Laura Loomer and the limits of posting everything

Laura Loomer and the limits of posting everything

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA – SEPTEMBER 10, 2024: Laura Loomer arrives at Philadelphia International Airport on The Trump Organization’s Boeing 757. | Photo: Getty Images For all the power she wields with the White House’s affairs, Laura Loomer does not have the traditional tools that her rivals in the MAGA influencer industrial complex have – the highest…

Louisiana sues Roblox for creating an environment where ‘child predators thrive’

Louisiana sues Roblox for creating an environment where ‘child predators thrive’

The state of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Roblox, alleging that the company has “permitted and perpetuated an online environment in which child predators thrive, directly contributing to the widespread victimization of minor children in Louisiana.”  Roblox sees more than 111.8 million daily active users, and it’s hugely popular with children, with users under…

PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trump’s attack on public media

PBS is slashing its budget in response to Trump’s attack on public media

Now that Congress has passed a bill that will defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS is taking drastic measures to stay alive. In an email sent out to PBS station managers on Wednesday, PBS president and CEO Paula Kerger announced that the organization plans to cut its budget by 21 percent in order to…

Anker’s 3-in-1 Qi2 charging station has returned to its Prime Day low

Anker’s 3-in-1 Qi2 charging station has returned to its Prime Day low

If you’ve ever juggled a phone, a smartwatch, and a pair of wireless earbuds, you know the struggle of keeping them all charged. Rather than go through the process of charging them one by one, a quality charging station can help you manage the chaos and reduce cable clutter. The Anker MagGo Wireless Charging Station…

China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card

China is about to launch SSDs so small you insert them like a SIM card

MicroSD cards are tiny but slow; the M.2 storage sticks in your PC are blazing fast but bigger and fully enclosed. Now, a new type of SSD out of China could be the best of both worlds — and it’s already set to appear in two cutting-edge gaming portables. Chinese storage manufacturer Biwin is calling…

Nanoleaf’s smart lights are cheaper than ever in its back-to-school sale

Nanoleaf’s smart lights are cheaper than ever in its back-to-school sale

Nanoleaf’s Lines let you unleash your creativity as you can arrange them in all kinds of fun patterns. Some cool decor can help a new dorm or apartment feel like home, which is why Nanoleaf’s back-to-school sale is worth checking out.  The company’s offering all-time low prices on a wide range of its modular smart…

Consumer safety groups are demanding an FTC investigation into Grok’s ‘Spicy’ mode

Consumer safety groups are demanding an FTC investigation into Grok’s ‘Spicy’ mode

A new letter to the Federal Trade Commission, and US attorneys general for all 50 states and the District of Columbia, calls for an urgent investigation into Elon Musk’s Grok – especially its new “Imagine” tool for AI-generated image and video. The tool, released by xAI earlier this month, encourages users to create NSFW content…

Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors

Meta’s AI policies let chatbots get romantic with minors

In an internal document, Meta included policies that allowed its AI chatbots to flirt and speak with children using romantic language, according to a report from Reuters.  Quotes from the document highlighted by Reuters include letting Meta’s AI chatbots “engage a child in conversations that are romantic or sensual,” “describe a child in terms that…