YouTube CEO opens up about AI slop, and it sounds like cozy promises

YouTube is in a slightly tricky position right now. On one hand, it’s encouraging creators to use AI tools to make content faster and more easily than ever. On the other hand, it’s also saying it will take action against what it calls “AI slop”, which basically means low-effort, mass-produced videos that don’t offer much … Read more

Ant and Dec’s downfall exposed: TV insiders tell KATIE HIND every excruciating cough and spit of their ‘wake-up call’, ex-wife Lisa Armstrong’s role… and the final humiliation

Just three months ago, ITV bosses were clinking champagne flutes as the ink dried on another contract with star presenters Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. Though the pair, both 50, are viewed as part of the ITV furniture, the deal was more close-run than you might expect. Other TV companies, such as Amazon, had been … Read more

Indonesian kids brace themselves for social media ban – KTEN

Indonesian kids brace themselves for social media ban  KTEN Indonesian children brace themselves for social media ban  The Jakarta Post KPAI urges govt to enforce child online safety rules  ANTARA News Roblox adds controls in Indonesia to meet child safety rules  Tech in Asia Indonesia’s communications and digital information ministry’s implementation of restrictions against “high-risk” social media platforms, including … Read more

Meta and YouTube found liable in US social media addiction trial – The Irish Times

Meta and YouTube have been found liable for negligence for deliberately designing addictive products that hooked a young user and led to her being harmed, a US jury ruled on Wednesday. The tech companies have also been found liable for failure to warn users. The jury awarded the plaintiffs in the case compensatory damages of … Read more

There’s Something Very Dark About a Lot of Those Viral AI Fruit Videos

“I’ve spent a lot of time looking at the comment sections on these videos actually, and it does not seem like bots. I clicked on people’s profiles; these are real profiles, thousands of followers, no signs of inorganic activity,” Maddox says. “People just like it.” But even if the views and engagement are real, that … Read more

Cheers and tears after Stephen McCullagh found guilt of murdering Natalie McNally – The Irish Times

Shortly before 3.45pm on Monday, the public gallery of a Belfast courtroom erupted. Family and friends of Natalie McNally (32) jumped to their feet and cheered the moment a jury foreman delivered its verdict; Stephen McCullagh, McNally’s partner and father of her unborn child, was guilty of her murder. Muffled sobs echoed round Court 13 … Read more

How YouTuber Stephen McCullagh tried to get away with the murder of his pregnant partner Natalie McNally – The Irish Times

Their relationship lasted 133 days. It began on a dating app in the summer of 2022 and ended the week before that Christmas when Natalie McNally (32) was murdered in her Co Armagh home by Stephen McCullagh (36). She was 15 weeks pregnant with his child, a baby boy who was to be named Dean, … Read more