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Babylon Bee sues New Mexico officials over law requiring AI disclaimers on political satire
The Babylon Bee, a satirical news website, has filed a lawsuit against New Mexico officials over a new state law, HB 182, which requires disclaimers on political content generated with artificial intelligence, arguing that it unconstitutionally restricts satire and parody. The site is represented by the conservative legal group Alliance Defending Freedom, which contends the…
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Last Call: Jean Smart & Hannah Einbinder To Play Their ‘Hacks’ Characters One More Time For Live FYC Event As Series Ends With No Spinoffs Planned
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder will reprise their “Hacks” roles as Deborah Vance and Ava one final time at a live for-your-consideration event, as HBO Max signals there will be no spinoffs following the acclaimed comedy’s finale. Speculation about a potential spinoff centred on Paul W. Downs’s Jimmy and Megan Stalter’s Kayla had grown around…
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Everything We Know About Marvel’s Upcoming ‘X-Men’ Movie So Far
Marvel Studios is progressing towards a new X-Men film, part of its efforts to bring the franchise into the Marvel Cinematic Universe following Disney’s 2019 acquisition of 20th Century Fox. The project remains in early development with no release date confirmed, as production has not yet begun, though casting and creative appointments are steadily coming…
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Gemini becomes Google’s fastest-growing product ever as it hits 1B users
Google has announced that Gemini has reached 1 billion monthly active users, making it the fastest product in the company’s history to hit that mark, according to CEO Sundar Pichai. The milestone matters because it signals that Google’s aggressive, years-long push to embed AI across its ecosystem is translating into genuine adoption, even amid public…
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No Man’s Sky Could Have Made So Much Money From DLC And Microtransactions, Sean Murray Says
The head of No Man’s Sky developer Hello Games, Sean Murray, has said it would be a bad idea for his mental health to think about how much money the studio could have made by charging for the game’s various expansions or by selling microtransactions. “I’m sure somebody could take me aside, take me into…
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FBI says cybercriminals are hacking into victims’ online accounts to steal their intimate pictures
The FBI has issued a public warning that cybercriminals are hacking into the social media accounts of both adults and children to steal intimate explicit images and videos, which are then used to extort victims or are published online without consent. Security experts suggest the alert signals that such incidents may be on the rise,…
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Tech Life
A BBC World Service Tech Life episode examines the rising threat of criminals using photos that schools post online to create distressing deepfake images of pupils, sometimes for extortion. The programme speaks to the founder of a company offering a solution to this problem, highlighting how routine school practices such as sharing celebratory or marketing…
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Saber Interactive “replaced me with ChatGPT midway through development” but AI use is not disclosed on Steam, claims former lead writer
A former lead writer at Saber Interactive has claimed they were replaced by ChatGPT partway through a game’s development, alleging that the studio’s use of artificial intelligence has not been disclosed on the game’s Steam store page. The claim raises fresh questions about transparency in the games industry, where Steam requires publishers to declare the…