An AI-generated ad left thousands of Dubliners waiting for a Halloween parade that never came
Thousands of people took to the streets in Dublin to attend a Halloween parade that never came, according to reporting by The Independent. Why did they...
US labor board accuses Apple of violating employees’ rights
Apple has been in hot water with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) since 2022 when the company was accused of union-busting. It agreed to review...
The unsealed New Mexico Snapchat lawsuit alleges the company ignored child safety
On September 5, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez filed a lawsuit against Snap. Torrez claimed that Snapchat has become a platform rife with sexual exploitation,...
Hack and payback Instagram scammer gets nabbed after bragging about it on a podcast
A guest who appeared on the No Jumper podcast to boast about a hack and payback scheme involving his victims’ social media accounts could face federal...
Turkey has blocked Instagram amid a dispute over Hamas-related content
Instagram is blocked in Turkey amid a dispute over Hamas-related content on the platform. The app has been inaccessible in the country since Friday morning. Netblocks,...
Detroit police can no longer use facial recognition results as the sole basis for arrests
Engadget Google invests in Taiwanese solar company to boost green energy Google is investing in a Taiwanese solar company with plans to build a 1 gigawatt...
Amazon CEO’s anti-union comments broke federal laws, labor judge rules
Engadget Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership was born from Google envy It turns out the lay of today’s AI landscape can be traced back to fear, jealousy and...
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to four months in prison
A federal judge has sentenced Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (often known as “CZ”) to four months in prison, as first reported by The New York Times....
NYPD will use drones to monitor private parties over Labor Day weekend
The New York Police department has been using drones in a limited capacity for years — deploying unmanned aircraft systems for search and rescue missions, to...
Man allegedly used a Nintendo ‘Duck Hunt’ gun to rob convenience store
Police have arrested a South Carolina man after he allegedly robbed a convenience store armed with a Nintendo light gun primarily used in the 1980s to...