TheZecromancer
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As promised in our newsletter, we're organizing a giveaway of the Summer Eternal Anthology Deluxe Firestarter Bundle!
To enter:
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Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
To enter:
1. Follow us
2. Repost this post
Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
December 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
As promised in our newsletter, we're organizing a giveaway of the Summer Eternal Anthology Deluxe Firestarter Bundle!
To enter:
1. Follow us
2. Repost this post
Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
To enter:
1. Follow us
2. Repost this post
Winner receives one free pre-order for the Anthology Deluxe Bundle.
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"this could have been slop, but it's not" is rapidly becoming a surefire signifier of premium-ness
Porsche reportedly created their new ad without using any AI.
December 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
"this could have been slop, but it's not" is rapidly becoming a surefire signifier of premium-ness
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Cool how we are smuggling domestic news in over the border from canada and people having to share it on bulletproof hosting providers to stop the government and media owners taking it down
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Cool how we are smuggling domestic news in over the border from canada and people having to share it on bulletproof hosting providers to stop the government and media owners taking it down
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EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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December 9, 2025 at 1:37 PM
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
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BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.
EXCLUSIVE: We found that Instacart is using AI algorithms to charge customers different prices for the same items.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
It's not just online. It's in physical grocery stores too.
Our months-long investigation with @consumerreports.org and @groundwork.bsky.social found it could cost families $1200/year.
We Had 400 People Shop For Groceries. What We Found Will Shock You.
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:24 PM
BREAKING: Instacart is ending all price testing on its platform in the wake of this report.
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We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
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If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
If you're not trans, I don't think I can fully explain how important this is.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
It's so powerful that one of the most circulated science media publications in the world has come out and said "trans children are real and providing transition care improves their lives." That's groundbreaking.
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“Love it or hate it it’s here to stay” is a crazy thing to keep saying about a technology. If people don’t like using something it doesn’t have to stay we’re not talking about bad weather here
December 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
“Love it or hate it it’s here to stay” is a crazy thing to keep saying about a technology. If people don’t like using something it doesn’t have to stay we’re not talking about bad weather here
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DELTARUNE WINTER Newsletter Time! We're sending it out now, but it takes a good while to process hundreds of thousands of emails. Fortunately there's a cheat code to look at it whenever you want. Ha ha ha ha.
toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/...
toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/...
December 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
DELTARUNE WINTER Newsletter Time! We're sending it out now, but it takes a good while to process hundreds of thousands of emails. Fortunately there's a cheat code to look at it whenever you want. Ha ha ha ha.
toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/...
toby.fangamer.com/newsletters/...
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We can do even more.
December 17, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We can do even more.
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Please I’m begging be careful what you repost. Some good tips here. Assume anything online could be AI at this point. (Especially if it’s meant to evoke a strong emotion or reaction. yes this includes cute animal photos/videos).
🍌 Google's Nano Banana Pro is here, making spotting AI images even harder. We're at a point where anything you see online could be AI, which makes fact-checking your feed more essential than ever.
🎞 Our video: youtube.com/shorts/3M-BH...
#NewsLiteracy
#AILiteracy
🎞 Our video: youtube.com/shorts/3M-BH...
#NewsLiteracy
#AILiteracy
Spotting AI images just got harder with Nano Banana Pro #AILiteracy
YouTube video by News Literacy Project
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December 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Please I’m begging be careful what you repost. Some good tips here. Assume anything online could be AI at this point. (Especially if it’s meant to evoke a strong emotion or reaction. yes this includes cute animal photos/videos).
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He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
The cultural impact of Rob Reiner cannot be understated. Legend isn't big enough a word. It goes to 11. You can't handle the truth. As you wish. I'll have what she's having. I'm your number one fan. You guys wanna see a dead body? The very idea of a bucket list. The West Wing.
All from his movies.
All from his movies.
December 15, 2025 at 3:59 AM
He's also responsible for raising all the money that paid for bringing Hollingsworth v. Perry & even more importantly Bostic v. Schaefer, which created the circuit split that forced SCOTUS to take on Obergefell v. Hodges. The role he played in American marriage equality cannot be overstated.
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online gambling is essentially legal and open money fixing and laundering at this point
December 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
online gambling is essentially legal and open money fixing and laundering at this point
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Well fuck.
thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-opena...
thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-opena...
The Walt Disney Company and OpenAI Reach Agreement to Bring Disney Characters to Sora | The Walt Disney Company
Disney and OpenAI have reached an agreement for Disney to become the first major content licensing partner on Sora, OpenAI’s short-form generative AI video platform.
thewaltdisneycompany.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Well fuck.
thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-opena...
thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-opena...
