Topic: media influence
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Trump's Presidency: An Era of AI-Generated Content
Despite Donald Trump's personal aversion to computers, his social media channels are now filled with AI-generated videos and images, including a notorious clip of him as a fighter pilot attacking protesters. The AI content, which also features racially charged caricatures and dystopian themes, is...
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Who Are the Most Dangerous People Online in 2025?
Donald Trump's impulsive social media governance shapes national policy and news cycles, turning the federal government into an extension of volatile online culture. Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem architect harsh immigration policies using advanced surveillance and enforcement, including social m...
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Portland's Reality Fractured by Influencers
The legal dispute over deploying National Guard troops to Portland highlights how social media influencers' curated narratives have distorted reality, influencing federal policy and judicial decisions, thereby threatening constitutional safeguards. Misinformation campaigns amplified by influencer...
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Trump's .gov Domain Takeover: What It Means
The transformation of political communication is evident as spectacle-driven strategies, once seen in viral videos and Donald Trump's style, have become mainstream in campaigns and governance. Candidates like Andrew Cuomo are now compelled to personally engage with digital platforms, moving beyon...
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Omani Designer's Viral 1900s Gulf Video Game: Self-Taught via YouTube
He’s not looking to hand over control of his creation to big studios or corporations. Manjusha Radhakrishnan has been slaying entertainment news and celebrity interviews in Dubai for 18 years—and she’s just getting started. She’s walked them all—Europe, North America, Macau—covering IIFA (Bollywood Oscars) and Zee Cine Awards like a pro. Oh, and did we mention she landed the cover of Xpedition Magazine as one of the UAE’s 50 most influential icons? From breaking celeb news to making stars spill ...
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Colin Angle on iRobot's Failed Amazon Deal and the FTC
iRobot's Chapter 11 bankruptcy is attributed by founder Colin Angle to a blocked $1.7 billion Amazon acquisition, which he argues was a preventable outcome of prolonged regulatory scrutiny that stifled innovation. The exhaustive 18-month investigation consumed company resources during a critical ...
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Ed Zitron's AI Paradox: Paid to Love It, Paid to Hate It
Ed Zitron uniquely balances running a PR firm with being a vocal tech industry critic, using his media presence to challenge figures like Sam Altman and Mark Zuckerberg with direct, unflattering language. His frustration stems from firsthand experience with business financial discipline, leading ...
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Oregon Guard lawsuit targets Trump's Truth Social posts
Following a phone conversation, Oregon's governor resisted federal plans for National Guard deployment, leading the Department of Defense to federalize 200 Oregon Guard members and prompting the state to file a lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order. During the hearing, Justice Department ...
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Robby Starbuck Sues Google Over Anti-Diversity Claims
Robby Starbuck is suing Google for its AI incorrectly linking him to sexual assault claims and white nationalist Richard Spencer, following a similar lawsuit he filed against Meta earlier this year. Google acknowledges that "hallucinations" are a known issue in large language models like Bard and...
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ChatGPT Is Changing How We Talk - Here’s Why It Matters
The widespread use of AI chatbots like ChatGPT is reshaping everyday vocabulary by introducing more formal or academic terms, such as "delve" and "intricate," into mainstream conversation. This linguistic shift is happening rapidly and is uniquely driven by technology rather than natural evolutio...
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My Kid's Toy Recreated Google's Gemini Ad (I Regret It)
The Google Gemini ad presents a seamless AI experience for replacing a lost toy, but in reality, the tool's shopping assistance was inefficient, producing a long, confused internal monologue and failing to definitively identify the specific plush. While Gemini's image generation can create decent...
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Why People Cling to Misinformation Even After It's Debunked
The strongest predictor of believing in COVID-19 misinformation is whether individuals interpret pandemic prevention efforts through a symbolic lens of strength and weakness, seeing compliance as "backing down." A symbolic mindset, where endorsing falsehoods is viewed as a defiant act of resistan...
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