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Entertainment
DiscussingFilm cited Matt Belloni in its October 19, 2026, post reporting Lin's dismissal.
AI
A user says it’s the first such sign they’ve seen and jokes that it doesn’t set off their trypophobia.
AI
A user jokes that 'horned up uncs' fooled by yoga-themed AI 'femfluencers' contribute to Facebook traffic.
Technology
A post jokes that older men taken in by AI yoga influencers account for more Facebook traffic than people realize.
Technology
The trailer's YouTube description says it was captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5.
YouTubeAI
Variety reports that the film’s acclaim is raising questions about whether Amazon’s AI investments affected its decision.
Technology
Variety questions whether Amazon’s AI investments affected its decision and reports a creative’s account of mandatory AI training.
AI
A post imagines someone seeing a group of twentysomethings smoking and thinking, ‘it’s because of AI.’
Technology
Gizmodo links the alleged smoking to a belief that AI will cure cancer.
AI
One post questions how much revenue OpenAI keeps after partners take a cut and argues token growth matters more.
Technology
The Financial Times, citing a person familiar with the matter, links the gap to investor comparisons with Anthropic.
Technology
One user says the discovery made them laugh; another says Amazon thinks they're European.
AI
A poster says someone discovered the feature and jokes that they are “crying of laughter.”
AI
A New York Times headline raises the question; its link description reads, “It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.”
Technology
A New York Times podcast listing calls AI agents “cute, cuddly” and adds: “It’s going to be gnarly for a little while.”
AI
A rider says their phone recorded the sound without their realizing it as they got in.
Technology
A user says his phone recorded the car yelling at him as he got in, without his realizing it.
World & Business
A reporter sharing a New York Times investigation says the summer 2024 idea was meant to save Meta billions of dollars.
AI
The New York Times reports Meta is exploiting a tax break intended to support research and experimentation, a gambit its own accountants say is risky.
Technology
The New York Times reports Meta sought billions in research tax credits for A.I. data center expansion, classifying multibillion-dollar facilities as “pilot models” while warning in filings that the savings could be overturned by the IRS.
