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“There is only one path forward”: A “dislike” button is coming to X
X's Head of Product, Nikita Bier, shared a video that showed users how the button will work.
YouTube’s new prompt asking “does this feel like AI slop?” raises questions: “Turning 2 billion users into unpaid AI trainers”
"And they got you to do it for free."
“We sent them a cease and desist”: QTCinderella says she reached out to a betting app ahead of The Streamer Awards
"Like, I have a production team of, like, 100 there. What are you guys thinking?"
“Nothing is sacred”: Your Pokémon Go photos are training a new line of AI delivery robots
"Thank you for your hard work, Pokémon trainers."
Peacock is launching an AI Andy Cohen on its app. Fans say no thanks
Here's a thing no one asked for.
“RIP Digg, again”: Just months after relaunching, Digg lays off its staff and shutters site
"The internet needs a place where we can trust the content and the people behind it."
“Testing the limits of our patience”: Bosch 500 dishwasher’s “sassy” notification has the internet debating smart appliances
"The second my dishwasher sends me a push notification I’m unplugging it."
“Horror story in the making”: Incredibly bleak “Friend” AI user interviews revive backlash
"What were they thinking releasing this?"
Social media users imagine “Silicon Valley” set in 2026 because it’s “the most realistic TV show ever”
"Silicon Valley was a documentary."
“Thank you for your patience”: TeamSpeak’s servers reach capacity after Discord users flee age verification policy
"The end is near."
Adam Mosseri testifies that Instagram isn’t “clinically addictive.” The internet disagrees
"When your business model depends on attention, redefining addiction becomes convenient."
“They lie about deleting photos”: Discord rushes to walk back age verification after users abandon the platform
"Discord alternatives" searches reportedly jumped 10,000% overnight.
Discord announced the new “Teen By Default” program, and the internet answered with the “Age Verification” meme
"Age verification? I remember using the Pokémon Snap kiosk in Blockbuster."
“There goes four years of schooling”: Animators across the industry react to Adobe Animate shutting down (UPDATED)
"Not only removing it, but locking access to created files is unnecessarily diabolical."














