private equity Private Equity asset formerly known as Toys 'R' Us releases creepy AI generated origin video Thom Dunn

filmmaking OpenAI's generative video software is more tedious than actual filmmaking Thom Dunn

budget travel Japan's smallest hotel room: A cramped stay for two Mark Frauenfelder

food and drink The bizarre Japanese beverage that solidifies in your gut Mark Frauenfelder

documentary Stand By for Failure, the full documentary on Negativland Natalie Dressed

Tokyo $16 Tokyo hotel deal: clean sheets, free coffee, and a stranger in your room Mark Frauenfelder

intellectual property AI video generator "accidentally" included Disney character in demo reel Thom Dunn

dogs Kabosu, the superstar Shiba Inu of doge meme fame, RIP David Pescovitz

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artificial intelligence Everyone in this video is AI generated Mark Frauenfelder

artificial intelligence Convincing, accessible AI-generated video is here Grant St. Clair

Weird MrWeebl's classic viral animation "Badgers" turns 20 Grant St. Clair

gadgets HP covers printer's USB port with warning sticker to make sure you don't go right ahead and use it Rob Beschizza

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origami Man arrested for sending 1,500 origami cranes and threatening letters to driving school David Pescovitz

Games Kirby and Smash Bros. creator publishes game development advice on YouTube Grant St. Clair

museums Museum of Sex coming to Miami with robots and an "erotic carnival" David Pescovitz

Tokyo Smoothbrain launches fireworks in the middle of Tokyo's busiest pedestrian intersection Mark Frauenfelder

Japan Hiroshima police are on the lookout for the person who threw a paper airplane into its atomic bomb monument Mark Frauenfelder