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Google has released a new #BestPhonesForever ad on YouTube, and it’s yet another fun addition to the series. In this one, the iPhone is in denial over Pixel’s Circle to Search feature, basically. iPhone is basically in denial over Pixel’s Circle to Search feature in Google’s new ad The ad starts with the two devices being placed in an apartment setting, the iPhone’s apartment, to be exact. The thing is, the entire apartment is covered in red circles. It turns out the iPhone circled various objects it wants to search…

The Rust line producer vilified in a state safety probe for having rejected a firearms training request just days before Alec Baldwin accidentally killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on Oct. 21, 2021 defended her decision on the witness stand Wednesday. Testifying at Rust armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed’s involuntary manslaughter trial in New Mexico, Gabrielle Pickle told jurors she denied the request from Gutierrez-Reed on Oct. 17, 2021 because it was centered on Baldwin’s co-star Brady Noon, who was 15 years old…

Google‘s CEO Sundar Pichai faces intense scrutiny and calls for resignation or termination following the tumultuous rollout of the company’s AI chatbot Gemini. Gemini refused to show images of White people Google’s Gemini, formerly known as Bard, was introduced globally with great anticipation. However, controversies and criticisms regarding the inability to generate images of white people have negatively affected people’s expectations for this AI model. Helios Capital founder Samir Arora commented on the matter guessing…

February 14, 20243 min readEcho chambers of climate denial on social media are strongest in the U.S. Midwest and South and in states that depend heavily on fossil fuelsBy Chelsea Harvey & E&E NewsA cracked lake bed at Nicasio Reservoir during a drought in Nicasio, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. CLIMATEWIRE | Nearly 15 percent of Americans still deny that climate change is happening, according to a new study that used artificial intelligence to gather data from social media.That conclusion is…

Nikki Haley is — at least for now — refusing to drop out of the 2024 Republican primary. Following her second-place finish in New Hampshire, she delivered an upbeat concession speech, promising to continue her campaign at least through South Carolina’s primary later this month. The address infuriated Donald Trump and his allies, who falsely accused Haley of claiming victory.  Kellyanne Conway, the former Trump campaign manager turned Fox News contributor, even told Sean Hannity that Haley is guilty of “election…

My sister wears flannel shirts and has really short hair and drives a Subaru and wears a battleaxe necklace and has a pile of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions and a lesbian pride flag in her room and my mom still hasn't figured out she's gay TheThalmorEmbassy , Hannah Morgan Report Buddy keeps complaining that 'normal' guys won't respond to him on dating apps and keeps getting hit on by 'creepy old dudes.' Uh, you're nearly 60, and those are age-appropriate matches. 🫤 broccoli_octopus ,…

Douglas County this week sued a state board in charge of evaluating property assessments, claiming officials overstepped their authority and wrongfully stopped the county from providing substantial tax relief to thousands of homeowners. Last month’s board decision and the appeal to a judge to step in come amid a fierce statewide debate over how to blunt the impact of ballooning property tax bills across Colorado this year. The affluent suburban county filed its lawsuit against the state Board of Equalization late Tuesday…

YouTube is making millions of dollars a year from advertising on channels that make false claims about climate change because content creators are using new tactics that evade the social media platform’s policies to combat misinformation, according to a report published on Tuesday.The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) used artificial intelligence to review transcripts from 12,058 videos from the past six years on 96 of Alphabet’s YouTube channels. The channels promoted content that undermines the scientific…

Climate change disinformation on YouTube has morphed into a misleading new narrative, according to a report published today. With compounding disasters making it harder to deny that climate change is happening, creators spreading disinformation have pivoted to content that targets clean energy.In the past, content that falsely claimed that climate change was either not happening or not a result of humans burning fossil fuels dominated disinformation channels. That’s not the case anymore, according to an analysis by the…

Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: The FCC issues a final denial of Starlink's request for $885M to expand rural coverage, saying Starlink “failed to demonstrate” an ability to offer the service — The FCC has made a final denial of Starlink's application for $885 million in public funds to expand … Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch: The FCC issues a final denial of Starlink's request for $885M to expand rural coverage, saying Starlink “failed to demonstrate” an ability to offer…