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Meta briefly blocked a local news organization critical of Facebook

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Meta blocked, then apologized for blocking, a local news organization that published a column criticizing Facebook. The Kansas Reflector, a nonprofit news org, published an op-ed about Facebook this week that criticized the tech giant for refusing ads promoting a documentary about climate change. The Reflector and its readers soon after realized links from the … Read more

AI-generated Asians were briefly unavailable on Instagram

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Yesterday, I reported that Meta’s AI image generator was making everyone Asian, even when the text prompt specified another race. Today, I briefly had the opposite problem: I was unable to generate any Asian people using the same prompts as the day before. The tests I did yesterday were on Instagram, via the AI image … Read more

Rebel Wilson Talks Briefly Trying Ozempic, Changing Her Name at 17

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Rebel Wilson isn’t holding back anymore. The 44-year-old Australian actress is opening up about her entire life in her new memoir, Rebel Rising, including her troubled childhood.  According to The Sunday Times, Wilson writes in the memoir, which is out April 4, that her mother initially wanted to name her Rebel but her father called … Read more

Apple’s AirTags have briefly returned to their best price to date

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Happy Saturday, folks! When Apple launched AirTags in 2021, it was a big moment for item trackers. Tile still dominated the landscape back then, however, thanks to Apple’s ultra wideband (UWB) chip and their ability to tap into Apple’s vast Find My network, they quickly became the go-to pick for iPhone owners. They’ve often gone on … Read more

Russia launches another massive missile attack on Ukraine with one briefly entering Polish airspace

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KYIV, Ukraine — KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched its third massive missile attack on Ukraine in the past four days, and the second to target the capital of Kyiv, with Poland’s military saying that one of the missiles launched at western Ukraine briefly entered its airspace Sunday. The head of Kyiv’s military administration, Serhiy … Read more

Bitcoin briefly slumps below $63,000 after hitting $73,000 last week

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Bitcoin extended its slide on Tuesday, dropping more than $10,000 from its all-time high last week. The flagship cryptocurrency was last lower by 4% at $64,061.09, according to Coin Metrics. Earlier it fell to as low as $62,320.30, after reaching a record of $73,679 last week. “As ETFs buy up available supply of bitcoins on … Read more

Greek opposition leader briefly sets aside politics for light version of mandatory military service

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ATHENS, Greece — Greece’s left-wing opposition leader briefly stepped away from politics Friday for a mandatory stint in the military. Stefanos Kasselakis, 35, appeared at an artillery training camp in central Greece to start his brief service in the country’s conscription-based armed forces. A U.S.-based businessman until his unexpected election to the Syriza party’s leadership … Read more

Pope Francis is taken briefly to a Rome hospital for tests after his weekly audience

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis, who recently had the flu, was brought to a hospital in Rome for diagnostic testing after the papal audience Wednesday, the Vatican said, without giving further details. The pope arrived at the Gemelli Hospital on Tiber Island in a small white Fiat 500, leaving again under escort in the same … Read more

Nvidia briefly surpasses $2 trillion in market cap during intraday trading

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Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks onstage during The New York Times Dealbook Summit 2023 at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City on Nov. 29, 2023. Slaven Vlasic | Getty Images Nvidia briefly surpassed $2 trillion in market cap during intraday trading Friday following the company’s rosy earnings report Wednesday — but it was … Read more