Welsh Labour have retracted social media posts after a formal legal letter was issued by Reform UK. The posts implied Reform’s Caerphilly candidate, Llŷr Powell, had links to Vladimir Putin – an accusation the party firmly denies. They also referred to bribes taken by a former Reform leader. Newyddion S4C has been told the letter...
United States immigration authorities are moving to dramatically expand their social media surveillance, with plans to hire nearly 30 contractors to sift through posts, photos, and messages—raw material to be transformed into intelligence for deportation arrests and raids. Federal contracting records reviewed by WIRED show the agency is seeking private vendors to run a multi-year...
Several current and former OpenAI researchers are speaking out over the company’s first foray into social media: the Sora app, a TikTok-style feed filled with AI-generated videos and a lot of Sam Altman deepfakes. The researchers, airing their grievances on X, seem torn over how the launch fits into OpenAI’s nonprofit mission to develop advanced...
New York Knicks center Karl-Anthony Towns shared photos from his team’s media day, and a picture of teammate Jalen Brunson seems a bit off. The 6’2″, 190-pound Brunson should obviously look smaller compared to the 6’7″, 240-pound OG Anunoby and the 7’0″, 248-pound Towns. However, he appears to have lost at least a foot of...
Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams told Bruce Feldman of The Athletic that he deleted all the social media apps off his phone after he realized he was spending 11 hours per day on his cell. “Last summer, to try to help better himself—and his siblings—Williams deleted all of the social media apps off his phone....