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CYBER: What's the Deal With AI Seinfeld?
An AI clone of comedian Jerry Seinfeld was recently banned from Twitch for a transphobic joke.
Matthew Gault
2.9.23
Games Features

‘World’s Biggest Troll Collab’ Is Ready for Nintendo to Ban Their Mario Maker Levels
Nintendo has a fraught relationship with its more hardcore players, which is why their upcoming stunt is basically a ticking time bomb.
Patrick Klepek
2.9.23
wfh

The Death of Office Culture Leads to Boom Times for Used-Chair Salesman
Used furniture dealers are making a killing on Facebook Marketplace selling Herman Miller office chairs left behind by frantically downsizing corporations. “At this point, we need to get, like, another 10 warehouses,” one seller said.
Maxwell Strachan
2.9.23
copyright

Librarians Are Finding Thousands Of Books No Longer Protected By Copyright Law
Up to 75 percent of books published before 1964 may now be in the public domain, according to researchers at the New York Public Library.
Claire Woodcock
2.9.23
Tech news

Elon Musk Finally Broke Twitter
Musk's chaotic rule of the site finally brought it to its knees on Wednesday night in an outage that disabled tweeting, retweeting, and following.
Jordan Pearson
2.9.23
News

Russian Assassinations a Growing Worry as War Nears Second Year: Sources
U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence sources say Putin could call for more assassinations and asymmetric attacks on the West as war drags on.
Ben Makuch
2.9.23
Trafficking

Cops Say They’ve Taken Down Biggest Chinese Sex Trafficking Operation in Europe
A network that allegedly saw hundreds of women forced into sex work in Europe has been busted, with 28 suspects arrested.
Mitchell Prothero
2.9.23
News

Judges Denied a 14-Year-Old’s Request for an Abortion. Twice.
In a new report about minors denied abortions in Florida, judges evidently deemed one kid too shy to be mature enough for an abortion, and another too curt.
Carter Sherman
2.9.23
Photos

Photos of Obsessive Collectors With Their Collections
Callum O’Keefe explores the all-consuming nature of collecting in ‘Antiques of the Future Past’, his solo show at the Photobook Cafe.
Zing Tsjeng
2.9.23
News

The QAnon Queen Is Telling Her Followers to Shoot Migrants
The so-called QAnon Queen of Canada, Romana Didulo, issued a notice to her Telegram followers about “migrant caravans” and to “shoot them [on] site.”
Mack Lamoureux
2.9.23
News

Did One Grumpy Lawyer Just Screw Up Trump’s Prosecution?
Former prosecutor Mark Pomerantz thinks Trump could have been criminally charged. Critics say he just helped Trump’s defense.
Greg Walters
2.9.23
SURVEILLANCE

Blacklisted Chinese-Made Cameras Found in Use at Australian Government Sites
“It is a major issue that these cameras have limited security and can be accessed remotely.”
Gavin Butler
2.9.23
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