Month: July 2026
Here’s the problem with putting an AI image generator in Google Earth
A text prompt was all it took to generate reality-warping images using Google Earth’s satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery with a now-rolled back AI feature, like these images generated by Digital Digging’s Henk van Ess that show “refugees near the Mexican border” and a bomb crater near a hospital in…
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7 new horror movies on Netflix, Paramount+, Shudder, and more in August 2026
The best streaming services have added more new movies in August, and even though we’re light on the horrors this month, I’ve still managed to find seven new arrivals. Prime Video doesn’t have any new horrors this month, but thankfully Paramount+ has stepped up in August to bring us one…
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Sony will move forward with its plans to stop making PS5 discs despite backlash
Sony responded to widespread criticism of its plan to discontinue games on discs in its latest earnings call. Source
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The major labels propose rules to keep AI slop off the charts
Recordings developed with generative AI services must not be included in official charts where there is reason to believe that they do not satisfy all of the following criteria: Any generative AI services used to develop the recording are properly authorised and lawful. They are substantially human made. They do…
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This new drone spins so fast the human eye can barely see it
"Invisible" drones have been in the works for years, and researchers have finally designed one that gets close. Source
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EU will mandate labels on authentic-looking AI content starting August 2
"It is a matter not only of customer protection, it’s also a matter of democracy protection." Source
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