Month: May 2024

Industry’s digital watermarking scheme will add to existing safeguards on TikTok’s own tools TikTok will flag users who upload AI-generated content (AIGC) to the video-sharing site from other platforms, the company says, becoming the first major video site to automatically label such content for users to see. Content created using TikTok’s own AI tools is …

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In this week’s newsletter: Celebrity anthology show Everything I Know About Me returns with the Towie star as its focus. Plus: five shows hosted by master podcasters • Don’t get Hear Here delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Happily Never After: Dan & NancyWondery+, episodes weekly, then widely available from 3 JunNancy Brophy was …

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New Mexico attorney general highlights real-world consequences of online dangers prevalent on firm’s Instagram and Facebook apps Three men have been arrested and charged with sexually preying on children via Meta’s social networks in New Mexico, the state’s attorney general announced Wednesday. The arrests stemmed from an investigation into the potential harm to children caused …

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Challenge cited California state law that allows plaintiffs and defendants to remove judge they believe can’t grant impartial trial The California judge presiding over Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO, Sam Altman, has removed himself from the case. Judge Ethan Schulman on Monday sustained a challenge from Musk’s lawyers, which cited a California …

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This lushly detailed game with a chunkily retro polygonal protagonist is a gorgeous homage to landmark titles of the past SFB Games; PC, PlayStation, Xbox It is fascinating to be playing games made by developers who have been raised on 3D games – and Crow Country’s affectionate referencing of Silent Hill is a prime example …

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The pop DJ duo are old enough to have Omegle trauma but young enough to have brain rot. It’s a winning combination Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Hey! We’re the Diva Cups. Pleasure to meet you. If you don’t know us, know that four hands + one shared brain cell + a mutual …

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CEO confirms once company has sold off remaining assets it will have more than amount required The bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has said it will be able to repay creditors the full $11bn (£8.8bn) it owes, as the boom-bust cycle repeats itself with a sharp increase in bitcoin prices. John Ray III, who succeeded the …

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You’ll need to hand over your phone before you can grab a coffee at the Netherlands’ Offline Club, or attend a music event from Off the Radar. Why are the Dutch so keen on digital detoxes – and are there lessons for the rest of the world? When I walk into Amsterdam’s Cafe Brecht, I …

‘I feel more connected with humanity’: the club where phones are banned – and visitors pay for the privilege Read More »

A new docuseries, from Insecure showrunner Prentice Penny, explores how a section of Twitter became an inventive and impactful community How to explain Black Twitter? It’s less of an actual place than a general practice, sometimes a secret society and then sometimes a prominent advocacy bloc, neither a standalone digital platform nor its own hashtag …

‘That open tweet is the canvas’: behind the highs, lows and memes of Black Twitter Read More »

Regulator calls on social media firms to use robust age checks to keep harmful content away from children Social media firms have been told to “tame aggressive algorithms” that recommend harmful content to children, as part of Ofcom’s new safety codes of practice. The children’s safety codes, introduced as part of the Online Safety Act, …

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