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Self-Checkout on the Outs, Google Search Kind of Sucks, and More

Photo: Reshetnikov_art / Shutterstock.com (Shutterstock)Don’t ring the funeral bells just yet, but the self-checkout kiosk horror show could be nearing its end. So far, the grand experiment in robot cashiers is an abject failure. Stores across the country are reversing course on the machines, and consensus is growing among analysts and insiders that self-checkout has been a disaster for consumers and retailers alike, according to a new report in the BBC. The machines aren’t disappearing anytime soon, but if nothing else,

Twitter Hasn’t Been ‘Enshittified.’ It Always Sucked.

Twitter is officially dead. Since Elon Musk’s $44 billion acquisition of it late last year, people have been saying it’s dead or dying or will die. Musk ended the argument when he renamed the app “X.” And now, so many people seem to pine for the days when Twitter was good. But let me tell you, it was never good. It was a place of sadness and attention farming; a place for enemies and humiliation. It was, in short, shit.Google’s AI Isn’t a Gimmick, It’s the Future | AI UnlockedAfter renaming and subsuming Jack Dorsey’s…

Twitter Placed Amazon, Snap Ads on White Nationalists’ Profiles

Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock)When Elon Musk took over Twitter, he prompted a mass exodus of advertisers worried his reign might elevate hate speech and other stomach-churning content that would then appear alongside their ads. Musk had said he would restore a vast swath of accounts banned for violating Twitter policies, and he did, resurrecting nearly 12,000 accounts, including violent neo-Nazis.Well, the advertising industry’s worst fears have come true. Twitter has placed promotions for major advertisers

Who Are Neo Nazi Patriot Front Members Arrested at Idaho Pride?

A booking image shows Thomas Ryan Rousseau, who was arrested on June 11, 2022 in downtown Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho. Photo: Kootenai County Sheriff’s OfficePatriot Front’s founder and current leader, Thomas Ryan Rousseau, grew up in Coppell, Texas, a suburb a few miles north of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. He was among the 31 arrested in Coeur d’Alene last week while trying to disrupt the Pride event. Rousseau was previously arrested in August 2020 in Parker County, Texas, after being caught placing stickers