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The SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist Nightmare

www.404media.co/what-is-the-screen-act-age-verification-porn/
404 MediaThe SCREEN Act is a Christian Nationalist NightmareMike Lee's SCREEN Act, which heads to Senate Commerce Committee for markup on Wednesday, would expand age verification requirements to a nearly limitless scope of websites, and is supported by the architects of Project 2025.

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Microsoft never learns, IT admins rage as a new OneDrive app invades Windows 11 and keeps coming back when you remove it

www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/04/microsoft-never-learns-it-admins-rage-as-a-new-onedrive-app-invades-windows-11-and-keeps-coming-back-when-you-remove-it/
Windows LatestMicrosoft never learns, IT admins rage as a new OneDrive app invades Windows 11 and keeps coming back when you remove itIT admins rage as Microsoft force-installs OneDrive Photos on Windows 11, and it keeps coming back when you remove it.

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Google Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images

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404 MediaGoogle Earth’s New AI Lets Anyone Fabricate Completely Bullshit Satellite Images"Tonight I typed just one sentence into Google Earth and put refugees near the Mexican border. Then I planted a nuclear plant in Iran. Then I put a fatal crash on a street in Amsterdam."

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Scammers Are Cloning OnlyFans Creators With AI Telling Fans a Kid Is Sick in the Hospital Then Vanishing With the Cashapp Money

thoughtcatalog.com/jeremy-london/2026/08/scammers-are-cloning-onlyfans-creators-with-ai-telling-fans-a-kid-is-sick-in-the-hospital-then-vanishing-with-the-cashapp-money
OnlyFans creator Elaina St. James in a portrait photoThought CatalogScammers Are Cloning OnlyFans Creators With AI, Telling Fans a Kid Is Sick in the Hospital, Then Vanishing With the CashApp MoneyA new breed of online scam is exploiting the trust between OnlyFans creators and their followers, using AI to impersonate the very people fans think they’re supporting. Fans think they’…

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Boomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't Real

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FuturismBoomers on Facebook Are Leaving Comments That Make It Clear That They Have No Idea That AI-Generated Thirst Traps Aren't RealAging Facebook users are drooling over AI-generated thirst traps, clearly with no idea that they aren't real.

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‘Apple is getting this wrong,’ says OpenAI — startup blasts iPhone maker over lawsuit alleging it stole confidential information through ex-Apple employees

www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/big-tech/apple-is-getting-this-wrong-says-openai-startup-blasts-iphone-maker-over-lawsuit-alleging-it-stole-confidential-information-through-ex-apple-employees
Sam AltmanTom's Hardware‘Apple is getting this wrong,’ says OpenAI — startup blasts iPhone maker over lawsuit alleging it stole confidential information through ex-Apple employeesThe two companies are getting ready to slug it out in court.

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Samsung bans smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers

techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/samsung-bans-smart-tv-apps-that-share-users-internet-connections-with-strangers/
TechCrunchSamsung bans smart TV apps that share users' internet connections with strangers | TechCrunchNew security research offers a rare view inside residential proxy networks, which rely on apps that share a person's internet connection with someone else.

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Microsoft warns hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks: What to know

abcnews.com/news/story/microsoft-warns-hackers-targeting-hotel-wi-fi-networks/?id=135320517
ABC NewsMicrosoft warns hackers are targeting hotel Wi-Fi networks: What to knowMicrosoft issued a warning travelers across the world, saying Russian hackers have targeted Wi-Fi networks at hotels, conference centers, and other hospitality venues.

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After killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry ‘Marxist’: Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprises.

techcrunch.com/2026/08/03/after-killer-quarter-palantir-ceo-alex-karp-calls-ai-industry-marxist/
TechCrunchAfter killer quarter, Palantir CEO Alex Karp calls AI industry 'Marxist' | TechCrunchAfter a quarter that delivered $1 billion in profit, Palantir CEO Alex Karp on Monday once again warned that AI frontier labs are too untrustworthy for enterprises.

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Student Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining About Her Workday. An Hour Later, Police Pulled Up to Her School.

Sixty minutes. That’s how long it took for a private Snapchat message to travel from Kristen Volpe’s phone to the FBI to the deputies standing in her elementary school hallway. On January 29, 2025, the 22-year-old student teacher at John L. Hensey Elementary in Washington, Illinois, vented to her boyfriend and two roommates — three people total — after a student closed her laptop mid-class and wiped her lesson plan. She referenced shooting the student or the school. She meant it as a frustrated joke. Snapchat’s algorithm didn’t get the humor.

No student reported her. No parent. No coworker. The flag was entirely automated. Snapchat’s policy permits voluntary emergency disclosures to law enforcement — no warrant required — when the platform determines imminent harm exists. The algorithm makes that initial call. Think of it like your Ring doorbell deciding to call 911 on its own, except the doorbell is reading your text messages.

www.gadgetreview.com/student-teacher-sent-a-private-snapchat-complaining-about-her-workday-an-hour-later-police-pulled-up-to-her-school
Gadget ReviewStudent Teacher Sent a Private Snapchat Complaining About Her Workday. An Hour Later, Police Pulled Up to Her School.Snapchat's AI flagged a private message sent to 3 people and alerted the FBI in under an hour, leading to a student teacher's arrest.

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BMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never would

www.techspot.com/news/113327-bmw-putting-spider-man-ads-dashboard-after-promising.html
TechSpotBMW is putting Spider-Man ads on your dashboard, after promising it never wouldThe promotion began on July 27, 2026, and is scheduled to run through August 10 across more than 70 markets. On supported vehicles, starting the car brings...

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Tesla Whistleblower Describes Wildly Dangerous Safety Lapses While Developing Full Self-Driving

finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/tesla-whistleblower-describes-wildly-dangerous-140000416.html
Yahoo FinanceTesla Whistleblower Describes Wildly Dangerous Safety Lapses While Developing Full Self-DrivingIts autonomous test fleet in Houston were 24/7 "rolling hazards," he warned.

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Linux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbers

www.windowslatest.com/2026/08/03/linux-didnt-just-eat-10-of-windows-market-share-ai-bots-are-inflating-the-numbers/
Windows LatestLinux didn't just eat 10% of Windows market share, AI bots are inflating the numbersNo, Linux desktop market share has not crossed 10% in North America, and Windows is not suddenly losing millions of users. 2026 is not the year of Linux, for those who care. If anything, it’s the year the internet died, because the entire spike appears to be driven by AI bots. Almost every month, we […]