Mozilla: New Firefox extensions must disclose data collection practices

Starting next month, Mozilla will require Firefox extension developers to disclose whether their add-ons collect or share ...

Perplexity will give you $20 for every friend you refer to Comet - how to get your cash

Through a special referral program, you can get people to download Comet through your unique link. When they do, you'll get $20 cash for each person and they'll get a free month of Perplexity Pro - a ...

How to block a website on Mozilla Firefox using a third-party extension

You can easily block a website on Firefox — but you'll need to download the Block Site extension first.
Wired

Fans Call on Taylor Swift to ‘Do Better’ After Accusations of Using AI for Promo Videos

A scavenger hunt campaign to promote Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, resulted in a viral #SwiftiesAgainstAI campaign. “The first sign that it was AI was that it didn’t look great,” ...
CNET

AT&T Is Using an Advanced Video Game Feature to Improve Your Phone Coverage

"Whatever Nvidia is doing for games, whatever Disney is doing ... we are doing at a much bigger scale," said AT&T's Velin Kounev about using ray tracing to improve its network. Jeff Carlson Senior ...
USA Today

'Two N-words' video shows Trump refer to racial slur in discussing nuclear threat

President Donald Trump referenced a racial slur during a meeting with top U.S. military leaders in Virginia on Tuesday, Sept. 30. During a 72-minute speech at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Trump said he ...
Wall Street Journal

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

WSJ dives into how to spot an AI video and the ways it could shape the future of content creation. Photo illustration: OpenAI/Preston Jessee OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Pokémon Company Pushes Back Against ICE Raid Video’s Use of Iconic Anime Theme Song

A viral U.S. Department of Homeland Security post featuring ICE raids set to the original Pokémon theme sparked swift backlash — and a rare public rebuke from the Japanese entertainment giant. By ...
Los Angeles Times

Theo Von succeeds: DHS takes down a video using an unauthorized clip of the comic

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Department of Homeland Security removed a deportation video featuring comedian Theo Von after he demanded ...
WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Homeland Security denies using child as 'bait'; Family shares video of incident

DON’T TOUCH HER. IF YOU TOUCH HER, YOU’RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS. NEW VIDEO APPEARS TO SHOW A LITTLE GIRL WITH AUTISM SURROUNDED BY ICE AGENTS. HER FATHER SAYS THEY HELD THE GIRL AS COLLATERAL UNTIL HE ...
Yahoo

Video of the incident appears to show agents using the girl, who her mother says is on the autism spectrum, to try to lure her father out of the family home.

A family has accused federal immigration agents of seizing their 5-year-old daughter in front of their home in an effort to force her father to surrender to the agents. Edward Hip, a Guatemalan man ...
Newsweek

British Police Explain Video of Officers Investigating Social Media Use

A widely shared video on X, formerly Twitter, claims that British police demanded a teenage girl hand over her phone after she viewed a social media post. According to the West Midlands police, the ...