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Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
Disney to Invest $1 Billion in OpenAI, License Characters for Use in ChatGPT, Sora
The three-year licensing deal will let users generate videos of more than 200 Disney, Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar characters.
on.wsj.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Disney is making a $1 billion investment in OpenAI and will let the AI platform use its characters to make social-media videos.
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Disney is investing $1B in OpenAI. More than 200 characters from Disney's portfolio will be available to users of the video-generating platform Sora and the image-generating portion of ChatGPT.
www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...
www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...
Disney Invests $1B In OpenAI, Studio Assets Heading To Sora, ChatGPT
More than 200 characters from Disney's portfolio will be available to users of the video-generating platform Sora and image-generating portion of ChatGPT.
www.cartoonbrew.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Disney is investing $1B in OpenAI. More than 200 characters from Disney's portfolio will be available to users of the video-generating platform Sora and the image-generating portion of ChatGPT.
www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...
www.cartoonbrew.com/artificial-i...
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people are going after the eye-popping ad fees but these two paragraphs are just deeply sad
December 10, 2025 at 10:46 PM
people are going after the eye-popping ad fees but these two paragraphs are just deeply sad
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Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
Why Are Some Democrats Backing MAGA's Anti-LGBTQ+ Censorship?
From late-night host cancellations to removing LGBTQ+ history from government sites, politicians in both parties are contributing to the overwriting of the internet — a place where lots of queer and t...
www.teenvogue.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Just heard disappointing news that @warren.senate.gov will co-sponsor the Kids Online Safety Act again despite overwhelming opposition from LGBTQ, human rights, abortion rights, and racial justice groups.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
This is a horrific betrayal of her constituents, particularly trans youth and their families.
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I believe strongly anymore that it is the responsibility of every denizen of the Internet to keep it cool, human, and to make it weird wherever possible. The past days of the computer being cool might be behind us, but that doesn't mean that we can't carve out cool niches today, imo
December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
I believe strongly anymore that it is the responsibility of every denizen of the Internet to keep it cool, human, and to make it weird wherever possible. The past days of the computer being cool might be behind us, but that doesn't mean that we can't carve out cool niches today, imo
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new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
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The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
new iOS update is sleek and also defaults in Music to “you must want songs transition as they would on a dance floor.” so many people will wonder why they can’t just listen to an album. Apps > Music > Song Transitions > toggle off.
December 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The way tech companies constantly do stuff that nobody asked for really tells you a lot about their bigger ideology. They tell themselves that you will like it over time. What they mean is you’ll learn to endure it, or you’ll give up. quality of UI is not actually anywhere on their radar
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going to ignore the meritocracy angle here and interrogate the second half: have they taken control? a tech journalist ought to know that this is not true, consumers are shunted into algorithms, dissatisfied with the queue, unable to do something as simple as screenshot a funny scene on most apps
If movie theaters were a thing consumers loved, they would be there. They go there for horror movies, some action blockbusters. Let me reiterate a line I wrote decades ago about the nascent digital space: Consumers have taken control of their entertainment experience & they are never giving it back.
The pandemic.
The strike.
The sale of Fox.
“.. Box office experts say 15 to 20 percent of regular moviegoers have simply never returned ..”
@thr.com
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
The strike.
The sale of Fox.
“.. Box office experts say 15 to 20 percent of regular moviegoers have simply never returned ..”
@thr.com
www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...
December 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
going to ignore the meritocracy angle here and interrogate the second half: have they taken control? a tech journalist ought to know that this is not true, consumers are shunted into algorithms, dissatisfied with the queue, unable to do something as simple as screenshot a funny scene on most apps
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This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.
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HANDHELD MACBOOK: Hackers poking around in iOS 26 have uncovered something Apple definitely didn’t intend anyone to see: iPhones are—right now—capable of running a full, fluid desktop experience... Is this the OS the coming “iPhone Fold” will use? Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/your-i...
Your iPhone Already Has iPhone Fold Software, but Apple Won’t Let You Use It
Recent exploits show iPadOS windows running on an iPhone, hinting at the future of Apple hardware and software alike—while also possibly revealing its incoming foldable phone experience.
www.wired.com
December 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
HANDHELD MACBOOK: Hackers poking around in iOS 26 have uncovered something Apple definitely didn’t intend anyone to see: iPhones are—right now—capable of running a full, fluid desktop experience... Is this the OS the coming “iPhone Fold” will use? Read on @wired.com www.wired.com/story/your-i...