Meta Goes MAGA Mode + a Big Month in A.I. + HatGPT
“I think this set of changes that the company announced this week are the most important series of policy changes that they have made in the past five years.”
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Senate GOP incumbents brace for MAGA primary challengers
Several GOP Senate incumbents are already staring down the threat of primary challenges next year as friction builds between the MAGA and establishment wings. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who plans ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump's inauguration weekend features fireworks, MAGA rally, inaugural balls
President-elect Trump's inauguration weekend will start with a fireworks display outside his northern Virginia golf club and end with a trio of inaugural balls where he will speak, the committee ...The Hill - 1d -
In utterly unsurprising news, Maga blames diversity for the Los Angeles wildfires
Elon Musk, one of the brightest minds of his generation, is saying it, so it must be true. Women, eh? They’re simply not to be trusted. Eve ate that apple; Pandora opened that horrible little box; ...The Guardian - 3d -
Why Mark Zuckerberg turned to Dana White to secure Maga’s favor | Karim Zidan
Zuckerberg’s appointment of the UFC supremo to Meta’s board appears to be a calculated move to solidify ties with Trump through one of his most influential allies. In the four months since Donald ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump’s conviction is the latest twist in the Maga story | Lloyd Green
The supreme court order may also be a harbinger of what awaits the US over the next four years: litigation that again divides the judiciary and the nation. Donald Trump will take the office on 20 ...The Guardian - 4d -
How Democrats should take on MAGA for the next four years
Democrats must not underestimate Trump, create a truth squad to counter his lies, and hit hard against his corporate overlords in order to win the battle against MAGA.The Hill - 4d -
Zuckerberg approved Meta’s use of ‘pirated’ books to train AI models, authors claim
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Meta Secretly Trained Its AI on a Notorious Piracy Database, Newly Unredacted Court Docs Reveal
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MAGA Is Blaming DEI for the California Wildfires
Rather than months without rain or the effects of climate change, figures like Elon Musk and Donald Trump Jr. are pointing to a familiar scapegoat as entire neighborhoods burn.Wired - 5d -
Cohere co-founder sees big AI opportunity in enterprise, happy to stay out of ChatGPT's way
Cohere on Thursday debuted its early access program for its AI agent platform called North, as it deepens its focus on the enterprise.CNBC - 5d -
Dwarf Fortress' Adventure Mode Officially Launches This Month
For the better part of two decades, Dwarf Fortress has been the passion project of brothers Tarn and Zach Adams. Although the acclaimed fantasy simulation game has technically remained in ...GameSpot - 6d -
West Ham sack Lopetegui after eight months
Julen Lopetegui has been sacked by West Ham United, the Premier League club confirmed on Wednesday.ESPN - 6d -
Gallego goes all in on GOP's Laken Riley bill
Arizona’s newly minted Democratic senator has announced he is backing the Laken Riley Act, a bill advocates say would eliminate due process for immigrants living in the country illegally. As his ...The Hill - 6d -
No Fact-Checking and More Hate Speech: Meta Goes MAGA
Mark Zuckerberg has fully adopted the language of his former right-wing critics about what constitutes censorship.Wired - 6d -
Mark Zuckerberg has gone full Maga | Siva Vaidhyanathan
It’s a mistake to describe the Meta CEO’s move as a retreat from ‘fact-checking’: it’s a retreat from limiting harm to users. Mark Zuckerberg seems to have gone full Maga. Just two weeks before ...The Guardian - Jan. 8 -
Search goes into night for survivors of Tibet quake
Rescuers have arrived in the area at the foot of Mount Everest, with fears overnight temperatures could drop to -18C.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta's fact-checking flip
Welcome to The Hill's Technology newsletter {beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story Why Meta ditching fact-checking is so significant Meta is rolling out a series of changes to its content ...The Hill - Jan. 7 -
Nvidia’s stock suffers worst drop in months as CES speech lacked one big thing
Nvidia shares had run up in advance of the event, but CEO Jensen Huang didn’t mention Rubin, the company’s next chip family.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Meta hosts AI chatbots imitating 'Hitler,' 'Jesus Christ' and Taylor Swift
In less than six months users have created and successfully published chatbots on Meta’s platforms that violate its rules.NBC News - Jan. 7 -
Meta goes ‘MAGA’: Facebook adjusts fact-checking approach as Zuckerberg touts ‘free expression’ and cites ‘cultural tipping point’
“We’re going to work with President[-elect] Trump to push back on governments around the world that are going after American companies and pushing to censor more,” Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said.MarketWatch - Jan. 7 -
Do Facts Meta on Facebook?
