, including a 5G-blocking tin foil bucket hat

She’s also selling bags with Faraday cages, and silver-lined underwear

On by Marlon Ettinger
Posters are claiming they were targeted by the woke mob to try to trick X into giving them their accounts back

Suspended X users have found a cheat code that tricks Musk into restoring their accounts

Musk really wants to fight the ‘woke mind virus.’

On by Marlon Ettinger
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‘3 minutes of IRL therapy’: BetterHelp’s compensation for exposing users’ data to Meta is laughably small

BetterHelp patients joked about the low sum.

On by Tricia Crimmins
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AI evangelists keep getting blown away by the Distracted Boyfriend meme being turned into a video

Why does a years-old meme keep getting used to highlight the power of AI?

On by Mikael Thalen
Tesla Cybertruck

Cybertruck owners discover one-piece windshield wiper design has one insurmountable foe: Rain

The windshield wiper motors are reportedly burning out.

On by Marlon Ettinger
Cybertruck with disguise and regular cybertruck

Cybertrucks still can’t recognize other Cybertrucks—4 years after Musk promised they would

The Cybertruck showed up as a sedan.

On by Marlon Ettinger
TikToker shares story about aggressive tow truck drivers after Tesla crash

TikToker spins elaborate tow truck-Tesla conspiracy after car crashes into his house

But it may not be entirely true.

On by Marlon Ettinger
Devin Nunes says short sellers are still illegally attacking Trump Media - but some fans says he's not doing enough

Devin Nunes demands Congress, Nasdaq investigate short sellers wrecking Trump media stock

But passionate Trump stock owners don’t think it’s enough.

On by Marlon Ettinger

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