UC Santa Cruz research has changed the world—whether it’s proving that commercial strawberry agriculture can be done organically, peering deep into space to understand our universe, or documenting the dehumanizing effects of solitary…
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Can Artists Find a Middle Ground Between Embracing and Rejecting AI?
Editor’s note: This story is the third edition of Link Rot, a new column by Shanti Escalante-De Mattei that explores the intersections of art, technology, and the internet.
Complaints about the use of generative AI in creative fields…
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Snapchat is down — live updates on AWS outage and its impact on the social media app
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(Image credit: Down detector) The huge number of reports surfacing this morning on DownDetector shows the extent of this morning’s problems. While the reports are falling now, at their peak…
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UN warns of decline in women’s role in peace and security, 25 years after landmark commitment
A major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 6 people, officials say
KYIV: A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack across Ukraine killed at least…Continue Reading
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Colman Domingo to play Cowardly Lion in upcoming Wicked sequel
American actor and playwright Colman Domingo has been cast as the Cowardly Lion in the upcoming Wicked: For Good film, putting to rest a weekend of internet speculation on who would play the role.
The announcement was made by the film’s official…
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Last Rites Director on Missed Taissa Farmiga Cameo
[This story contains spoilers for The Conjuring: Last Rites.]
Billed as the “fourth-and-final” film in The Conjuring series, Last Rites has grossed a franchise record of nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office. That puts…
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