Child psychiatrist jailed after using AI to make pornographic deep-fakes of kids (www.theregister.com)
just when you don't think about, bääm! a German. (feddit.de)
Which distro do you believe deserves more recognition?
For me it’s PeppermintOS....
Smartest thing I've done this month: Disable the YouTube app
I’m using a stock Samsung Galaxy 8 phone right now (with Android 10) and I disabled the YouTube app. I was basically sick of its s***. Since then, I never sign in to the app/site, and so may aspects of using the site are much better now....
Neuralink’s human trials volunteers ‘should have serious concerns,’ say medical experts (www.popsci.com)
Neuralink’s human trials volunteers ‘should have serious concerns,’ say medical experts::A medical ethics committee responded to Elon Musk’s brain-interface startup issuing an open call for patients yesterday.
A Batman researcher said 'gay' in a talk to schoolkids. When asked to censor himself, he quit (apnews.com)
When was the last time you cried?
I hadn’t cried in 7 years and decided to do some emotional exercises to make myself cry. So I managed to cry about 4 months ago, haven’t been able to since even with my grandmothers death. Might start trying again.
Plex will be blocking access from at least one VPS provider (imgur.com)
Appears to be Hetzner for now, wouldn’t be surprised if all VPS get affected eventually.
Saints Row developer Volition permanently shuts down (www.theverge.com)
Is Trump disqualified for the N.H. primary? The secretary of state is seeking legal advice (www.bostonglobe.com)
“I will be asking the attorney general’s office for their input,” Secretary of State David Scanlan told the Globe. “And ultimately whatever is decided is probably going to require some judicial input.”...
Coming to you soon... (lemmy.world)
German government approves controlled legalization of cannabis use (www.marca.com)
I miss forums (lemmy.g97.top)
*20
More of a uniform than a costume. (i.redd.it)
Every tech company rn (lemmy.world)
Lemmy World is down once again.
Ugh.
ChatGPT broke the Turing test — the race is on for new ways to assess AI (www.nature.com)
Ex-Porsche Lawyer Sentenced After Throwing Her Newborn Out Window So It Wouldn't Disrupt Her Career (www.ibtimes.co.uk)
The motive behind Jovanovic’s actions was reportedly her fear that motherhood would jeopardise her professional career as a lawyer for a prestigious car brand.
Lawyers for megachurch pastor blame 12-year-old for ‘initiating’ sexual contact (www.independent.co.uk)
Lawyers for Donald Trump’s former faith advisor Robert Morris accused a 12-year-old girl of initiating “inappropriate” sexual conduct with the ex-Dallas megachurch pastor, new documents have revealed....
Gathered at Camp David, Biden's family tells him to stay in the race and keep fighting (apnews.com)
President Joe Biden’s family used a Sunday gathering at Camp David to urge him to stay in the race and keep fighting despite his dreadful debate performance, and some members criticized how his staff prepared him for the faceoff, according to four people familiar with the discussions....
Valve faces a £656 million lawsuit in the UK for 'overcharging 14 million PC gamers' (www.gamingonlinux.com)
Cupholder.exe
Is there any significance to people using emojis that match their skin tone?
I’m asking because as a light-skinned male, I always use the standard Simpsons yellow. I don’t really see other light-skinned people using an emoji that matches their skin tone, but often do see people of color use them. Maybe white people don’t naturally realize a need to be explicit with emoji skin-tone or perhaps it’s...