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These scammers using Mr Beasts popularity, generosity, and (mostly) deep fake AI to scam people into downloading malware, somehow do not go against Instagrams community guidelines....

Jeffrey Katzenberg: AI Will Take 90% of Artist Jobs on Animated Films In Just Three Years::Former DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg said AI will take 90 percent of the artist jobs on animated movies within three years.

A mother used her EV to power her son’s dialysis machine amid storms and a blackout | Electric vehicles with bidirectional charging can be life-saving, especially in times of power cuts and natural…::Electric vehicles with bidirectional charging can be life-saving, especially in times of power cuts and natural disasters.

I’ve seen a few hundred of these emails in the past couple days coming in from multiple different companies....

Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs in Prime Video and MGM Studios::Mike Hopkins, who oversees those units, sent a note to staffers informing them of the job cuts.

Discord lays off 170 people, blames growing too quickly | TechCrunch::Discord has become a mainstay for many online communities in recent years, but its relative success hasn’t shielded the platform from the financial woes Discord is laying off 17% of staff, or 170 people.

Computer chip maker announces furloughs at Oregon factory days after landing $72M from feds::Microchip described the furloughs as a temporary measure aimed at preventing layoffs.

Instagram cuts 60 jobs, eliminating a layer of management at the company::Instagram has cut 60 technical program manager positions, eliminating a layer of management at the company.

Israeli Group Claims It Uses Big Tech Back Channels to Take Down Content::Iron Truth members have flagged thousands of posts for removal, from clearly racist or false content to posts that are merely sympathetic to Palestinians.

TIL Apple’s Find My app has an item limit (it’s 32).::MacRumors spotted that Apple added the figure to a support page recently, confirming an increase that has reportedly been in effect since 2022’s iOS 16. The previous limit was apparently 16. Compatible items include AirTags and other first-party headphones and...

“No one cared who I was until I put on the mask” -Bane

Amazon’s Twitch to Cut 500 Employees, About 35% of Staff::Move is designed to stem losses after two rounds of layoffs last year.

The claim is a major departure for the service, which has long been known as a destination for posting short snippets of text.