'We no longer know what reality is.' How tech companies are working to help detect AI-generated images
For a brief moment last month, an image purporting to show an explosion near the Pentagon spread on social media, causing panic and a market sell-off. The image, which bore all the hallmarks of being generated by AI, was later debunked by authorities.
2023-06-09 00:59
EU official to confront Zuckerberg after damning report on company's handling of child sexual abuse material
A top European Union official plans to confront Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in an in-person meeting over reports that the company has failed to prevent the spread of child sexual abuse material on its platform.
2023-06-09 00:57
Apple, defying the times, stays quiet on AI
Resisting the hype, Apple defied most predictions this week and made no mention of artificial intelligence when it unveiled its latest slate of new products, including...
2023-06-09 00:21
Hundreds plucked from flooded homes; Ukraine dismisses counteroffensive reports
By Viktoriia Lakezina and Max Hunder KHERSON, Ukraine (Reuters) -Hundreds of Ukrainians were rescued from rooftops in the flood-stricken southern
2023-06-08 23:57
Andrew Tate: How much does 'rich' controversial influencer charge per interview?
Andrew Tate has decided to charge a certain amount for interviews if approached by 'legacy media'
2023-06-08 20:25
Andrew Tate shares take on gender dynamics, blames females for relationship failures: 'It’s woman’s fault'
According to Andrew Tate, men bring in substantial financial resources, while women are responsible for creating a positive and enjoyable atmosphere
2023-06-08 19:59
Streamer Pokimane says OnlyFans-style platforms are ‘the future’ amid Twitch branded content backlash
Imane ‘Pokimane’ Anys has had her say on the recent controversial changes to Twitch, which has seen the streaming platform face an online backlash. Earlier this week, Twitch changed its branded content guidelines and faced immediate pushback from content creators. The changes impacted how users could advertise sponsorships as well as banning them from multi-streaming to “Twitch-like” platforms. Just a day later, Twitch revealed that they were removing the new guidelines after receiving widespread criticism. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter “Yesterday, we released new Branded Content Guidelines that impacted your ability to work with sponsors to increase your income from streaming. These guidelines are bad for you and bad for Twitch, and we are removing them immediately,” a statement read. “Sponsorships are critical to streamers’ growth and ability to earn income. We will not prevent your ability to enter into direct relationships with sponsors – you will continue to own and control your sponsorship business. “We want to work with our community to create the best experience on Twitch and to do that we need to be clear about what we’re doing and why we’re doing it. We appreciate your feedback and help in making this change.” Despite the apology, users have continued to hit out at Twitch. Pokimane has now spoken about the direction streaming could take in future, and urged users to pursue new routes to get what they deserve for their content. “I feel like because content creation is becoming so saturated [and] we often have trouble relying on the platforms we use, the future is direct to consumer paid content (patreon, onlypans, consumer goods, etc),” Pokimane wrote. “Cut out the middle man and get proper compensation for what you make/do!” she added. “Social media platforms will obviously always be used, but I think people will start looking at them as tools to gain exposure instead of being the way to make money,” the streamer went on to say. It comes after the CEO of Twitch, Dan Clancy, personally apologised during a recent stream for the abandoned changes to guidelines and said the company had “messed up”. “Let me just go straight to the point. For those who don’t know, we recently released this branded content policy. I won’t go through all the details,” he said recently. “We got a lot of negative pushback and the bottom line is we messed up. It’s on us and I apologise for that.” Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-06-08 19:47
GameStop slumps after it fires former Amazon executive brought into modernize the gaming retailer
Shares of GameStop are plunging before the opening bell after the company fired CEO Matthew Furlong, the former Amazon executive that was brought in two years ago to turn the struggling video game retailer around
2023-06-08 19:46
Why does Pokimane think OnlyFans-style platforms are better for content creators amid Twitch policy change?
Pokimane thinks content creation is becoming 'saturated,' with a plethora of streaming possibilities and far too many options
2023-06-08 18:51
What happened to xQc? Fans concerned after police car spotted outside streamer’s home in ‘house tour’ video
'I’m heading out. Thank you for helping out,' xQc was heard saying to the police officer at the end of the video
2023-06-08 13:47
Korean Prosecutors Seek Crypto Millions Tied to Do Kwon and TerraUSD
Fallen crypto impresario Do Kwon has funneled tens of millions of dollars out of an entity linked to
2023-06-08 13:15
Affirmative action: Why this student says he was rejected by Harvard
Rutvij failed to get into any of the elite Ivy League universities. Was he a victim of discrimination?
2023-06-08 07:22