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@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-03-03 11:35:45

Source: Ars Technica fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards after his February 13 story had AI-fabricated quotes; Edwards admitted to using Claude and ChatGPT (Maggie Harrison Dupré/Futurism)
futurism.com/artificial-intell

Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes
Ars Technica has fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following an outrage-sparking controversy involving AI-fabricated quotes.

@hynek@mastodon.social
2026-03-03 09:13:05

slop consequences 🥹
I have no illusions that there's gonna be any once slop code does harm, tho. After all, companies got away with all kinds for hand-crafted, artisanal negligence for decades.
futurism.com/artificial-intell

Ars Technica Fires Reporter After AI Controversy Involving Fabricated Quotes
Ars Technica has fired senior AI reporter Benj Edwards following an outrage-sparking controversy involving AI-fabricated quotes.

@katrinakatrinka@infosec.exchange
2026-02-03 17:24:23

Follow up reporting on that breaking and entering by CBP in #Utah that led to warrantless kidnapping of the owner as well as the employee they were following.
Thank you, @… for the detailed reporting. Our local paper has removed the paywall on all reporting for 2026, so don…

Border Patrol detentions at Utah auto shop spark questions about warrantless arrests
A video of an immigration-related arrest at an auto shop in West Valley City went viral over the weekend. Here’s what happened.

@axbom@axbom.me
2026-02-03 10:44:08
French prosecutors have raided the Paris office of Elon Musk-owned platform X, several media outlets report.

"France opened an investigation last month following the proliferation of sexually explicit deepfakes generated by Grok on X, following up on a previous probe into the chatbot's antisemitic outbursts over the summer."

Elon Musk former CEO Linda Yaccarino have also been summoned for questioning on April 20.

I am very on board for this. 🍿

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@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-04 03:11:42

Santa Barbara County authorities recovered the body of a man who was reportedly swept off a flooded roadway in Goleta Valley on Saturday.
The man was driving near the 1100 block of North San Marcos Road shortly before noon when his vehicle reportedly became stuck on a flooded part of the road that passes over Maria Ygnacio Creek, according to Captain Mike Gray with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.
The man then exited his vehicle, Gray said, and he was subsequently washed…

Man Dies After Being Swept into Goleta Valley Creek During Saturday Storm
Santa Barbara County authorities recover body of a man swept off North San Marcos Road into Maria Ygnacio Creek following a multi-agency search-and-rescue effort.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-03 22:57:10

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-HOAC: 25 January - 1 February networks.h-net.org/group/annou

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-HOAC: 25 January - 1 February | H-Net
The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 25 January to 1 February. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Announce. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

@Mediagazer@mstdn.social
2026-02-03 14:45:49

Court docs: the US DOJ failed to tell a judge about a 1980 law protecting journalists when it sought to seize WaPo reporter Hannah Natanson's devices last month (Charlie Savage/New York Times)
nytimes.com/2026/02/02/us/poli

DOJ Failed to Address Press Law in Application to Search Washington Post Reporter’s Home
The Justice Department did not address a 1980 law that generally bars warrants for reporting material when it sought to seize a Washington Post reporter’s devices, an unsealed filing shows.

@cdarwin@c.im
2026-01-03 07:49:45

#Explosions, loud noises and low-flying aircraft have been heard in the #Venezuelan capital of #Caracas,
amid reports that Donald Trump had ordered strikes against the South American country.
In the early hours of Sat…

Venezuelan president Maduro captured and flown out of country following ‘large scale’ US attack, Trump says – live
US president says ‘the United States of America has successfully carried out a large scale strike against Venezuela’

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-03 20:20:22

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Diplo: 25 January - 1 February networks.h-net.org/group/annou

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Diplo: 25 January - 1 February | H-Net
The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 25 January to 1 February. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Announce. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.

@relcfp@mastodon.social
2026-02-03 20:20:22

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Scholar: 25 January - 1 February networks.h-net.org/group/annou

H-Net Job Guide Weekly Report for H-Scholar: 25 January - 1 February | H-Net
The following jobs were posted to the H-Net Job Guide from 25 January to 1 February. These job postings are included here based on the categories selected by the network editors for H-Announce. See the H-Net job guide web site at https://www.h-net.org/jobs/ for more information. To contact the Job Guide, write to jobguide@mail.h-net.org or call +1-517-432-5134 between 9 AM and 5 PM US Eastern time.