Tiny plastic shards found in human testicles, study says (www.cnn.com)
Republicans plan new criminal investigation into Hunter Biden (www.rawstory.com)
Patrick Mahomes doesn’t agree with Harrison Butker but says kicker is a ‘great person’ (www.theguardian.com)
American Airlines backtracks on filing that blamed 9-year-old for being filmed in bathroom (abcnews.go.com)
“We do not believe this child is at fault,” the airline said Wednesday.
‘Deadpool’ Co-Creator Just Had Hilarious Beef With ‘Ancient Aliens’ Guy (www.huffpost.com)
Tucker Carlson launches show on Russian state TV (www.newsweek.com)
Trump posted a video on Truth Social calling the country a 'unified reich' if he wins (www.npr.org)
Eventbrite Promoted Illegal Opioid Sales to People Searching for Addiction Recovery Help (www.wired.com)
California grocery store selling a limited-edition pineapple for $400 (www.independent.co.uk)
‘Mean Girls’ Party Barred Server Due to Weight, Suit Alleges (www.thedailybeast.com)
GPT-4o’s Chinese token-training data is polluted by spam and porn websites (www.technologyreview.com)
Of the 100 results, only three of them are common enough to be used in everyday conversations; everything else consisted of words and expressions used specifically in the contexts of either gambling or pornography. The longest token, lasting 10.5 Chinese characters, literally means “_free Japanese porn video to watch.” Oops....
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study (www.theguardian.com)
cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/15619941
Queen thought Meghan’s wedding dress was ‘too white’ as Sussexes mark 6th anniversary (www.independent.co.uk)
Trump demands drug test for Biden ahead of first debate (thehill.com)
Former President Trump said he wants President Biden to be drug-tested before their first debate....
OpenAI says Sky voice in ChatGPT will be paused after concerns it sounds too much like Scarlett Johansson (www.tomsguide.com)
The company says the voices in ChatGPT were from paid voice actors. A final five were selected from an initial pool of 400 and it's purely a coincidence the unnamed actress behind the Sky voice has a similar tone to Johansson....
Jeff Bezos revealed his secret to Amazon’s success 25 years ago: ‘I asked everyone around here to wake up terrified every morning, their sheets drenched in sweat’ (fortune.com)
cross-posted from: lemm.ee/post/32365414...
After Spending Years Relentlessly Chasing Fame, Sam Altman Complains That He's Getting Recognized In Public Too Much (futurism.com)
Students Show Up to Graduation, Find Commencement Speaker Is an AI Robot (futurism.com)
I Couldn’t Escape Poison Oak. So I Started Eating It. (www.wsj.com)
Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Suggests Religion Is Used To Manipulate People (wisportsheroics.com)
Rudy Giuliani served indictment after belting ‘New York, New York’ at birthday party (www.independent.co.uk)
Louisiana becomes 1st state to require the Ten Commandments be posted in classrooms (www.nola.com)
Trump Supporter Trolls Trial With Penis Balloons Featuring Alvin Bragg, Judge Merchan Faces (www.thedailybeast.com)
A pro-Trump New Yorker unveiled his latest piece of political performance art outside the Manhattan courtroom where Trump’s criminal trial is underway on Thursday, launching 100 pink penis-shaped balloons decorated with the faces of Trump foes like Manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg and Judge Juan Merchan. The artist,...
German politician's video of licking public toilets goes viral (www.thenews.com.pk)
cross-posted from: zerobytes.monster/post/932095
It could soon be illegal to publicly wear a mask for health reasons in NC (arstechnica.com)
