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Zucked Up! Meta Disables AI Image Generator After CAA & SAG-AFTRA Trashed It: “Missed The Mark”
Just days after Meta introduced its Muse Image AI generator, the Mark Zuckerberg-run company has done a complete U-turn. Under pressure from a now-victory-lap-taking CAA and SAG-AFTRA, the tech behemoth announced Friday that the feature is “no longer available” on Instagram, admitting they “missed the mark” amid privacy concerns over the automatic opt-in for users.…
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Scripps’ 54 Local Stations Return To DirecTV After Five-Week Blackout Over Retransmission Dispute
UPDATED, 6:05 PM: Scripps Local Media’s 54 broadcast stations have returned to DirecTV after a six-month blackout over a carriage dispute. The companies said Friday that they have agreed on a multiyear deal. The blackout affected such major markets as including Baltimore, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Denver, Detroit, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Milwaukee, Nashville, Phoenix, Salt…
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Is the Assassin’s Creed Black Flag remake worth the 13 year wait?
The BBC’s Tom Gerken plays the much-anticipated pirate game which has been remade from the ground up.
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TalkFuse evening briefing, 10 Jul 2026 23:58
Your evening briefing: a short audio round-up of 6 top stories, drawing on Daily Mail, BBC Sport.
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Insomniac to Stay Involved With Miami’s Club Space & Factory Town Venues After Legal Settlement
The global dance music company has “amicably resolved” its lengthy legal battle with a trio of Miami club operators.
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Meta pulls Instagram AI photo-editing tool days after launch
Meta has withdrawn a controversial Instagram feature that let people use artificial intelligence to modify photos taken from public accounts, just days after launching it. The tool allowed users to reference someone’s public Instagram posts by @-mentioning their account, without notifying the account holder that their images were being used, and it drew swift criticism…
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Meta turns off the Instagram feature that let users make AI deepfakes of public accounts
Following significant backlash, Meta is turning off the feature it announced this week that let users generate AI images based on content from public Instagram accounts just by tagging them. The feature, as originally set up, meant that content from any public Instagram account could be used in AI creations without the account owner’s permission.…
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Meta Pulls Back on Opt-Out AI Function After Hollywood Outrage: “This Feature Missed the Mark”
Earlier this week, Meta unveiled its Muse AI photo and video tools, which allowed users to tag other accounts on Instagram to reference their work, unless the other user opted out.
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Meta scraps AI tool that turned tagged Instagram accounts into images
Meta has discontinued a new artificial intelligence feature that let users generate images by tagging public Instagram accounts, following several days of criticism over its opt-out design. The reversal matters because it reflects growing tension between AI platforms and creators over how people’s likenesses are used without explicit consent, with major talent agencies and performers’…