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BuzzFeed plans on launching a new social platform “built specifically to spread joy and enable playful creative expression.” In a blog post published on Tuesday, BuzzFeed co-founder and CEO Jonah Peretti highlights the “growing discontent” with platforms using AI-driven algorithms to keep users glued to their screens, adding that BuzzFeed’s social network would use AI […]
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Elon Musk appeared alongside President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to defend the cuts being made by DOGE. Read more ›
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Apple is in the process of renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, and changes are already being made to the Apple Maps app. When searching in the Maps app for Gulf of Mexico, the Gulf of Mexico name is shown or the name is blank, but tapping into the area shows the "Gulf of America" wording. According to Bloomberg, Apple is rolling out the Maps change... Read more ›
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DeepSeek matches ChatGPT at just 10% of typical development costs. Dramatic shift in AI development could democratise the technology but raises security concerns A dramatic shift in open-source AI development is emerging from China, where startup DeepSeek fundamentally challenges how artificial intelligence evolves. By making its technology freely available for anyone to download, modify, and... Read more » Read more ›
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Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency, focused on cutting government waste and spending, has more than doubled its own spending. Read more ›
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Disney told employees in a memo it was shifting DEI efforts to prioritize business goals and company values. Read more ›
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U.S. District Judge John Bates granted a temporary restraining order restoring the lost webpages, which included information on HIV. Read more ›
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A leading cybersecurity firm has filed a lawsuit alleging Elon Musk and DOGE of breaching the security of Americans. Read more ›
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Google users noticed cultural holidays have been disappearing from their calendars, as the company moves to recognize only public holidays. Read more ›
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On Tuesday, Shopify shut down the Yeezy store run by Ye (formerly known as Kanye West) after it listed shirts with swastikas for sale. Ye advertised the site in a commercial shown during the Super Bowl on Sunday. It previously sold things like sneakers and t-shirts, but on Monday, the only item for sale was […] Read more ›
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The Ninja Swirl by Creami can make both hard and soft serve ice cream, plus any number of other frozen treats. Read more ›
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For generations Marvel has exported the idea of the national superhero around its globe in the wake of Captain America—but few have been as fraught as Captain America: Brave New World's most controversial addition, Sabra. Read more ›
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Apple is renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in its Maps app. The company started rolling out the name change for US users this afternoon, and Bloomberg reports that it will soon display the name for users globally, too. Google Maps started showing the “Gulf of America” for users in the […] Read more ›
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Vice President JD Vance claimed regulation could "kill a transformative industry." Read more ›
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While the chatbot still seems to lean left on many issues, its bias is changing. Read more ›
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If an animated Saga adaptation is ever attempted, it must come from this breakout production studio. Read more ›
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A researcher affiliated with Elon Musk’s xAI startup is researching a method to alter the politics of Grok and better align the chatbot with conservatives. Read more ›
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Shopify confirmed to BI that it took down YEEZY.com after a Super Bowl ad directed viewers to an online store that later featured a swastika T-shirt. Read more ›
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Welcome to The Logoff. Today I’m focusing on the Trump administration’s string of court setbacks, which, for now, seem to be slowing down what once looked like a MAGA juggernaut. What’s the latest? Several court rulings this week have stalled the Trump administration’s efforts to expand the president’s power. Those include: Does this mean all these initiatives […] Read more ›
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The Musk minion has been made a "senior advisor" at America's diplomatic agency. Read more ›
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Compulsion Games' South of Midnight offers a distinctly emotional look at the U.S. deep south through the lens of folk and folklore. Read more ›
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Google is joining Meta, Amazon, and other big tech companies in winding down its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. In a Wednesday memo to employees that I obtained (and you can read below), Googleâs head of HR, Fiona Cicconi, said there will no longer be DEI hiring targets due the companyâs status as a […] Read more ›
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In a dramatic escalation of Silicon Valley’s most heated AI rivalry, Elon Musk just announced that he’s leading a $97.4 billion bid to buy OpenAI’s nonprofit arm, according to The Wall Street Journal. The bid was reportedly delivered to the board Monday morning. The offer brings together a powerful coalition of backers, including Musk’s own […] Read more ›
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Some Google Calendar users are angrily calling the company out after noticing that certain events like Pride month are no longer highlighted by default. Black History Month, Indigenous People Month, Jewish Heritage, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage have also been removed, according to a Google product expert. One user called the move “shameful” and said that the […] Read more ›
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Reddit has seen an increase in rule-breaking posts across “several communities,” and it has issued a temporary ban on one that featured users calling for violence against people who work for the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). That community, r/WhitePeopleTwitter, was given a 72-hour ban on Tuesday, as reported by Engadget. Screenshots shared […] Read more ›
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Marko Elez â the 25-year-old Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer who has reportedly been combing through the Treasury Departmentâs payment systems â resigned from his position after the Wall Street Journal uncovered an old social media account linked to him with numerous posts promoting racism and eugenics. â99% of Indian H1Bs will be replaced […] Read more ›
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The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), a child safety nonprofit that works closely with the government and major tech platforms, has recently removed publications that reference queer and transgender children from its website. The removals come amid reports that NCMEC was ordered to cull mentions of LGBTQ+ issues under threat of losing […] Read more ›
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What was once ridiculous is now possible. Elon Musk, the richest person in the history of the world, has become President Donald Trumpâs attack dog. Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have unprecedented access to the governmentâs data and computer system. Earlier this week, that came to include systems in the Department of […] Read more ›
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The long block outside of the US Treasury Department on Tuesday was lined with protesters. They flooded across the street with signs bearing slogans: âNobody elected Muskâ; “This is illegal”; âStop the coup.â It was one of multiple DC protests targeting billionaire Elon Musk’s reported access to core government payment systems, attended by Democratic members […] Read more ›
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Apple has reportedly been ordered by the UK government to create a backdoor that would give security officials access to users’ encrypted iCloud backups. If implemented, British security services would have access to the backups of any user worldwide, not just Brits, and Apple would not be permitted to alert users that their encryption was […] Read more ›
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Almost 250 years after the Declaration of Independence, America has gotten herself a new king. His name is Elon Musk. âWait a minute,â you may be saying. âWhat about President Donald Trump?â Trump ran, much like Silvio Berlusconi before him, primarily to avoid prosecutions. He has never liked being president and he has already gotten […] Read more ›
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