Meta is preparing to announce a generative AI chatbot, called “Gen AI Personas” internally, aimed at younger users, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly set to launch during the company’s Meta Connect event that starts Wednesday, they would come in multiple “personas” geared towards engaging young users...
Computer, determine how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie pop and if any owls try to interfere with the experiment kill them on sight.
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
Federal officials promised the new covid shot would be free and covered by insurance, but some Americans have encountered a different reality this week as they tried to get vaccinated, only to be denied coverage or charged up to $200....
FAITHORN, Mich. – A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in the woods hours later sleeping on the smaller dog like a furry pillow, state police said....
Sept 22 (Reuters) - A non-profit group opposing race-based education policies has filed more than a dozen U.S. civil rights complaints this year against universities, challenging the legality of offering minority scholarships, summer study and residency programs to promote racial diversity....
Incomplete information included in recent disclosures by Apple and Google reporting critical zero-day vulnerabilities under active exploitation in their products has created a “huge blindspot” that’s causing a large number of offerings from other developers to go unpatched, researchers said Thursday.
Novels from Canada, Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom that explore families, communities and a world in crisis make up the six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction....
An administrator from a tiny Texas city is accused of orchestrating a plot to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars — while allegedly leading a campaign of abuse to force out two gay dads who moved to town and opened a taco joint....
Voyager is a great app but this is something that’s been a minor gripe of mine, the current location of the account switcher makes one handed use on large screens like the iPhone Pro Max line difficult. As a long time Apollo user I feel this change would make Voyager feel like the perfect lemmy app and a true Apollo...
Yeah that’s pretty much why I decided to finally ask for it as I know it’s actually possible because Memmy does it already lol. Memmy is a solid app but I think overall Voyager is the closer Apollo analogue. This is like the one thing that’s missing for me.
Twelve years after the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning openly gay people from serving in the military, the Department of Defense says it will conduct a review of records of veterans who served under the ban and were discharged “under other than honorable conditions.”
Below is the full-text of a Mozilla campaign email I received. Mozilla's consumer buyer's guide Privacy not included reviews apps and consumer electronics to help the general public choose products that better respect their privacy, and occasionally organizes petitions & campaigns to push for privacy regulation and...
They spoke to the international press and wrote to the United States Congress, claiming that their car companies are “committed to protecting consumer privacy” and even called for regulation themselves.
“Gee whizz we awe vewy sowwy fow doing a pwivacy invasion” 👉👈🥺
I’m beyond sick of corporations knowing they can do whatever they want as long as they run to congress and flagrantly lie.
Exactly. Nobody is telling white kids they’re racist for existing. That dude just exemplifies the kind of brain rot you get when all your news comes from Breitbart, Fox News, and Facebook memes.
I’ve only seen six or seven “news” posts about this chode this morning. Step it up people. Let’s get it up to a dozen or two. Please keep posting about smelly looking British man.
You’re commenting on an article that was posted 8 days ago dumbass.
Edit: lol you even commented in this post last week! Idiot.
Boy Meets World Turns 30: An Ode to the Perfectly Imperfect, Continuity-Averse TGIF Sitcom (www.yahoo.com)
Meta’s AI chatbot plan includes a ‘sassy robot’ for younger users (www.theverge.com)
Meta is preparing to announce a generative AI chatbot, called “Gen AI Personas” internally, aimed at younger users, according to The Wall Street Journal. Reportedly set to launch during the company’s Meta Connect event that starts Wednesday, they would come in multiple “personas” geared towards engaging young users...
Virginia shooting leaves 4 kids, 1 adult injured: Police (abcnews.go.com)
FBI launches probe into Baton Rouge Police Department over abuse allegations (abcnews.go.com)
Kosovo monastery siege ends after heavy gun battles (www.bbc.com)
At least four people are dead after Kosovan police cleared a monastery held by at least 30 heavily armed men near the border with Serbia.
Women are less likely to receive CPR in public than men: Study (www.yahoo.com)
If you had access to a scifi-level artificial super intelligence that could simulate anything perfectly at unimaginable speeds, what experiments would you want to run that would be unethical otherwise
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Dallas mayor switches parties to join GOP (www.cnn.com)
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced Friday that he is switching parties and will serve as a Republican-affiliated mayor of the blue-leaning city....
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
FCC closing loophole that gave robocallers easy access to US phone numbers (arstechnica.com)
In one of its many attempts to curb robocalls, the Federal Communications Commission said it is making it harder for Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers to obtain direct access to US telephone numbers....
Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate (www.theguardian.com)
Apple has withdrawn an app created by Andrew Tate after accusations that it encouraged misogyny and could be an illegal pyramid scheme....
Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate (www.theguardian.com)
Apple has withdrawn an app created by Andrew Tate after accusations that it encouraged misogyny and could be an illegal pyramid scheme....
Apple removes app created by Andrew Tate (www.theguardian.com)
Apple has withdrawn an app created by Andrew Tate after accusations that it encouraged misogyny and could be an illegal pyramid scheme....
