generative AI Woman banned from assistive AI app after teaching it to say "arse" Thom Dunn

AI This voice doesn't exist: AI-generated speech that isn't trying to impersonate someone Rob Beschizza

wearables The SilentSpeller is a new prototype that lets you text with your tongue Thom Dunn

Boing Boing Gadgets The latest generation of chatbot toys listen to your kids 24/7 and send their speech to a military contractor Cory Doctorow

AI Microsoft video shows how a blind software engineer uses AI to 'see' the world Xeni Jardin

gaming Free zombie game Urban Dead announces shutdown after 20 years due to UK Online Safety Act requirements Ellsworth Toohey

computer science What are Markov chains? Interactive guide with examples Mark Frauenfelder

politics French far-right leader cancels U.S. speech after Bannon's "Nazi" gesture as German far right distances itself from J.D. Vance Rob Beschizza

politics Associated Press and Encyclopedia Britannica still calling it Gulf of Mexico despite White House tantrum Rob Beschizza

Science Humans can't prick up our ears like dogs but a vestigial muscle tries anyway Allan Rose Hill

politics Facebook removing Linux discussions as security threats Rob Beschizza

masculine toxicity Zuckerberg's bow hunting skills: more BS than bullseye Jason Weisberger

politics Supreme Court upholds Tik Tok ban Rob Beschizza

Technology AI might be your next Dungeon Master Ellsworth Toohey

politics Zuckerberg: facts get in the way of free speech Jason Weisberger

Technology Popular math YouTuber 3Blue1Brown victimized by malicious and stupid AI bots Ellsworth Toohey

politics Jimmy Carter dead at 100 Rob Beschizza

tech Britain's online safety rules come into force, and sites are already shutting down. Rob Beschizza

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