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AI-Generated Propaganda Is Just as Persuasive as the Real Thing, Worrying Study Finds
Propaganda from popular AI tools “could blend into online information environments on par with…existing foreign covert propaganda campaigns."
First Prison Photo of Sam Bankman-Fried Emerges: Bearded, Thin, and ‘Weird as Shit’
Independent crypto journalist Tiffany Fong obtained the photo of the former FTX CEO from a former inmate she called “G Lock.”
Life in a ‘Death Trap’: How Tenants Rose Up Against a Federally Funded Mega-Landlord
Years of living with rats, snakes, and rotted floorboards has led a group of tenants across the country to demand better from both their landlord and the federal government.
Study Featuring AI-Generated Giant Rat Penis Retracted, Journal Apologizes
A peer-reviewed study featured nonsensical AI images including a giant rat penis in the latest example of how generative AI has seeped into academia.
Scientific Journal Publishes AI-Generated Rat with Gigantic Penis In Worrying Incident
AI-generated images in a new academic paper included a rat with a gigantic penis; a peer reviewer who spoke to Motherboard said it wasn't their concern.
Man Shot at by Cops Who Got Scared by an Acorn ‘Damaged for Life’
Marquis Jackson was handcuffed in the back of a police car when officers began firing into the car after being startled by an acorn.
Welcome to the New ‘Good’ Economy, Where Millions Get Left Behind
Prices aren't coming down, wages for many aren't catching up and rent is deeply unaffordable. But policymakers say everything is going great.
Even the Kremlin Is Fact-Checking Tucker Carlson Ahead of Putin Interview
Carlson's claim that no other Western journalist has tried to interview Putin was instantly debunked by reporters and now, the Kremlin itself.
Tech Libertarians Fund Drug-Fueled ‘Olympics’ Where ‘Doping’ Is a Slur
A quixotic enterprise backed by investors including oligarch Peter Thiel seeks to end discrimination against "brave" and oppressed steroid users.
Democratic Congress Members Call on Biden To Fight Criminalization of Homelessness
Rep. Barbara Lee and three of her colleagues expressed their “deep concerns” about the issue in a letter to President Joe Biden on Thursday.
Anti-China TikTok Panic Derailed the Senate’s Big Tech Child Safety Hearing
The hearing on child safety frequently took bizarre turns into panic over TikTok’s Chinese parent company and the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Austin Gave Poor Families a Basic Income. It Changed Their Lives.
For one year, low-income families in Austin, Texas, received $1,000 a month to do whatever they wanted; they spent it on rent and “substantially" improved their situations.