A man named Mike Smith was recently sentenced to 18 months in prison, and a fine in excess of $8 million, for creating an AI system that faked billions of streams and earned him millions in royalties. Wired’s Kate Knibbs explains how Smith pulled it off, how he got caught, and what this case means for the internet’s growing slop problems.
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Apple has confirmed that its extremely stressful thriller Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is getting a second season, though there aren’t any details on when it might be streaming. Along with Margo’s Got Money Troubles, the series is part of a new trend of shows exploring platforms like OnlyFans from different perspectives.
US District Judge Edward Davila said during a hearing on Wednesday that he’s “highly likely” to grant Apple an injunction preventing OpenAI from using proprietary information allegedly shared by the iPhonemaker’s former employees, according to a report from Bloomberg.
At the same time, OpenAI is accusing an ex-employee of taking confidential product plans and presenting them to Apple execs.
In the wake of a spate of ICE shootings, the Government Accountability Office recommended that ICE agents’ body-worn cameras automatically activate whenever an officer draws a weapon — but DHS disagrees.
Though DHS agreed with other recommendations in the GAO report, the department’s financial management director said auto-activated body cameras would pose “significant operational risks, including advertent or false activations during routine movement,” and could lead to the “unauthorized recording of sensitive interactions with informants or victims.”
[The Washington Post]
Even photographers who were around during the advent of digital photography may not be familiar with the EPix Pro that James Warner recently tested. It’s an obscure prosumer camera that debuted in 1996 with advanced features like a beam splitter for its optical viewfinder, support for C-Mount lenses, and both encryption and watermarking capabilities baked in.
Ford is now accepting sign-ups for preorder invites for the upcoming Ford Fathom, the automaker’s $28,350 electric truck that’s coming out next year. Keep in mind, no one has seen this truck beyond a few camouflaged images. But with the average transaction price for a new vehicle over $50,562, it couldn’t hurt to get in line for Ford’s new ultra-low-cost EV.
The Today I’m Toying With giveaway is still going strong. I start a new giveaway each Wednesday, each runs for one week, and you can enter as many of them as you’d like — as long as you enter each one before its deadline of 9AM ET Wednesday! Here’s how to enter TITW Giveaway #16. Tell a friend!
The Greatest is an eight-episode series premiering November 4th that looks at the life of one of the greatest sportsmen to ever grace the Earth. Jaalen Best stars as Ali, and Michael B. Jordan is an executive producer.
