OnlyFans stars leave the sexting to AI

OnlyFans is a porn-saturated website that offers its subscribers a chance to forge “authentic relationships” with content creators.

Former Barstool CEO Erika Ayers Badan wants to bring some edge to the lifestyle industry

Erika Ayers Badan, the new CEO of lifestyle brand Food52 and former CEO of Barstool Sports, is eager to borrow from the model that turned Barstool into an online cultural juggernaut. Whether it be cultivating a community of fans, or leaving the cameras running to capture viral moments, Erika shares how she plans to bring a little David Portnoy to the food industry.

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KOSA and COPPA 2.0 aimed at protecting kids online awaits a Senate vote

The U.S. Senate is expected to pass major online child safety reforms in a vote on Tuesday, although the legislation, which has drawn mixed reactions from the tech industry, faces an uncertain fate in the House of Representatives.

Two bills — the

Tesla is recalling over 1.8 million EVs because of a crash hazard: What to know

Tesla is recalling over 1.8 million vehicles over a defect in which the cars could fail to alert the driver that its hood is not latched correctly, leading it to open unexpectedly and put the vehicle and its occupants at risk for crashes.

This recall is just the latest in a line of recalls Tesla has initiated in 2024, including recalls involving some of its vehicles’

Inside the University of Austin, America’s new ‘anti-woke’ college

At first glance, the University of Austin (UATX) looks more like a buzzy Silicon Valley outfit than an academic institution. Its entire campus is the renovated 30,000-square-foot third floor of downtown Austin’s historic, art deco–inspired Scarbrough Building. The space is full of exposed concrete, interior glass walls, minimalist tables, and tufted leather armchairs. On a balmy day in late January, about eight months before the nonprofit university’s first class of 100 students is set to ar

U.S. border agents need a warrant to search cell phones, federal court rules

A federal district court in New York ruled last week that U.S. border agents must obtain a search warrant before going through travelers’ electronic devices at the border. 

U.S. border officials had long asserted that they have broad authority to conduct warrantless searches of travelers’ devices.

“As the court recognizes, warrantless searches of electronic devices at the border are an unjustified intrusion into travelers’ private expres

French fiber optic cables cut in latest Olympics attack

Several French fiber optic cables were cut overnight in what appears to be a coordinated sabotage effort, service providers and officials said. It’s the second attack on key French infrastructure in recent days, putting a spotlight on the country’s security as the nation hosts scores of athletes and fans for the Paris Olympic Games. 

The telecommunications operators were hit by the “major sabotage” around 2:15 a.m. local time, Nicolas Guillaume, the CEO of service provider Ne

Elon Musk shares parody ad with Kamala Harris’s voice cloned—renewing concerns of AI in politics

A video that uses an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did not say is raising concerns about the power of

The new Apple Maps website is missing a lot vs. Google Maps

Nearly 12 years after releasing Apple Maps on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple has launched a web version that works in most desktop browsers.

Currently in beta at beta.maps.apple.com, the Apple Maps website offers basic driving and walking directions, local business listings with tie-ins to sites like Yelp and TripAdvisor, and a “Guides” feature with curated area recommendations. It’s a slick-looking site and a solid foun

Museums shouldn’t be fighting with billionaires over extinct species

Dinosaurs may not be roaming the earth, but dinosaur obsessives are very much alive and have been stomping around the Sotheby’s auction house. On July 17th, the 11-foot-tall skeleton of a Stegosaurus nicknamed “Apex”—which was estimated to bring a piddling $4 million to $6 million dollars—was gaveled down at an eye-watering $45 million.

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