Washington, DC

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Columbus, OH

BroBible

We went out and found the 52 best new memes on the Internet over the past 24 hours. With a Ph.D in Memeology, I can confidently say these are the funniest brand new memes on the Internet today. Big ups to all of the avid BroBible readers out there who send me new memes every […]
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These Are The 52 Best New Memes On The Internet Today

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

I had not seen so many disappointed and disgruntled adults as I had all through this day until about an hour ago. Baby Boomers had been excited about the launch of MeTV Toons, which was supposed to take place at 6:00 a.m. this morning.

MeTV toons has officially launched on Frndly TV, and Boomers are happy

Another week is winding down and that means it is time to take a look at the 51 funniest memes that hit the Internet this week. I spent hours each day tracking down the best memes around for all of you and these are the funniest memes to hit the Internet since Monday. This came […]
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These Are The 51 Funniest Memes That Hit The Internet This Week

Welcome back! I put together a collection of the 50 funniest new memes on the Internet over the past 24 hours to make sure you BroBible readers get the latest and greatest memes around. Shout out to all of you BroBible reader who send in memes daily. I say it everyday but you make this […]
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Thursday’s 50 Best And Funniest New Memes From Around The Internet

Meta and YouTube updated their artificial intelligence policies to address the altered content appearing on their platforms. Months after promising recourse for AI-generated content that impersonates users without their permission, YouTube is set to allow requests to remove the fabricated media, according to its updated privacy guidelines. The company said...

Meta and YouTube Update Their AI Content Policies

Kansas City, MO

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Cats of Kansas City

It's getting sticky outside, and the kids are home from school. They don't want to go to camp. You don't want to go work. Instead, let's all just stay home, enjoy the air conditioning, adopt a cat or two, and spend the rest of the summer chilling with the kitties.

These five cats will give you a major dose of summertime fun

Instead of requesting the content be taken down for being misleading, like a deepfake, YouTube wants the affected parties to request the content’s removal directly as a privacy violation. According to YouTube’s recently updated Help documentation on the topic, it requires first-party claims outside a handful of exceptions, like when the affected individual is a minor, doesn’t have access to a computer, is deceased or other such exceptions.

YouTube now lets you request removal of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice

Last month, YouTube quietly updated its privacy policy to allow people to request the removal of AI-generated deepfake versions of themselves. First reported by Tech Crunch, the new policy allows people to report videos that “used AI to alter or create synthetic content that looks or sounds like you.”

YouTube Now Allows You to Remove AI Deepfakes of Yourself

Massachusetts State

Scituate, MA

Dianna Carney

The Scituate Animal Shelter of Massachusetts recently introduced Willow, a shy 10-month-old Dachshund mix with a "cute little personality and lots of love to give," as described by the local animal shelter. Despite being unsure of the world and a bit nervous, Willow "bonds quickly and loves a lot when she trusts her people." She has made numerous human friends at the shelter, indicating her potential to make an amazing companion for the right person.

Meet The Shy Little Lady Looking For Love

Did Disney and Google buy the rights to the first King James Version of the Bible? No, that's not true: No sources are cited in the Instagram post where the claim is stated. The claim first appeared in a 2018 article from The Babylon Bee, a well-known satirical website. Lead Stories could not find any supporting evidence that would corroborate the claim.

Fact Check: Disney, Google Did NOT Buy Rights To First King James Version Bible -- Claim Started On Satire Site

This approach is pretty appealing when contrasted with the current social media landscape, where you’ve got a handful of big players who largely don’t talk to each other, unless they’re owned by the same company. People might take screenshots and post content from one platform to another, but the world of Facebook largely is walled off from Twitter, which is walled off from TikTok.

TechCrunch Minute: A beginner’s guide to the fediverse

YouTube has finally rolled out a policy change that lets you request the takedown of AI-generated content that simulates your face or voice. The change allows people to request the removal of this type of AI content under YouTube’s privacy request process. It’s an expansion of the responsible AI approach they first introduced back in November.

YouTube introduces new policy to remove AI-simulated content

Parade

Hints about today's NYT 'Connections' categories—and the answers.

NYT ‘Connections’ Hints and Answers Today, Sunday, June 30

Total Apex Sports & Entertainment

Have you ever dated someone who couldn’t communicate well? Some zodiac signs struggle to express their emotions, thoughts, and opinions. They expect their loved ones to read their minds. Generally, partners are believed to know one another better than how others know them.

4 Zodiac Signs That Expect You to Read Their Minds

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Northern Kentucky Tribune

If Sen. Rand Paul gets his way, Lord help us all, the nation may find itself expanding the Bill of Rights to include a new amendment – the freedom to lie. The Bowling Green Republican has always had a touchy relationship with the truth. In 2013, in a presentation delivered to students at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, Paul advised the audience that “misinformation works.”

Opinion – Bill Straub: Spreading misinformation is form of cheating; setting record straight isn’t censorship

Wisconsin State

Wisconsin Watch

Editor’s note: The scheduled June 5 hearing in this case was canceled after the Marinette County judge on Monday accepted a request from intervenors, Disability Rights Wisconsin and League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, for a substitute judge.

Lawsuit could complicate absentee voting in Wisconsin

Fox Business

Google announced Monday that it will impose a mandatory disclosure requirement for advertisers to notify viewers of election ads whether it includes altered or synthetic content.

Google will mandate disclosure of digitally altered election ads

The promised artificial intelligence revolution requires data. Lots and lots of data. OpenAI and Google have begun using YouTube videos to train their text-based AI models. But what does the YouTube archive actually include?. Our team of digital media researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst collected and analyzed random...

Your personal videos on YouTube may be training AI programs without permission

Bucks County Beacon

Donald Trump is now a convicted felon. This is an objectively good thing but you wouldn’t know it from a lot of the discourse in the media and online. Trump and his allies are attempting to claim that being a convicted felon only makes Trump stronger , and political pundits keep saying that a conviction wouldn’t impact the upcoming election . Even on the Left, there’s debate as to how Biden and Democrats should talk about Trump’s conviction.

Monday Open Thread

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