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ISIS Executions and Non-Consensual Porn Are Powering AI Art

AI is progressing at an astonishing speed, but we still don’t have a good understanding of the datasets that power AI, and little accountability for whatever abusive images they contain.
Chloe Xiang
Emanuel Maiberg
9.21.22
mexico

Third Prosecutor Assassinated in Wave of Drug-Fueled Violence in Ecuador

The latest killing is part of the brazen violence that has plagued the nation as it has grown as a regional drug-trafficking hub.
Emily Green
9.21.22
Drugs

Republicans Want to Declare Fentanyl a ‘Weapon of Mass Destruction.’ That’s a Terrible Idea.

Republicans and some Democrats are pressuring Biden to classify fentanyl as a “weapon of mass destruction.” Experts say it will exacerbate the war on drugs.
Manisha Krishnan
9.21.22
Games Reviews

'HYPER DEMON' Makes Every Other Vision of Hell Feel Like a Bad First Draft

'HYPER DEMON' makes me feel like the hurtling empress of Hell.
Renata Price
9.21.22
News

Police Tased and Hogtied a 12-Year-Old Autistic Boy

“You’re going to hurt more.”
Trone Dowd
9.21.22
News

New York AG Just Dropped a Legal Bomb on Donald Trump and His Adult Kids

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a massive lawsuit accusing the ex-president of wildly manipulating the valuations of his assets. Her office also referred criminal charges to the feds.
Greg Walters
9.21.22
russia

Russian Influencer Says She Faces 6 Years in Prison for Using Instagram

“Are you serious? Me? An 18-year-old girl and fashion blogger?” Veronika Loginova wrote in an Instagram post.
Sophia Smith Galer
9.21.22
Tech

Twitch Bans Russian Channel That Burns Gas to Troll the World

russiangas1 spent the past few days burning gas and bragging about it. Now they're banned from Twitch.
Matthew Gault
9.21.22
Sex

Library’s Website Taken Over by Sex Dolls

“Hampton apologizes for this, but please know we were also duped or hacked," said Hampton, Virginia officials. "No one connected with the city had anything to do with this."
Samantha Cole
9.21.22
data selling

Revealed: US Military Bought Mass Monitoring Tool That Includes Internet Browsing, Email Data

The “Augury” platform includes highly sensitive network data that Team Cymru, a private company, is selling to the military. “It’s everything. There’s nothing else to capture except the smell of electricity,” one cybersecurity expert said.
Joseph Cox
9.21.22
Politics

GOP Attorney General Nominee Wants to Ban Plan B, Compared It to Fentanyl

“The state has to ban it, and it should be banned.”
Paul Blest
9.21.22
tech-science

Scientists Think They’ve Solved the Mystery of a Bizarre Repeating Radio Signal from Space

Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs, are a deep-space mystery that still puzzles scientists. Now, the source of one of the most enigmatic may have been found.
Becky Ferreira
9.21.22
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