AI
Do You Like These AI Images of Dying, Mutilated Children? Facebook Algorithm Wonders
Facebook's recommendation engine, which is core to the company's business model, is injecting grotesque images of AI-generated child gore into people's feeds.
AI
Men Use Fake Livestream Apps With AI Audiences to Hit on Women
"I downloaded this app called Parallel Live which makes it look like you have tens of thousands of people watching. Instantly, I became the life of the party."
Facebook’s Bizarre AI Images Now on LinkedIn, Too
Linkedin lunatics discover AI image engagement hacking.
AI Is Poisoning Reddit to Promote Products and Game Google With 'Parasite SEO'
A market for manipulating Reddit using AI have emerged.
Taylor Swift
Typewriter Community Braces for Influx of Taylor Swift Fans Inspired by Tortured Poets Department
"I, for one, welcome our new Taylor Swift overlords."
LAPD
'LOL No:' Maker of 'FUCK THE LAPD' Shirt Laughs at Cops' Copyright Threat
The LA Police Foundation claims to own the acronym "LAPD."
AI
We Can, and We Must, Clown on the Humane AI Pin Forever
The Humane Ai Pin joins a rich tradition of terrible tech products that includes the Juicero, Coolest Cooler, and Magic Leap that we must remember forever.
AI
Facebook’s AI Told Parents Group It Has a Gifted, Disabled Child
Facebook’s chatbot eventually apologized and said it doesn’t have “personal experiences or children.”
TV
The Dystopian Future of TV Is AI-Generated 'FAST' Garbage
TCL's new AI-generated movie "Next Stop Paris" is the next evolution in the algorithmification of TV.
AI
OpenAI Training Bot Crawls 'World's Lamest Content Farm' 3 Million Times in One Day
"If you were wondering what they're using to train GPT-5, well, now you know."
AI
Is Google's AI Actually Discovering 'Millions of New Materials?'
"In the DeepMind paper there are many examples of predicted materials that are clearly nonsensical."
repair
Apple Announces Half Measure to Make iPhones More Repairable Immediately After Law Banned Its Repair Practices
Apple will partially ease its "parts pairing" policy on the same day Colorado is considering a right-to-repair bill that would ban parts pairing, and weeks after Oregon banned the practice.