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Coyote vs. Acme escapes death by Warner Bros. Discovery, gets 2026 release date (www.polygon.com)
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Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader dev Owlcat comes out swinging in support of Stop Killing Games: 'Every player deserves lasting access to what they’ve paid for' (www.pcgamer.com)
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Trump signs executive order seeking to clarify college athletes’ employment status (thegrio.com)
 

President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order mandating that federal authorities clarify whether college athletes can be considered employees of the schools they play for — attempting to create clearer national standards for the NCAA’s name image and likeness program.

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MAGA Rep Gives Scummiest Defense of Trump’s Friendship With Epstein (newrepublic.com)
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There’s nothing wrong with being friends with child sex traffickers, according to Representative Tim Burchett.

Speaking with Fox News on Thursday, the Tennessee Republican tried to brush off Donald Trump’s reportedly cozy relationship with notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein by offering his own slimy admission.

“They knew each other, they ran in the same circles,” Burchett told the network. “It’s just like me, I know a lot of dirtbags myself.”

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PBS and NPR See Unprecedented Surge in Donations After GOP Votes for Defunding (www.commondreams.org)
New Executive Order:AI must agree on the Administration views on Sex,Race, cant mention what they deem to be Critical Race Theory,Unconscious Bias,Intersectionality,Systemic Racism or "Transgenderism in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 16 points 1 week ago

Considering how much they bleed cash regularly, I can see them jumping on the government contract bandwagon quickly.

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Two major AI coding tools wiped out user data after making cascading mistakes (arstechnica.com)
OpenAI Seeks Additional Capital From Investors as Part of Its $40 Billion Round in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 32 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Because not even their most expensive ChatGPT plan is enough to stop them from bleeding cash.

Trump says he hasn't considered pardoning Maxwell, but is "allowed" to. And everyone should look at Clinton instead in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 15 points 1 week ago

And everyone should look at Clinton instead

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How States Like Tennessee and Alabama Criminalize Immigrants and Allies (www.themarshallproject.org)
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Skydance deal allows Trump’s FCC to “censor speech” and “silence dissent” on CBS (arstechnica.com)
Heroic Games Launcher 2.18 adds GE-Proton prioritisation, improved UI navigation and new opt-in analytics in c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago

Tweaked the headline.

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The Verge taste tests battery-flavored tortilla chips (www.theverge.com)
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Heroic Games Launcher 2.18 adds GE-Proton prioritisation, improved UI navigation and new opt-in analytics (www.gamingonlinux.com)
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The Trump Admin Gets Ready to Seize Congress’ Power of the Purse (talkingpointsmemo.com)
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The Trump White House is planning to send a second rescissions request to Capitol Hill in the coming weeks, hoping to extract a legislative stamp of approval for its efforts to impound funding that was previously authorized by Congress.

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How nonprofits and academia are stepping up to salvage US climate programs (www.technologyreview.com)
Man accused of taking stolen boat on naked joyride in Hudson River escapes from Manhattan hospital dressed as a doctor in c/nottheonion@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 36 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I was thinking GTA.

Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive” in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 26 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

If the most relevant way to describe someone is “influencer”. Then everyone influenced by them is a moron.

I think Hank Green described it as a term marketers came up with. So, yeah it tracks.

Tesla Robotaxi Stops Mid-Intersection After Running a Red Light… The Influencer Onboard Calls It “Impressive” in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 71 points 1 week ago (7 children)

That sounds more life threatening than impressive.

Musk Loses $12 Billion After Tesla’s Historic Revenue Drop in c/enoughmuskspam@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 7 points 1 week ago

The "public" title is certainly misleading in that sense. Nonprofits are more deserving of that title.

White House unveils sweeping plan to “win” global AI race through deregulation in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 54 points 1 week ago

Enshittification of America.

Itch.io apologise for "frustration and confusion" after delisting thousands of NSFW projects in c/games@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 94 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Of course it would be the bible thumpers. Gotta stick their nose into everyone's business.

“You can't be expected to have a successful AI program when every article, book or anything else that you've read or studied, you're supposed to pay for”, President Trump says in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 121 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Copyright is woke now? xD

Democrats in the House Oversight Committee votes to subpoena Justice Department for Epstein files in c/politics@lemmy.world
[–] tonytins@pawb.social 21 points 2 weeks ago

I'm guessing the subcommittee are somewhat autonomous. That's my guess.

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