Monthly Archives: October 2022

Spotify cancels 11 original podcasts, lays off under 5% of staff

Spotify is pulling 11 original podcasts from the platform, which will impact studios Parcast and Gimlet and involve less than 5% layoffs, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to TechCrunch. Spotify will also reassign some staff to other podcasts, we understand. Reached for comment, Spotify said it does not comment publicly on staffing changes….

Fake LinkedIn profiles are using AI-generated headshots to impersonate companies

Creating fake social media accounts to trick people is hardly a new tactic, but there’s something sinister about this new campaign that makes it stand out from the crowd. An in-depth analysis posted to the KrebsOnSecurity blog claims cybercriminals have been using artificial intelligence (AI) to create profile pictures of non-existent people, and pairing that…

Mario movie trailer reveals the film’s official title – and Chris Pratt’s lousy voice

The first trailer for Nintendo’s animated Mario movie has finally arrived – and it comes packaged with the flick’s official title. Oh, and Chris Pratt’s poor attempt at sounding Italian. Revealed during a Mario movie-specific Nintendo Direct on October 6, the teaser gives us our best look yet at the joint Nintendo-Universal animated flick ahead of…

2 Russians sailed 300 miles across the Bering Strait to a remote island in Alaska to avoid Putin’s military draft

Russian President Vladimir Putin points while visiting the exhibition after riding a train across the bridge linking Russia and Crimean Peninsula at Taman railways station on December 23, 2019 near Anapa, Russia Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images Two Russians sailed hundreds of miles to a remote Alaskan island, local and federal officials said. According to a media…

US stocks slip as bond yields edge higher and investors brace for key September jobs report

Reuters / Brendan McDermid Stocks slipped Thursday as bond yields jumped ahead of the highly anticipated September jobs report on Friday. Early signs point to cooling in the labor market, with jobless claims rising more than expected and layoff notices up 46% in September. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said central bankers are “quite a…

An old photo of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell was tagged with a note on Twitter saying there is ‘no photo evidence that suggests they conversed’ after a new ‘context’ feature rolled out

Twitter A photo of Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell was tagged on Twitter with a context note. It’s part of a new Twitter feature rollout called Birdwatch intended to curb misinformation. The photo was widely shared earlier this year after Musk offered to buy Twitter. Twitter just rolled out a new feature in the US…

Dr. Oz accused of ‘money grab’ as settlement talks fail in ugly inheritance battle

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign stop in Erie, Pa., Thursday, September 29, 2022. David Dermer/AP Dr. Oz is fighting his Istanbul-based sister over the rental income from two Manhattan apartments. The TV doctor-turned-Senate candidate is making a ‘money grab,’ his sister’s lawyer said Thursday. The…