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The Google Pixel 8A is just a ridiculously good deal at $379The Google Pixel 8A is just a ridiculously good deal at $379
OneDrive is getting a new mobile app, better search, and colored folders in File ExplorerOneDrive is getting a new mobile app, better search, and colored folders in File Explorer
Xbox Series X / S expansion cards are near their lowest prices for Prime DayXbox Series X / S expansion cards are near their lowest prices for Prime Day
Antonio G. Di Benedetto and Quentyn Kennemer
Invincible Fight Girl smashes her way onto Adult Swim this NovemberInvincible Fight Girl smashes her way onto Adult Swim this November
The US could finally ditch lead pipes under new EPA decisionThe US could finally ditch lead pipes under new EPA decision
NYT Games is testing Zorse, a new ‘phrase guessing’ puzzle gameNYT Games is testing Zorse, a new ‘phrase guessing’ puzzle game
Adi Robertson
Adi Robertson
Copyright is the only functional law of the internet, deepfake nudes edition.

A preprint study confirms a widely held understanding: thanks to unusually harsh US laws for hosting pirated content, reporting nonconsensual sexual imagery as copyright infringement gets results.

All the images reported as copyright violations were removed within 25 hours, and the accounts that posted them received temporary suspensions. All images reported as non-consensual nudity were not removed from the site even after three weeks, and the accounts that posted them faced no consequences nor received any notifications from X.

Twitter Acts Fast on Nonconsensual Nudity If It Thinks It’s a Copyright Violation

[404 Media]

A rare Apple Macintosh prototype is returning to auctionA rare Apple Macintosh prototype is returning to auction
Honda Zero first drive: an EV without the baggage

Honda says its new electric platform is an antidote to oversized, overweight EVs. We test drove a prototype in Japan to see how that’s developing.

Abigail Bassett
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Russia has blocked Discord.

The block comes just one week after Russia ordered Discord to take down nearly 1,000 posts containing “illegal” content. Russia’s communications regulator says it issued a ban on the messaging platform for violating the country’s laws, according to Reuters.

Russia blocks instant messaging platform Discord, TASS reports

[Reuters]

Jay Peters
Jay Peters
LittleBigPlanet 3 and its DLC are being delisted from the PlayStation Store.

Grab the game and any DLC you might want before they go away on October 31st, 2024. If you already own the game and any content for it, you’ll still be able access that after everything is delisted.

Sony shut down the game’s servers earlier this year.

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
The GPD Duo dual-screen OLED laptop is finally available for preorder.

After its official reveal last May and a full spec dump released in June, preorders for the GPD Duo laptop are now available through Indiegogo. Early backers can get one with an AMD Ryzen 7 8840U processor, 16GB of RAM, 512GB of storage, and a pair of 13.3-inch OLED screens for $1,274 (down from $1,430) with delivery expected in late November.

The GPD Duo dual-screen laptop with both screens folded and in tablet mode.
The GPD Duo features a pair of stacked OLED screens that can fold down to turn the laptop into a tablet.
Image: GPD HK
Apple’s AirPods Pro 2 are at their lowest-ever price for Prime DayApple’s AirPods Pro 2 are at their lowest-ever price for Prime Day
Kylie Robison
Kylie Robison
OpenAI snags another media partnership.

Hearst, which owns a substantial portion of the media landscape, has just signed a deal with OpenAI to integrate Hearst content into its products (The Verge’s parent company Vox Media also partners with OpenAI).

Hearst owns 24 daily newspapers and 52 weekly newspapers, 175 websites and more than 200 magazine editions worldwide, making this one of OpenAI’s biggest media partnerships.

OpenAI and Hearst Content Partnership

[OpenAI]

TikTok hit by over a dozen state lawsuits for allegedly harming teensTikTok hit by over a dozen state lawsuits for allegedly harming teens

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