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The Daily Dot

Marlon Ettinger writes about politics, crime, and culture.

Marlon Ettinger

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Victims of Logan Paul’s never-released Cryptozoo NFT game say they lost $4.1 million

Laser eye profile pictures take over Trump-backing tech crowd

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Are these tech titans’ new Dark MAGA aesthetic just hype for a meme coin?

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Andrew Tate is now promising untold crypto riches to his fans—if they pony up $2,000 first

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

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Toys “R” Us animated its iconic giraffe using AI—and people are upset

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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Google’s Gemini struggles to grasp that the afternoon starts after noon

ChatGPT deprioritizes resumes that mention disability during job app screenings

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ChatGPT is being used to scan job applications—and penalizing candidates with disabilities

Cryptoking says he didn't respond to Logan Paul's courts summons because his lawyers said it would cost less to default

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EXCLUSIVE: Crypto influencer explains why he intentionally ignored Logan Paul’s NFT lawsuit

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AI evangelists keep getting blown away by the Distracted Boyfriend meme being turned into a video

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco is a Rome-based freelance journalist covering social media and culture. His works have been published in La Repubblica, Mashable Italia, and Rolling Stone, among others.

Gabriele Di Donfrancesco

ai used be far right in italian elections

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EXCLUSIVE: Days before EU elections, Facebook is failing to flag inflammatory AI ads

Google's AI Overview tool suggests adding glue to pizza sauce to stop the cheese from sliding off

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Google’s news AI search pulls answers from decade-old Reddit troll post—suggesting glue on pizza

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Google’s new AI search tool keeps claiming dogs play professional sports 

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Comedy podcast forced to take down ‘AI’ George Carlin special

Sam Bankman-Fried in an interview during the Bitcoin 2021 conference(l), Gamer man playing League of Legends(r)

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Sam Bankman-Fried’s love of ‘League of Legends’ cited in billion-dollar crypto suit against Riot Games

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Organizers of disastrous Wonka event confronted on camera by furious parents—admit it was all done with AI

Open Ai has gavel towards The New York Times building

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OpenAI claims New York Times brute force ‘hacked’ ChatGPT to create basis for massive copyright suit

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