Americans trying to get new covid vaccine hit insurance snags, face bills (Paywall) (www.washingtonpost.com)
Federal officials promised the new covid shot would be free and covered by insurance, but some Americans have encountered a different reality this week as they tried to get vaccinated, only to be denied coverage or charged up to $200....
The macOS 14 Sonoma firewall bug that prevented Mullvad from working has been fixed (mullvad.net)
The firewall bug in macOS 14 Sonoma betas and release candidates that we blogged about last week has been fixed by Apple....
Amazon To Start Running Ads In Prime Video Series and Movies, Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee (deadline.com)
A toddler lost in the woods is found asleep using family dog as a pillow (abcnews.go.com)
FAITHORN, Mich. – A 2-year-old girl who walked away from her home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside two family dogs was found in the woods hours later sleeping on the smaller dog like a furry pillow, state police said....
Anti-affirmative action group, emboldened by US Supreme Court, targets scholarships (www.reuters.com)
Sept 22 (Reuters) - A non-profit group opposing race-based education policies has filed more than a dozen U.S. civil rights complaints this year against universities, challenging the legality of offering minority scholarships, summer study and residency programs to promote racial diversity....
Amazon To Start Running Ads In Prime Video Series and Movies, Will Launch Ad-Free Tier For Extra Fee (deadline.com)
Incomplete disclosures by Apple and Google create “huge blindspot” for 0-day hunters (arstechnica.com)
Incomplete information included in recent disclosures by Apple and Google reporting critical zero-day vulnerabilities under active exploitation in their products has created a “huge blindspot” that’s causing a large number of offerings from other developers to go unpatched, researchers said Thursday.
How Bryan Fuller's "Hannibal" Raised the Bar for Genre Television (bloody-disgusting.com)
Novels from Canada, Ireland, US, UK finalists for Booker Prize for fiction (www.aljazeera.com)
Novels from Canada, Ireland, the United States, and the United Kingdom that explore families, communities and a world in crisis make up the six finalists for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction....
'Power, influence, notoriety': The Gen-Z hackers who struck MGM, Caesars (www.reuters.com)
2 Gay Dads Helped Uncover $767,000 Embezzlement Scheme in Texas Town Where 'Officials Called Them Homophobic Slurs' (themessenger.com)
An administrator from a tiny Texas city is accused of orchestrating a plot to embezzle hundreds of thousands of dollars — while allegedly leading a campaign of abuse to force out two gay dads who moved to town and opened a taco joint....
whatever convinces people that its a bad idea (sh.itjust.works)
In his house at R'lyeh dead Cthulhu waits dreaming (i.postimg.cc)
New Images of Elijah Wood, Peter Dinklage, and Kevin Bacon in 'The Toxic Avenger' Reboot (imgur.com)
[Feature request] long press the profile button to open the account switcher (i.postimg.cc)
Voyager is a great app but this is something that’s been a minor gripe of mine, the current location of the account switcher makes one handed use on large screens like the iPhone Pro Max line difficult. As a long time Apollo user I feel this change would make Voyager feel like the perfect lemmy app and a true Apollo...
First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million (apnews.com)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What would Bob Ross think?...
First Bob Ross TV painting, completed in a half an hour, goes on sale for nearly $10 million (apnews.com)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — What would Bob Ross think?...
Man formerly on death row gets murder case dismissed after 48 years (abcnews.go.com)
After 48 years, a man who says he was wrongfully convicted of murder has officially had his case dismissed....
Repair Mode could hide your personal data while your Pixel phone is being fixed (www.androidauthority.com)
Twitter Ranked Dead Last on Climate Misinformation Scorecard (gizmodo.com)
Climate scientists and activists have since fled the platform now known as X since the Elon Musk takeover last year....
Cassidy Hutchinson Says Rudy Giuliani Groped Her During January 6 Rally (nymag.com)
Cassidy Hutchinson Says Rudy Giuliani Groped Her During January 6 Rally (nymag.com)
Pentagon working to remedy "don't ask, don't tell" discharges (www.cbsnews.com)
Twelve years after the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning openly gay people from serving in the military, the Department of Defense says it will conduct a review of records of veterans who served under the ban and were discharged “under other than honorable conditions.”
Mozilla campaign: Good news and bad news (foundation.mozilla.org)
Below is the full-text of a Mozilla campaign email I received. Mozilla's consumer buyer's guide Privacy not included reviews apps and consumer electronics to help the general public choose products that better respect their privacy, and occasionally organizes petitions & campaigns to push for privacy regulation and...
'Evil Dead: The Game' Developers Announce the End of New Content (bloody-disgusting.com)
Right-Wing Group That Compares Biden Conservation Plan to Genocide Is Getting Taxpayer Money (www.thedailybeast.com)
Tolerating intolerance (i.imgur.com)
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse (www.thetimes.co.uk)