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'Are We Dating the Same Guy' Guy Imprisoned for Tax Fraud
After suing 27 women and multiple platforms because people he'd dated warned others not to date him, he filed a class action lawsuit against them. Now, he's headed to federal prison.
Zoom
Watch Man Park His Car On Zoom While Appearing Before a Judge For Suspended License Trial
"Actually, I’m pulling into my doctor’s office, actually, so, just give me one second. I’m parking right now," the defendant said.
AI
AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material Is Not a ‘Victimless Crime’
The ability to produce infinite images powered by datasets containing millions of photographs of real people, including children, and real images of real CSAM, perpetuates abuse in a way that was previously impossible.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Puzzle Pieces and Paying for Labor
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss how people find our articles, Nutella as thermal paste, and putting together the puzzle pieces.
AI
FBI Arrests Man For Generating AI Child Sexual Abuse Imagery
He allegedly used Stable Diffusion, a text-to-image generative AI model, to create “thousands of realistic images of prepubescent minors,” prosecutors said.
AI
AI Chatbot Credited With Preventing Suicide. Should It Be?
A recent Stanford study found that some people credit Replika for saving their lives. But chatbots can be unpredictable, and users have also blamed the chatbot app for throwing them into mental crises.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Screwed-Up Telecoms and Tech Sermons
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss screwed-up telecom systems, tech exec sermons, and TikTok trends.
Revolutionary New Google Feature Hidden Under 'More' Tab Shows Links to Web Pages
If you're looking for search results from the search engine, you'll need to navigate to a new filter and bypass all the AI-generated junk.
OpenAI
OpenAI’s GPT-4o Isn’t ‘Her,’ It’s ‘Metropolis’
With OpenAI’s latest model, GPT-4 Omni, all anyone can talk about is how AI girlfriends are going to end the world. But they've been seen as a harbinger of chaos for a long, long time.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Killing Stories and Copyright Hypocrisy
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss killing stories, CEO saying wild things, how the OpenAI copyright story came together, and tech-powered shortcuts out of discomfort.
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'Kendrick's Pool:' People Are Tagging Drake's House With Insults on Google Maps
The Drake versus Kendrick beef enters the Google Maps arena.
Behind The Blog
Behind the Blog: Learning to Code and How the Merch Gets Made
This is Behind the Blog, where we share our behind-the-scenes thoughts about how a few of our top stories of the week came together. This week, we discuss learning to code, merch, and gaming journalism.