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Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
No more Spirited Away and Demon Slayer in Sora 2.
buff.ly
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Studio Ghibli, Bandai Namco, Square Enix demand OpenAI stop using their content to train AI
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Microsoft saw how everybody loved Apple Intelligence and said "I need me some of that good PR"
September 16, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Microsoft saw how everybody loved Apple Intelligence and said "I need me some of that good PR"
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My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney
Had to finally release this from my head
Had to finally release this from my head
August 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
My Cousin Vinny: Ace Attorney
Had to finally release this from my head
Had to finally release this from my head
*stares at blockchain, Second Life, NFTs*
"We have to sign on to this technology or else we'll be left behind" is something I keep hearing, but where are we being left??? Where is everyone else going?? Is it the place where all the 3D TVs and wifi-enabled toasters went? Is it literal dystopia? This argument is meaningless
July 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
*stares at blockchain, Second Life, NFTs*
I have not written a from-scratch (i.e. not using Flask or FastAPI etc) python program in so long, I feel like I am re-learning so many basics hah.
July 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I have not written a from-scratch (i.e. not using Flask or FastAPI etc) python program in so long, I feel like I am re-learning so many basics hah.
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far be it from me to tell scientists how to do their jobs but i feel like there might be value in surveying the <365 hot dogs per year demographic
July 3, 2025 at 3:59 AM
far be it from me to tell scientists how to do their jobs but i feel like there might be value in surveying the <365 hot dogs per year demographic
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High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations
High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations
Ruling follows two cases blighted by actual or suspected use of artificial intelligence in legal work
The high court has told senior lawyers to take urgent action to prevent the misuse of artificial intelligence after dozens of fake case-law citations were put before the courts that were either completely fictitious or contained made-up passages.
Lawyers are increasingly using AI systems to help them build legal arguments, but two cases this year were blighted by made-up case-law citations which were either definitely or suspected to have been generated by AI. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:22 PM
High court tells UK lawyers to stop using AI after fake case-law citations
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I know a lot of people who could fall for this, and it might have been me if I hadn’t seen this thread.
Your phone buzzes.
You tap the notification from your banking app. You unlock it with your thumbprint.
This is what you see.
A genuine notification from your official banking app. There's no way to fake that. This must be a genuine call. Right?
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You tap the notification from your banking app. You unlock it with your thumbprint.
This is what you see.
A genuine notification from your official banking app. There's no way to fake that. This must be a genuine call. Right?
🧵 2/4
May 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I know a lot of people who could fall for this, and it might have been me if I hadn’t seen this thread.
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Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months
Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months
Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted stuffing eggs worth £220.50 into a duffle bag at a Tesco Express in Peterborough
A man who stole 325 Cadbury Creme Eggs from a petrol station has been banned from Cambridgeshire for three months.
Deon De Groot, 26, was spotted when he stuffed £220.50 worth of the eggs into a duffle bag at a Tesco Express in Dogsthorpe, Peterborough, and left without paying on Saturday. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 26, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Man who stole 325 Creme Eggs banned from Cambridgeshire for three months
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Are you interested in promoting digital tools and methodologies for research and partnership working? We're looking for a Digital Development Manager (fixed-term) for @dcch-leeds.bsky.social - find out more here jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Digital Development Manager
Do you have an interest in promoting the use of digital tools and methodologies for research and partnership working? Do you have a track record of supporting researchers to engage with digital innova...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
January 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Are you interested in promoting digital tools and methodologies for research and partnership working? We're looking for a Digital Development Manager (fixed-term) for @dcch-leeds.bsky.social - find out more here jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx...
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‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg found at farm in Devon to be auctioned
‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg found at farm in Devon to be auctioned
Rare spherical egg could fetch in region of £200, with proceeds of sale going to charity
A farm worker in Devon has discovered what she believes to be a “one-in-a-billion” spherical egg.
