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Humans still need to review AI code, for now.
  • Django co-creator Simon Willison said AI could usher in the "dark factory" era.
  • Coding would be completely done by AI, meaning it could operate without human intervention.
  • "The machines can operate in complete darkness if you don't need people on the factory floor," he said.

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There's finally a release date for the Spaceballs sequel — but before you get too excited, it's a whole year away. As first reported by Deadline, Amazon MGM Studios announced on Friday night that the upcoming Spaceballs movie will hit theaters on April 23, 2027, right around the 40th anniversary of the first film. Several members of the original cast will be reprising their roles, according to Dea


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For those who will never tire of the words of Ursula K. Le Guin, a special treat is on the way. The esteemed late author's blog, which she started in 2010 at the age of 81, is being rereleased as a podcast, In Your Spare Time. Le Guin's blog ran until 2017, and a book collecting a selection of those posts was published that year. But, the podcast will include everything: essays, poems and "even



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Instead of raising prices again, Netflix may have to lower its subscription costs in Italy. A court in Rome recently ruled that Netflix owed its Italian users a refund for price hikes between 2017 and January 2024 and a reduction to previous subscription costs. On top of the refunds, Netflix Italia would have to inform its affected subscribers of their right to a refund.

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Fidji Simo is taking a temporary medical leave from OpenAI.
  • Fidji Simo, OpenAI's CEO of AGI deployment, is taking a temporary medical leave.
  • Simo is seeking treatment for postural tachycardia syndrome, or POTS.
  • POTS is a disorder that can cause heart palpitations, lightheadedness, and fainting.

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Aily Labs CEO Bianca Anghelina and Tanmai Gopal, CEO of PromptQL.
  • AI is transforming the consulting industry with new tech startups in Silicon Valley.
  • These startups aim to help companies manage data and optimize technology using AI.
  • These four companies have collectively raised over $300 million.

AI is upending a business that hasn't changed in generations.

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Murphy Campbell is at the center of a brewing storm around AI and a broken copyright system. | Image: Murphy Campbell
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In January, folk artist Murphy Campbell discovered several songs on her Spotify profile that did not belong there. They were songs that she had recorded, but she'd never uploaded them to Spotify, and something was off about the vocals.

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Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user's age to access social media platforms. In its press release, the government's Department of Public Expediture, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation said people can store digital versions of their birth certificates, driving