Artificial intelligence models that spin up photorealistic images and videos that put viewers in the director’s chair, letting them create whatever porn they like. (Hunter, The Washington Post)
Read MoreA new Pew Research Center study matching the survey responses and on-site behaviors of U.S. adult TikTok users finds that a minority of avid posters create the vast majority of content on the site. And most users post seldom, if at all – instead using TikTok primarily to view and consume content made by others. (Bestvater, Pew Research Center)
Read MoreThe increase was prominent among young women and girls. The monthly rate increased about 130% faster among 12- to 17-year-old girls, and about 57% faster among young women between the ages of 18 and 25. (Archie, NPR)
Read MoreSignificantly more Americans name immigration as the most important problem facing the U.S. (28%) than did a month ago (20%). Immigration has now passed the government as the most often cited problem, after the two issues tied for the top position the past two months. The government ranked first each month from January through November 2023. (Jones, Gallup)
Read MoreAround 50,000 Canadians have been helped to die since the 2016 law. With momentum growing behind euthanasia in Britain, their experience holds important lessons (Baxter, The Times UK)
Read MoreTo Warner Bros., the Hollywood studio that brought Harry Potter to life in blockbuster movies and theme-park attractions around the world, J.K. Rowling may just as well have been wearing an invisibility cloak…. Then, like a letter arriving via owl post, word came that David Zaslav, the new chief executive of the studio’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery, wanted to try to repair the damage.. (Schwartzel, The Wall Street Journal)
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