Some of the workers most affected by AI have been artists, illustrators and graphic designers. For his AI Killed My Job series, @brianmerchant spoke with some of them about ridiculous costume designs, whether comics might be at least temporarily immune to the technology, and cleaning up the messes of AI.
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"Consumer Reports is calling on Microsoft to extend the October 14th deadline that will cut off free security updates for Windows 10 computers."
@verge reports: "Data suggests that around 46.2 percent of people around the world still use Windows 10 as of August 2025, while around 200 to 400 million PCs can’t be upgraded to Windows 11 due to missing hardware requirements."
Social media has us in its grip and won’t let go. The Charlie Kirk killing is a case study, says @AssociatedPress.
"Utah’s governor, Republican Spencer Cox, believes 'cancer' isn’t a strong enough word to describe social media."
Video platform Vimeo will be acquired by mobile app developer Bending Spoons in a cash deal valued at $1.38 billion, @Techcrunch's Aisha Malik reports.
Republican lawmakers in Michigan are seeking to completely ban pornography, ASMR, depictions of transgender people, and VPNs. House Bill 4938 would prohibit distribution of material in Michigan that "corrupts the public morals." Platform operators that "knowingly distribute" banned content would potentially face up to 20 years in prison. The Michigan legislature, in which the bill was introduced, is GOP controlled, however the Democratic senate and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer will eventually decide whether it is signed in to law. @404mediaco's Sam Cole has more.
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YouTube Live gets a major update, introduces dual-format streaming, minigames, and more.
@Techcrunch reports: "This includes letting creators play mini-games to entertain viewers, broadcasting simultaneously in both horizontal and vertical formats, AI-powered highlights, reacting to live events, a new ad format, and more."
What to know after the U.S. says it has reached framework deal with China to keep TikTok in operation.
@AssociatedPress reports: "Oracle Corp. has been floated as a likely buyer for the platform."
If you’re thinking of downloading images from the internet to use for your desktop background, think again. Artificial-intelligence agents — touted as AI's next wave — could be vulnerable to malicious code hidden in innocent-looking images on your computer screen. @LiveScience has more:
Vibe coding can be “a beautiful, endless cocktail napkin on which one can perpetually sketch ideas.” But dealing with AI-generated code? “Worse than babysitting.” @Techcrunch gets into it:
In the first 8 months since Donald Trump returned to the White House, around 350,000 deportations have been carried out by immigration agents. @Techcrunch tells us about the facial-recognition tech powering the crackdown:
Good news in the fight against cybercrime. Apple announced a new feature called Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE) for its latest iPhone 17 and iPhone Air devices that’s designed to help stop memory corruption bugs. These bugs are some of the most common vulnerabilities exploited by spyware developers and makers of phone forensic devices used by law enforcement. Read more from @Techcrunch:
AI startup founders tout a winning formula — No booze, no sleep, no fun.
From @WSJ: "To reach the dream of creating a trillion-dollar company, the 20-somethings flocking to San Francisco give up everything but their laptops."
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Apple, Google and Meta are trying to perfect a science-fiction gadget: The universal translator.
CNBC reports: "Translation is emerging as a key battleground in the technology industry as AI gets good enough to translate languages as quickly as people speak."
Social media users have turned to chatbots for updates on the murder of U.S. right-wing activist Charlie Kirk — and have found contradictory and inaccurate responses. A day after 31-year-old Kirk's death, the X account of Perplexity said that he was still alive. The X account of Grok said that the widely circulated video of Kirk being shot was a "meme edit" with effects added "for comedic effect." Grok also claimed that a Toronto-based man was the shooter. AFP takes a look at how this tide of misinformation is muddying the waters of an ongoing crime investigation and further undermining facts in a volatile political landscape characterized by lack of trust.
#Technology#Tech#ArtificialIntelligence#AI#USPolitics#TrumpAdministration#CharlieKirk#Perplexity#Grok
Graphic video of Charlie Kirk shooting was everywhere online, showing how media gatekeeper role has changed in the U.S.
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The "Star Trek" technology that came to real life.
@popsci has a cool video from the ESA: https://flip.it/1nUOda
Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show.
@AssociatedPress investigation unveils depth of involvement from companies like Microsoft, IBM, Dell and CIsco.
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