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Terrence O'Brien

Terrence O'Brien

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    The White House is considering sending Starlink terminals to Iran to aid protesters.

    It’s just one of many options on the table, but one that could potentially circumvent the internet blackout imposed by the Iranian government.

    There are reports that the military has established some capacity to jam Starlink, so it remains to be seen how effective it will be in keeping contact open with the Iranian people. According to the Wall Street Journal:

    One option under discussion is the possibility of the U.S. sending terminals of Starlink, a satellite-based internet service owned by Elon Musk, into Iran for the first time during the Trump administration, officials said, which could help protesters skirt a recent internet shutdown in the country.

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    Godzilla Minus Zero hits theaters on November 6th.

    The US release of the Godzilla Minus One sequel is only three days after the premiere in Japan, a rare near-simultaneous release. It will open in Japan on November 3rd, an auspicious date as it’s when the original Gojira premiered in 1954. If you need a reminder of why you should be excited, go watch Minus One on Netflix.

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    Musk complains the uproar over Grok’s sexual deepfakes is an “excuse for censorship.”

    Elon is continuing to play the martyr. While his AI chatbot is creating sexualized images of real people and children, he claims people are up in arms because “they just want to suppress free speech.” While he cries censorship, the UK is gearing up to potentially block X temporarily if it can’t get its deepfake porn-maker under control. Musk has responded in typical childish fashion, according to the BBC:

    Musk reposted a number of messages on the site overnight criticising the government’s reproval of Grok - including one which showed AI-generated images of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in a bikini.

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    Don’t click anything in that Instagram password reset email, no matter how official it looks.

    Seems a lot of people got password reset requests from Instagram over the last few days, including several Verge staffers and members of their family. The email might look legit. It might even have that little blue checkmark in Gmail. But, it probably came from a scammer. Honestly, it’s best practice to never click links in emails anyway.