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The Center for Investigative Reporting, the nation’s oldest nonprofit newsroom that produces Mother Jones and Reveal sued OpenAI and Microsoft in federal court on Thursday for allegedly using its content to train AI models without consent or compensation. This is the latest in a long line of lawsuits filed by publishers and creators accusing generative AI companies of violating copyright.

The nation's oldest nonprofit newsroom is suing OpenAI and Microsoft

This is your periodic reminder that AI-powered chatbots still make up things and lie with all the confidence of a GPS system telling you that the shortest way home is to drive through the lake. My reminder comes courtesy of Nieman Lab, which ran an experiment to see if ChatGPT...

Please don’t get your news from AI chatbots

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Facebook has been struggling to keep its services running this week as a plethora of users are reporting various problems with its app and website

Facebook hit by technical problems as numbers of users reporting outage surge

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Do you know anyone who has dual nature? Such two-faced zodiac signs are friendly but they gossip about others behind their backs. They can lie to you without batting an eyelid. However, detecting a two-faced person isn’t easy for everyone. They often compliment their friends when they achieve a goal or change their wardrobe. But they will make negative remarks about you to someone else. What other traits do two-faced people have?

3 Zodiac Signs Who Are Two-Faced

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The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Huntsville, AL

BlackStars News

Stormi Steele, the founder and CEO of Canvas Beauty, has made history as the first creator to reach $1 million in sales from a single live session on TikTok. This remarkable feat was revealed to

Stormi Steele becomes first creator to reach $1 million in sales during single TikTok live session

One of the most difficult parts of joining a new social platform is finding relevant accounts to follow. That has proved for people who quit X to try out one of the many Twitter-like services that have cropped up in the last couple of years. Now, Bluesky has an interesting solution to this dilemma. The service introduced “starter packs,” which aim to address that initial discovery problem by allow existing users to build lists of accounts and custom feeds oriented around specific interests or themes.

Bluesky 'starter packs' help new users find their way

Social media has become an integral part of our lives, and one platform that has stood the test of time is Facebook. With 2.8 billion monthly active users, the platform remains one of the most superior platforms for social interaction, business, and content creation. One common question among Facebook users...

Can You See Who Views Your Facebook Page?

Prime Day isn't until next month but Amazon is already discounting a lot of great items for Prime members. The latest steal comes courtesy of a 64 percent discount on the Blink Outdoor 4 and Blink Mini 2 bundle. It normally costs $140 for the duo but, right now, you can pick them up for $50.

Get a Blink Outdoor 4 system with a Blink Mini 2 for $50 in an early Prime Day deal

After Democratic strategist Keith Edwards urged Threads users to check the Instagram setting limiting political content from people they don’t follow, many people noticed theirs had abruptly changed. Journalist Taylor Lorenz confirmed that her settings had changed as well and noted that they appeared to reset every time she force-closed the Instagram app, which we’ve also confirmed on our phones.

Meta says its ‘error’ only appeared to limit political content on Instagram and Threads

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Alameda Post

California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

Vogue Magazine

In the days after my dad died, there were many things I dreaded—one of them being sharing the news on social media. My love for my father had been well-recorded on my Instagram, so the pressure to get the announcement just right felt simultaneously intense and stupidly superficial. In the end, I chose to turn off the likes and comments on the post because I didn’t want to see engagement on something that was completely heartfelt.

Scroller, Beware: The New Instagram Update May Be Worse for Your Mental Health

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The first time my family walked into a Ponderosa Steakhouse was in the late 1960s. It was new and the experience was great. Like other new restaurants, if the management doesn't stay on top, the quality of service can decline. The location we went to did change through the years, but in the beginning, it was great.

The 1960s: the Ponderosa and Bonanza Steakhouses are still around in some states

Amazon Prime Day 2024 will arrive shortly, bringing a deluge of discounts and deals on everything from household essentials to clothing to tech. Even though the shopping event is limited to 48 hours, Amazon typically has early Prime Day deals rolling out for weeks ahead of time. This year is no different: we’re already starting to see early Prime Day deals trickle in that members can take advantage of. Plus, there are also a number of solid tech deals available on Amazon that aren’t explicitly tied to July Prime Day, but are likely to get lumped in with the rest of the discounts anyway. We’ve collected the best early Prime Day deals here so you don’t have to go searching for them. We’ll be updating this post regularly, so check back to see the latest discounts.

Prime Day 2024 early deals you can shop ahead of the Amazon sale on July 16-17

Chicago Happenings

What is more summery than an icy, sweet frozen drink? If the heat wave is getting to you, try whipping up this simple frozen strawberry lemonade. All you need is your choice of lemonade and some frozen strawberries. You can use store-bought lemonade, make your own from scratch, or a powdered version. As for strawberries, frozen ones are the easiest choice. If you'd rather use fresh, add at least two cups of ice until you reach a nice, frozen consistency.

2-Ingredient Frozen Strawberry Lemonade: Beat the Heat!

A video shared on Instagram purports to show a man interrupting White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on an episode of the ABC daytime talk show, “The View.”. The video is digitally edited and was originally shared by social media user @DamonImani, who is known for creating satirical content. The original video of the segment does not feature anyone interrupting Jean-Pierre.

FACT CHECK: Instagram Video Does Not Show Man Interrupting Karine Jean-Pierre On ‘The View’

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The color yellow is gorgeous, eye-catching, and downright happy for most people. So much so that it's the main hue in the world-famous happy face—but science says it's not the best color to wear on a date.

You Shouldn't Wear Yellow on First Dates, Here's Why

According to the Prison Policy Institute, the US has a higher incarceration rate per 100,000 people in its population than any other NATO country and it’s even higher than the next five member states combined (the UK, Portugal, Canada, France and Belgium). So what’s the solution? Hashem Al-Ghaili, a...

The AI prison of the future is just an Outer Limits episode

It’s that time of year again. The Steam Summer Sale is officially live, offering deep discounts on thousands of games and even the Steam Deck. The sale goes until July 11, so you have a bit of time to browse and fill up that wishlist. The venerable Steam Deck...

The Steam Summer Sale is here to empty your bank accounts

Instagram’s new “AI Studio” will let creators make AI chatbot versions of themselves, and Meta is starting to roll it out as an “early test” in the US, CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced on his broadcast channel on Thursday. As part of the test, “you might...

Instagram is starting to let some creators make AI versions of themselves

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Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI's gaping maw

Time has a growing number of publications to sign a licensing deal with . The creator will legally be able to train its large language models...

Time strikes a deal to funnel 101 years of journalism into OpenAI's gaping maw

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