German woman loses appeal of 14-year sentence for letting Yazidi slave girl die in Iraq

BERLIN (AP) — A German federal court said Wednesday it had rejected a woman’s appeal of her 14-year sentence for allowing a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq to die of thirst in the sun. The defendant, a German … Read more

Bluesky starts letting users pick their own moderation filters

Bluesky will soon let users customize how content is moderated in their feeds. The social platform announced that it’s open-sourcing its moderation tool, called Ozone, to let developers create additional moderation services that can be selected by users. Bluesky already has a team dedicated to content moderation, along with its own set of rules users … Read more

TikTok is now letting creators in more countries earn money for their effects

TikTok is expanding its Effect Creator Rewards monetization program to more regions and lowering its payout threshold, the company announced today. The program, which launched in May 2023, rewards creators for the effects they make through TikTok’s AR development platform, Effect House. TikTok is also updating the program’s payout model, as creators will now only receive … Read more

Reddit Is Letting Power Users In on Its IPO. Not Everyone’s Buying

Reddit didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment for this story. Unwanted Offer Reddit’s investment offer to users is known as the Directed Share Program. “Because you have helped make Reddit what it is today, you now have the opportunity to become Reddit owners at the same price as institutional investors,” the company wrote … Read more

GitHub makes Copilot Chat generally available, letting devs ask questions about code

Earlier this year, GitHub rolled out Copilot Chat, a ChatGPT-like programming-centric chatbot for organizations subscribed to Copilot for Business. Copilot Chat more recently came to individual Copilot customers — those paying $10 per month — in beta. And now, GitHub’s launching Chat in general availability for all users. As of today, Copilot Chat is available in … Read more

‘Sister Wives’ Fans Slam Interviewer For Letting Kody ‘Get Away With Murder’

The “Sister Wives” universe is buzzing as fans are not holding back when expressing their discontent after watching a clip of the latest cast interview. The uproar stems from where Kody Brown, the patriarch of the plural marriage, is accused of “getting away with murder” by fervent followers. However, it is not just him in … Read more

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry ‘letting Endgame’ paint them victims

Meghan Markle have just been called out for allowing Omid Scobie to paint them victims in his memoir Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have just been called out for allowing Omid Scobie to use his book Endgame to paint them as victims. Royal commentator Michael Cole issued these claims and sentiments about the Sussexes, as … Read more

Stop Letting Your Babies Play With Dog Food

A salmonella outbreak in humans has been traced back to a very-not-human source: dog food. Federal health officials determined that at least seven people, mostly infants, have gotten sick from certain brands of dry dog food. Mid America Pet Food, the company implicated in the outbreak, recalled all of its dog and cat food brands … Read more

Prince Harry ‘letting’ Meghan Markle widen divides and destroy bonds

Prince Harry ‘letting’ Meghan Markle widen divides and destroy bonds Prince Harry has just been put on blast, alongside his wife Meghan Markle for trying to widen the divide with the Royal Family. Royal expert Jennie Bond issued these claims and admissions about the duo. She broke everything down in one of her most candid … Read more