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GitHub’s Deepfake Porn Crackdown Still Isn’t Working

Over a dozen programs used by creators of nonconsensual explicit images have evaded detection on the developer platform, WIRED has found.
Wired - 8h
All porn sites must 'robustly' verify UK user ages by July

Ofcom is issuing industry guidance which sets out the tech adult websites must use to check ages.
BBC News - 9h
Supreme Court wrestles with Texas age-verification requirement for porn websites

Texas and 18 other states have recently enacted laws requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their visitors.
CBS News - 1d
UK media watchdog imposes robust age checks on porn sites

Ofcom sets out new rules that could include photo ID matching and credit card verification
Financial Times - 8h
3 signs bitcoin isn’t done breaking record highs just yet

A weekly look at the most important news and moves in crypto, and what’s on the horizon in digital assets.
MarketWatch - 9h
Inflation: still quite annoying

The direction of travel remains mostly sideways
Financial Times - 12h
Do Indians work too much?

An executive in the country has gone viral for saying workers should be in the office on Sundays
Financial Times - 14h
Dragon Age Voice Actor Arrested On Revenge Porn Charges

Voice actor Johnathon Rees (who goes by his stage name, Greg Ellis) was arrested by the Chenango County Sheriff's Office last week on a number of different charges related to harassing his ...
GameSpot - 23h
78 corpses pulled from besieged gold mine after 'horrific' crackdown in South Africa

At least 78 illegal miners have been pulled out dead from a South African mine where police blocked food and water supplies for months in what trade unions described as a “horrific” state crackdown ...
NBC News - 1d
Retailers post early holiday results — and Wall Street isn’t impressed

Lululemon, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle all hiked their holiday guidance, but Abercrombie's growth is slowing.
CNBC - 2d
Donald Trump isn’t even in office yet and silly season has already begun | Sidney Blumenthal

He wants to seize the Panama Canal, Canada and Greenland. And now wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America. Donald Trump’s silly season has already caused irreparable damage to United ...
The Guardian - 3d
Thousands of students protest in Serbia against violation of civil rights, spy agency crackdown

Serbia’s striking university students have protested outside the Balkan country’s top court to draw their attention to what they say have been violations of their civil rights under the populist ...
ABC News - 3d
L.A. wildfires still largely uncontained

Nearly a week since wildfires first erupted in Los Angeles County, the scope of the disaster has become shockingly clear: At least 16 deaths, more than 12,000 homes and structures destroyed, and ...
CBS News - 4d
‘Would love to see her faked’: the dark world of sexual deepfakes – and the women fighting back

The government has promised a crackdown on synthetic image abuse – but campaigners warn it doesn’t go far enough. It began with an anonymous email. “I’m genuinely so, so sorry to reach out to you,” ...
The Guardian - 4d
Private security groups to work alongside police in UK crime crackdown

Mitie director says talks under way to help bridge ‘significant gap’ in front-line needs
Financial Times - 4d
AI Isn’t Magic, and It Isn’t a Strategy Either

You can be strategic with artificial intelligence but don’t confuse it with having a strategy.
Inc. - 5d
Biden extends time in U.S. for 800K Venezuelans and Salvadorans as Trump readies immigration crackdown

The Department of Homeland Security also extended Temporary Protected Status to more than 103,000 Ukrainians and 1,900 Sudanese already living in the U.S.
NBC News - 5d
Venezuelan Opposition Leader Is Briefly Detained as Regime Tightens Crackdown

María Corina Machado was seized by President Nicolás Maduro’s regime after she appeared at a protest in Caracas.
The Wall Street Journal - 6d
Resold tickets prices set to be capped under UK tout crackdown

Ministers vow to stop resellers ‘fleecing the public’ after fan outcry over cost of Oasis concerts
Financial Times - 6d
Venezuela opposition leader arrested, released amid tense crackdown

Venezuela opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested and released amid a tense protest crackdown.
CBS News - 6d
Inside Trump’s Search for a Health Threat to Justify His Immigration Crackdown

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s advisers have spent months trying to identify a disease that will help them build their case for closing the border.
The New York Times - 6d
Why Cavs' win over Thunder is (and isn’t) an early NBA Finals preview

Here's what we learned from Wednesday's clash of the NBA's top two teams.
ESPN - Jan. 9
Raiders’ first problem isn’t a coach or quarterback. It’s Mark Davis’ inability to find his own identity

This isn’t a criticism of Antonio Pierce's firing. It is a condemnation of the process that created this juncture. And now fans are led to believe that maybe Tom Brady might resolve all problems?
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9
'I changed jobs, work nights, and we still can't afford a home'

Struggling families say they can only dream of having their own home, as the BBC tracks government housebuilding targets.
BBC News - Jan. 9
Men on secret 1970s pro-paedophile list could still work with children today

A small number have been identified from a 300-strong group of adults who called for legal sex with children.
BBC News - Jan. 8
Democrats still underestimate Trump

Despite his greatest political win, and arguably America’s greatest presidential recovery, Trump’s opponents continue to act as though his success is a fluke.
The Hill - Jan. 7
Ukraine isn’t fighting a ‘forever war.’ The US shouldn’t forsake it.

If Trump withholds assistance from Ukraine to force President Volodymyr Zelensky toward a cease-fire dictated by Moscow, the move will prove “anti-war” only in the sense that over time Ukrainian ...
The Hill - Jan. 7
Judge largely blocks Tennessee's porn site age verification law as other states enforce theirs

A Tennessee law requiring pornographic websites to verify the age of its visitors was largely blocked in court before taking effect Jan. 1
ABC News - Jan. 6
‘Fairy porn’: is this booming erotica genre an insult to Wales?

Some of these raunchy fantasy novels borrow heavily from Welsh mythology - prompting concerns about misrepresentation. Name: Fairy porn novels.. Age: Centuries old, but recently having a ...
The Guardian - Jan. 6
The battle for working people

Laura Loomer makes an important point about supporting American workers in the face of global competition
Financial Times - Jan. 6
French police arrest three Algerians in crackdown on social media influencers

Yahoo News - Jan. 6
Would you drop Of Mice and Men from the exam syllabus? The answer isn’t black and white | Nels Abbey

The book will no longer be studied at GCSE in Wales because many find the racial slurs upsetting. That’s culture war fodder, but it shouldn’t be. In years to come, we might call it the Steinbeck ...
The Guardian - Jan. 6
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class

The theory seemed sound: Stabilize financial markets, support the poor and promote a more secure, integrated world. But blue-collar workers were left behind.
The New York Times - Jan. 4
Why did so many people jump to criticise Blake Lively? The answer isn’t complicated

A man can do anything but if a woman does an inch of wrong, people want to watch her burn. Before filing a legal complaint and lawsuit against co-star and director Justin Baldoni – and an ...
The Guardian - Jan. 4
Remote Working Is Changing the Landscape of Entrepreneurship

New research from GoDaddy suggests that newcomers to a community tend to be more entrepreneurial.
Inc. - Jan. 3
Why this analyst isn’t worried about Tesla’s deliveries miss

Tesla has “a generational set of growth opportunities ahead,” according to Canaccord Genuity.
MarketWatch - Jan. 3
Caitlin Clark is the WNBA’s biggest star — but basketball isn’t what her mom is most proud of

Clark recently appeared on the ‘New Heights’ podcast with Jason and Travis Kelce
Yahoo Sports - Jan. 2
These works enter the public domain in 2025

Here are the new books and characters joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
CBS News - Jan. 1

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