Mark Zuckerberg removes fact-checking on his platforms.BBC News - Jan. 7 -
Kash Patel’s Maga kids’ book is embarrassing. I should know – I’m a children’s author
The Plot Against the King, a thinly veiled take on the ‘stolen’ 2020 election, has a few hits and lots of misses. You don’t have to agree with someone’s politics to appreciate their writing. Roald ...The Guardian - Jan. 7 -
Chewy is entering ‘beast mode,’ with more than 50% upside ahead, says analyst
Chewy Inc. is well-positioned for a strong 2025, according to Mizuho Securities, which has upgraded the online retailer of pet products to outperform.MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
Maga vs the billionaires
Trump’s fragile coalition is already splintering over immigrationFinancial Times - Jan. 6 -
And the first albatross in Sentry history at Kapalua goes to...
Taylor Pendrith recorded an albatross, the first in Sentry history at Kapalua, on the fifth hole on Sunday.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
UCLA needs to go big as it goes home: Takeaways from the Bruins' loss to Nebraska
The Bruins received quality minutes against the Cornhuskers from 7-foot-3 Aday Mara and among other things could benefit from giving him more playing time.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
News Analysis: It's a big month for the Lakers as trade deadline looms
After acquiring Dorian Finney-Smith, the Lakers likely won't pursue adding a big man but rather look to add more shooting and athleticism on the perimeter.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 5 -
From Trump tariffs to AI: the big economic questions facing governments in 2025
The main issues confronting policymakers around the world seem particularly portentous this new year. January is always a time for new beginnings and fresh thinking. But with Donald Trump heading ...The Guardian - Jan. 5 -
Meta shuts down its AI character accounts that users called 'creepy and unnecessary'
Since late 2023, around a dozen AI Instagram and Facebook accounts created by their social media parent company Meta quietly existed on the platforms.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Meta is killing off its own AI-powered Instagram and Facebook profiles
Instagram profile of ‘proud Black queer momma’, created by Meta, said her development team included no Black people. Meta is deleting Facebook and Instagram profiles of AI characters the company ...The Guardian - Jan. 3 -
Microsoft expects to spend $80 billion on AI-enabled data centers over next 12 months
Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion in fiscal 2025 on the construction of data centers that can handle artificial intelligence workloads, the company said in a Friday blog post.NBC News - Jan. 3 -
Meta Deleted Its Controversial AI Profiles. Here’s Why.
Meta still has plans to use AI to drive engagement on its platforms, though.Inc. - Jan. 3 -
How to map OpenAI’s ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to your iPhone action button
Mapping ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode to the new physical Action Button on the side of newer iPhones, just above the volume up and down.VentureBeat - Jan. 3 -
Ukraine's halt of Russian gas to Europe throws breakaway Moldovan region into crisis mode
Moldova's Transnistria region has been thrust into an energy crisis following the termination of a gas transit agreement between Russia and Ukraine.CNBC - Jan. 3 -
How Meta’s latest research proves you can use generative AI to understand user intent
By thinking about recommendation as a generative problem, you can tackle it from new angles and use LLMs to better understand user intent.VentureBeat - Jan. 3 -
What we learned as Steph goes off in Warriors' big win over 76ers
Steph Curry made all eight of his 3-point attempts and finished with 30 points as the Golden State Warriors blew out the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night at Chase Center.Yahoo Sports - Jan. 3 -
Jim Gaffigan defends anti-Trump remarks even if 'true die-hard' MAGA 'never forgive me'
Comedian Jim Gaffigan defended his comments criticizing President-elect Trump, noting that he doesn't regret them even if “true die-hard” MAGA fans can never forgive him. Gaffigan, famously a ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Big Rockets, a Big Telescope and Big Changes in Space Await in 2025
Here are some key events to look forward to in space and astronomy in the year ahead.The New York Times - Jan. 1
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Meta to Cut 5% of Its Workers in New Round of Layoffs
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The lawsuit accuses Arity, an Allstate subsidiary, of collecting data about people’s driving behavior through mobile phone apps, leading to increases in drivers’ insurance rates.The New York Times - 20h -
The 2024 Good Tech Awards
In a year of continued A.I. progress, “founder mode” drama and a Trump election win, a few tech projects stood out for their clear benefits to humanity.The New York Times - Dec. 31 -
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The social media app is likely to disappear from the app stores of Google and Apple right away. But it’s unclear if users will completely lose access.The New York Times - 2d -
Social Media Companies Face Global Tug-of-War Over Free Speech
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s picks for the F.C.C. and F.T.C. have vowed to remove censorship online. That conflicts with European regulators who are pushing for stricter moderation.The New York Times - Dec. 30
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