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Everything you need to know about the Oscars’ AI controversy

Sometimes, authenticity can be a film’s most special effect.

It took months for Best Actress front-runner Mikey Madison to learn how to pole dance like the titular exotic dancer in Anora and for her fellow nominee Timothée Chalamet to passably pla

Curious about DeepSeek but worried about privacy? These apps let you use an LLM without the internet

Most of us are used to using internet chatbots like ChatGPT and DeepSeek in one of two ways: via a web browser or via their dedicated smartphone apps. There are two drawbacks to this. First, their use requires an internet connection. Second, everything you type into the chatb

Intel’s anticipated $28 billion chip factories in Ohio are delayed until 2030

Intel‘s promised $28 billion chip fabrication plants in Ohio are facing further delays, with the first factory in New Albany expected to not be completed until 2030, local media outlet The Columbus Dispatch reported on Friday.

The first factory will begin operations sometime shortly thereafter in either 2030 or 2031, the report said, citing the chipmaker.

Shares of the company, which originally scheduled to beg

Tired of overdramatic TikTok food influencers? Professional critics are too

TikTok and Instagram are flooded with reels of food influencers hyping already viral restaurants or bringing hundreds of thousands of eyes to hidden gems. With sauce-stained lips, exaggerated chewing, and that 

The internet has suspicions about family vloggers fleeing California. Here’s why

An unsubstantiated online theory has recently taken hold, claiming that family vloggers are fleeing Los Angeles to escape newly introduced California laws designed to protect children featured in online content.

In recent years, several states have introduced new legislation aimed at protecting child influencers from exploitation. In September 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom, with support from former child star Demi Lovato,

DOGE isn’t Silicon Valley innovation—it’s just a sloppy rebrand of free-market dogma

At a press conference in the Oval Office earlier this month, Elon Musk—a billionaire who is not, at least formally, the President of the United States—was asked how the Department of Government Efficiency manages potential conflicts of interest to ensure “accountability and transparency.” In response, Musk suggested that simply opening a browser tab would assuage the reporter’s concerns. “We post our actions to the DOGE handle on X, and to the DOGE website,” he said.

Next-gen nuclear startup plans 30 reactors to fuel Texas data centers

Last Energy, a nuclear upstart backed by an Elon Musk-linked venture capital fund, says it plans to construct 30 microreactors on a site in Texas to supply electricity to data centers across the state. The initiative, which it says could provide about 600 megawatts of electricity, would be the company’s largest project to date and help it develop a commercial pipeline in the U.S.

Set on a 200-acre site Last Energy has obtained in Haskell County, in northwest Texas, the proje

Who at DOGE has access to U.S. intelligence secrets? Democrats are demanding answers

Democratic lawmakers demanded answers from billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency on Thursday as concerns about who has access to America’s most sensitive information continue to dog Trump administration efforts to reshape the federal government.

The

Ethan Klein declares war on r/Fauxmoi. But can a subreddit even be sued?

Pop culture subreddit r/Fauxmoi is facing accusations of defamation from YouTuber and podcaster Ethan Klein.

Klein first rose to internet fame through his YouTube channel, h3h3Productions, which he co-created with his wife, Hila Klein. The channel now boasts 5.71 million subscribers. The Kleins caught the attention of r/Fauxmoi—a subreddit inspired by the popular

The creator economy is facing an authenticity crisis

For years, the creator economy has become increasingly accepted as the future of media. These days, makeup tutorials on TikTok could have the same impact for a brand as a multi-million dollar marketing campaign, and a progressive Twitch streamer can reach a comparable, if not bigger audience, as MSNBC. 

But like digital media before it, the creator economy now faces a multifaceted conundrum that could determine its long term fate: shifting priorities from


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