Italian regulators announced an age verification system that will be rolled out on November 12th to prevent minors from accessing around 50 websites that host pornographic content. The UK and France introduced similar rules this year, both resulting in a significant spike in VPN downloads.
Google Creative Lab co-founder Robert Wong told The Wall Street Journal that Google doesn’t plan to start making every ad with tools like Veo 3, but consumers don’t really care if ads use AI anyway. Wong also says that marketers sometimes seem “drunk on AI,” however.
This amusing “ad” ribbing Adobe’s widely detested subscription model is a good reminder that The Onion offers physical printed newspapers again, and that good satire is worth supporting.
Just like MKBHD in September, the OpenAI CEO has now canceled his Roadster preorder — or tried to, at least, given his email request bounced back. Altman said he understands delays, “but 7.5 years has felt like a long time to wait.” Using it to advance his feud with Elon Musk was probably a bonus.
