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Corporate AI slop feels inescapable in 2025. From website banner ads to outdoor billboards, images generated by businesses using AI tools surround me. Hell, even the bar down the street posts happy ...

Thursday's news that the San Diego Padres hired Craig Stammen as their next manager was broken by an unexpected source. Kentucky Sports Radio host Matt Jones took to social media to reveal Stammen's ...

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A new text scam is making the rounds among Amazon shoppers — and it’s catching even the most cautious customers off guard. Disguised as refund notifications, these messages appear legitimate but are ...

OpenAI is working on a new tool that would generate music based on text and audio prompts, according to a report in The Information. Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to ...

Got a text from random number asking you how you are or if you want to meet up for dinner? A local sheriff's office says this could be a scam.

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Researchers have found that the carbon footprint of generative AI-based tools that can turn text prompts into images and videos is far worse than we previously thought. As detailed in a new paper, ...