Alison Greene, who has worked as an egg handler on Fenton Farm…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
‘One-in-a-billion’ round egg found at farm in Devon to be auctioned
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Even if he did direct her to publish the ERA three days before a new administration, it would’ve been bullshit. This is something Biden could’ve done right after Dobbs and had the lawsuits play out over two years. Instead, we have this meaningless pandering
January 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Even if he did direct her to publish the ERA three days before a new administration, it would’ve been bullshit. This is something Biden could’ve done right after Dobbs and had the lawsuits play out over two years. Instead, we have this meaningless pandering
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Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2
Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2
Data for 2024 shows humanity is moving yet deeper into a dangerous world of supercharged extreme weather
Wildfires that blazed around the world in 2024 helped to drive a record annual leap in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, surprising…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Wildfires drive record leap in global level of climate-heating CO2
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Joan Plowright dies after long stage and screen career
Joan Plowright dies after long stage and screen career
Actor helped shape British postwar theatre through her performances at the Royal Court, National Theatre and West End
The actor Joan Plowright, who was celebrated for her long career in theatre and film, has died at the age of 95, her family have…
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Joan Plowright dies after long stage and screen career
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It’s very interesting watching people try to explain how bad it is for the Chinese government to have your information without referencing other places that have your information and the bad things those places are doing without being stopped or even gently chided.
January 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It’s very interesting watching people try to explain how bad it is for the Chinese government to have your information without referencing other places that have your information and the bad things those places are doing without being stopped or even gently chided.
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New post on The Climate Brink from Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social about our climate future. With current policies, we’re on track for a bit less than 3C, with 2030 NDCs we’re on track for about 2.5C, and with net zero pledges we’re on track for a bit less than 2C.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...
Moving away from high-end emissions scenarios
I have a new commentary in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes in current policy scenarios
www.theclimatebrink.com
January 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
New post on The Climate Brink from Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social about our climate future. With current policies, we’re on track for a bit less than 3C, with 2030 NDCs we’re on track for about 2.5C, and with net zero pledges we’re on track for a bit less than 2C.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...
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I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.
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January 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
I don't know how many of y'all are watching the migration of American TikTokers to RedNote, but it's the most fascinating thing I've EVER SEEN HAPPEN ONLINE.
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No MS, I don't want Co-pilot and 'just hide it' ain't it.
s/fetch/ai integrations
s/fetch/ai integrations
a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen "
ALT: a woman wearing a santa hat says " stop trying to make fetch happen "
media.tenor.com
January 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
No MS, I don't want Co-pilot and 'just hide it' ain't it.
s/fetch/ai integrations
s/fetch/ai integrations
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From a FB post. Hey California friends…my friend’s dog sanctuary in Topanga has burned to the ground. 30 dogs looking for fosters ASAP. Please contact me if you can help, even help for a temporary basis it would do so much . Please call or text me on 248 520 0054
January 8, 2025 at 11:47 PM
From a FB post. Hey California friends…my friend’s dog sanctuary in Topanga has burned to the ground. 30 dogs looking for fosters ASAP. Please contact me if you can help, even help for a temporary basis it would do so much . Please call or text me on 248 520 0054
@bibliobeka.bsky.social guess it's good I'm coming this year XD
Edinburgh to introduce tourist tax for overnight stays
Edinburgh to introduce tourist tax for overnight stays
Stays from July next year will be subject to 5% visitor levy in first mandatory city-wide scheme in UK
Hotels, short-term lets and campsites in Edinburgh will start charging a visitor levy on all overnight stays in May, in a phased introduction to the…
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@bibliobeka.bsky.social guess it's good I'm coming this year XD
Coming back from break and learning FastAPI, it seems pretty ice so far (and I do love python).
January 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Coming back from break and learning FastAPI, it seems pretty ice so far (and I do love python).
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All the grocery store employees groan as I enter wearing this and head to the rotisserie chicken stand
I have to take an annual fire safety training for work, and I am reminded that I asked some of the folks who manage these things how they evacuate the NICU and apparently they have vests you can load up with babies
December 21, 2024 at 1:54 PM
All the grocery store employees groan as I enter wearing this and head to the rotisserie chicken stand
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I don't know why the SF Chronicle avoids mentioning specifics at all.
But the "violation of workplace conduct policy" alluded to here was a social media post promoting fundraising for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which offended some racists.
She was fired for supporting the UN.
But the "violation of workplace conduct policy" alluded to here was a social media post promoting fundraising for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which offended some racists.
She was fired for supporting the UN.
December 20, 2024 at 1:19 AM
I don't know why the SF Chronicle avoids mentioning specifics at all.
But the "violation of workplace conduct policy" alluded to here was a social media post promoting fundraising for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which offended some racists.
She was fired for supporting the UN.
But the "violation of workplace conduct policy" alluded to here was a social media post promoting fundraising for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which offended some racists.
She was fired for supporting the UN.