Monthly Archives: August 2025

Elon Musk’s AI accused of making explicit AI Taylor Swift videos

Grok Imagine’s “spicy” mode made explicit videos of Taylor Swift, according to The Verge and Gizmodo.

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Truth Social’s New AI Chatbot Is Donald Trump’s Media Diet Incarnate

Truth Search AI appears to rely heavily on conservative outlet Fox News to answer even the most basic questions.

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Hollywood stuntwoman-turned-attorney accused of parole breach in $836K gambling spree

Federal lawmakers have accused a Hollywood stuntwoman-turned-attorney of breaching her parole to bet thousands of dollars on slot machines. Vanessa Motta has been under investigation for staging vehicle crashes to cash in on insurance claims and has been under the … Continue reading

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Malik Beasley evicted amid investigation for NBA gambling rule violations

Former Detroit Pistons guard Malik Beasley has been evicted from his penthouse apartment for failing to pay rent, according to reports from the Windy City. Beasley is also under a federal investigation that revolves around prop and NBA bets on … Continue reading

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CFTC grants Railbird and QC clearing narrow no-action relief for event contracts

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has shown leniency in a recent letter regarding predictions or officially termed “events” markets. The move signals an opening for the prediction/event marketplace, made famous by the likes of Polymarket and Kalshi, a growing … Continue reading

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Prediction Pulse: Kalshi, Polymarket bet on Hassett for Fed chair, plus recession and dildos

Welcome to the very first edition of Prediction Pulse, your weekly dive into what people are betting on, and the big numbers driving those wagers. Why start this now, you ask? Well, unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve … Continue reading

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Man jailed for eight months following casino attack in Warrington

A 37-year-old man from Widnes, in England, has been jailed for eight months after “seriously assaulting a staff worker and damaging several slot machines” at a casino. The sentencing took place at the beginning of the month, on August 1, … Continue reading

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Apple has its best week since July 2020 after White House visit

Apple is the third-most valuable company, behind Microsoft and Nvidia and ahead of Google and Amazon.

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Sam Altman addresses ‘bumpy’ GPT-5 rollout, bringing 4o back, and the ‘chart crime’

The Reddit AMA got spicy as users peppered OpenAI with questions, and some asked the company to bring back its previous model.

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Google’s Jules AI Coding Agent Now Generally Available

Jules offers autonomous code updates, bug fixes, GitHub integration, and Gemini 2.5 Pro support.

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