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Netflix Goes ‘All In’ on AI to ‘Enhance’ Content Creation

Netflix has announced its commitment to leveraging generative AI across its streaming platform to improve various aspects of its service, including recommendations, advertising, and content creation. Critics fear the widespread introduction of “AI Slop,” low quality AI videos that have flooded platforms like YouTube.

Ted Sarandos, Co-CEO of Netflix

Researchers: China’s TikTok Boosts Pro-Mamdani Content in Algorithm

Researchers say they found that China’s TikTok “systematically boosts” content using in favor of Socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and against former NYC Mayor Andrew Cuomo (D) using its content algorithm. The team asserts that this goes beyond simple bias into a new area, “algorithmic steering.”

Zohran Mamdani gets TikTok's help

India Proposes Tough Labeling Requirements for AI Content

India’s Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on Wednesday proposed some of the world’s toughest regulations for content generated by artificial intelligence (AI), including “visible labelling, metadata traceability, and transparency for all public-facing AI-generated media.”

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw briefs the media on cabinet decisions, including a major p

Report: Wikipedia Owners Miss House Committee Document Request Deadline

The House Oversight Committee submitted an information request to the Wikimedia Foundation that owns Wikipedia in August with a deadline of September 10 for providing requested documents, with which the Foundation has failed to comply with according to Jewish News Syndicate citing a press assistant for one Committee member. Republicans on the Committee are investigating bias, particularly anti-Israeli bias, at the online encyclopedia.

Rep Nancy Mace speaks at Capitol

Wikipedia Enforcement Committee: Site ‘Code of Conduct’ Should Ban Bible Verses Opposing Homosexuality

A Polish Wikipedia editor earlier this year complained about religious discrimination to a committee that enforces the “code of conduct” imposed by the Wikimedia Foundation that owns Wikipedia. The editor expressed opposition to LGBT ideology, citing Bible verses condemning it in his profile on a Discord Wikipedia chat group, prompting mockery and insults from others. Members of the committee rejected his claims and suggested instead the Bible verses were a violation.

satanic "nuns" at a pride parade

What We Know About the Massive Amazon Web Services Outage and How It Brought the Internet to Its Knees

A massive outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday caused widespread disruptions to numerous popular websites, apps, and online services used by millions of people around the world. Although service was fully restored by the end of the day, details about exactly why AWS failed, knocking everything from school service provider Canvas to popular video game Fortnite offline, remain sparse.

AWS outage paralyzes internet

Oklahoma State U. Stays Tight-Lipped on Administrator who Reprimanded Student for Giving Charlie Kirk Tribute

Oklahoma State University refuses to comment on whether action will be taken in response to an administrator who reprimanded a student leader who gave a Charlie Kirk tribute. The administrator can be heard in an audio recording telling the student this year “is going to be difficult for you” after he gave a speech honoring the assassinated Turning Point USA founder.

Charlie Kirk giving out hats at event

Amazon Web Services Outage Disrupts Major Websites Across the Globe

A widespread outage affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused significant disruptions to numerous popular websites and services on Monday, showcasing the global reliance on cloud infrastructure. Although the outage seems to be fixed as the day begins on the East Coast, lingering outages continue to be reported.

Jeff Bezos looks mad at Amazon

Wikipedia Editors Discuss Blacklisting CBS News After Bari Weiss Named Editor-In-Chief

Following reports of former New York Times editor and the Free Press founder Bari Weiss being appointed editor-in-chief of CBS News, editors on Wikipedia began negatively slanting her page and those of CBS and the Free Press. This includes attempting to label Weiss as right-wing and slanted edits about a CBS settlement with President Donald Trump. Some suggested blacklisting CBS as a source in the future.

Bari Weiss is in charge of CBS News

Chinese Crooks Have Made $1 Billion from Scam Text Messages in the U.S.

Criminal organizations operating out of China have made more than $1 billion over the last three years by bombarding Americans with scam text messages, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Typical scam messages warn unsuspecting Americans of toll violations or postal fees, eventually asking for a credit card number.

Many chinese hackers in troll farm. Privacy and security concept.