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Commentary: It may sound morbid, but the show offers one last chance to remember beloved figures after they're gone.
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Indie publisher and developer Finji has accused TikTok of using generative AI to alter the ads for its games on the platform without its knowledge or permission. Finji, which published indie darlings like Night in the Woods and Tunic, said it only became aware of the seemingly modified ads after being alerted to them by followers of its official TikTok account.
As reported by IGN, Finji alleges that one ad that went out on the platform was modified so it displayed a "racist, sexualized" representation of a character from one of its games. While it does advertise on TikTok, it told IGN that it has AI "turned all the way off," but after CEO and co-founder Rebekah Saltsman received screenshots of the ads in question from fans, she approached TikTok to investigate.
A number of Finji ads have appeared on TikTok, some that include montages of the company's games, and others that are game-specific like this one for Usual June. According to IGN, the offending AI-modified ads (which are still posted as if they're coming directly from Finji) appeared as slideshows. Some images don't appear to be that different from the source, but one possibly AI-generated example seen by IGN depicts Usual June's titular protagonist with "a bikini bottom, impossibly large hips and thighs, and boo
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The US State Department is building a web portal, where Europeans and anyone else can see online content banned by their governments, according to Reuters. It was supposed to be launched at Munich Security Conference last month, but some state department officials reportedly voiced their concerns about the project. The portal will be hosted on freedom.gov, which currently just shows the image above. "Freedom is Coming," the homepage reads. "Information is power. Reclaim your human right to free expression. Get Ready."
Reuters says officials discussed making a virtual private network function available on the portal and making visitors' traffic appear as if they were from the US, so they could see anything unavailable to them. While it's a state department project, The Guardian has traced the domain to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), which is a component of the US Department of Homeland Security. Homeland also serves as the administrator for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The project could drive the wedge further between the US and its European allies. European authorities don't usually order broad censorships preventing their citizens from being able to access large parts of the internet. Typically, they only order the blocking of hate speech, terrorist propaganda, disinformation and anything illegal under the EU's Digital Services Act or the UK's Online Safety Act.
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A surprising new study shows that baby chickens react the same way that humans do when tested for something called the "bouba-kiki effect," which has been linked to the emergence of language.
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Money talks.In AI, it also buys megawatts. Humain says it has poured $3 billion into Elon Musk's xAI, a move that spotlights how the AI race is shifting from splashy launches to buildout math: capital, compute, power, and the places you can actually build. It's also a rare case where a state-backed AI push shows […]
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OpenAI's GPT-5.3-Codex can exploit vulnerable crypto smart contracts 72% of the time, raising urgent questions about AI-powered cyber offense and defense.
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And this research was conducted before OpenClaw unleashed a monster.
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 The 31st Major League Soccer season is set to begin on Saturday, February 21, with games set to be available through the Apple TV subscription service. ?Apple TV? subscribers in more than 100 countries can access MLS matches with no blackouts and no additional fees.
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China's humanoid robots stunned millions at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, showcasing rapid AI advances, industrial ambition, and rising global competition.
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 Apple today provided developers with the first beta of an upcoming iOS 26.4 update, which adds quite a few new features to the iPhone. There's a video podcasts feature, updates to Stolen Device Protection, end-to-end encryption for RCS messages, an Apple Music tool for generating playlists, and much more.
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The hardest choice to make for building your next MacBook might be selecting a color. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple has tested colors including light yellow, light green, blue and pink for its next entry-level MacBook that's aimed at students and enterprise users.
Beyond the more vibrant colors, Gurman said that Apple has also trialed its classic silver and dark gray colorways for its cheaper laptop. Gurman added that not all of these six colors will make it to the final product, but Apple has recently shown it's not afraid to dip into flashier options. Apple refreshed the iMac in 2024 with a total of seven colors and swapped out the space gray option for sky blue for the latest MacBook Air.
Color choices aside, the latest rumors point to the upcoming MacBook having a price tag that's anywhere between $699 and $799. To achieve that lower price point, Apple is expected to port over its chips designed for iPhones, like the A18 Pro that we first saw with the iPhone 16 Pro Max. We're also anticipating Apple will compromise on specs, ports, or
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NEW RESOURCES Dazed: Maison Margiela is opening up its archive to the public via Dropbox. "… alongside those four exhibitions and the Shanghai fashion show, the house has opened up its archive […]
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Humanoid robots practice kung fu alongside Shaolin monks in a viral showcase highlighting China's rapid advances in embodied AI and robotics.
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