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YouTube pulls the plug on popular AI-generated fake movie trailer channels

Popular YouTube channels Screen Culture and KH Studio were shut down for repeatedly posting AI-generated movie trailers that misled viewers.

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I have to give Fortnite my passport to use Bluesky

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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for December 19, 2025

Answers to each clue for the December 19, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

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From Queer-Baiting to Neurodivergence: ‘Heated Rivalry’s Author Tackles Fan Theories and Controversy

“I didn't expect this book to be analyzed like The Great Gatsby,” hockey smut author Rachel Reid tells WIRED.

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This Chrome Extension Turns LinkedIn Posts About AI Into Facts About Allen Iverson

The developers of a browser tool that changes AI-centric LinkedIn posts to Allen Iverson facts want to help “take back control of your experience of the internet.”

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What does TikTok's deal mean for America's users?

The BBC's Asia business correspondent says it is still unclear what sort of experience TikTok users in the US will get.

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Odd Lots: The Booming Business of Chinese Peptides (Podcast)

You probably already know someone doing peptides — the amino acids that form the basis of popular new drug treatments like Ozempic and Wegovy. Today there are peptides meant to help with everything from weight loss, to cellular regeneration, to improved eye contact while talking. In San Francisco, t…

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NYT Strands hints, answers for December 19, 2025

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

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No, Ashby didnt rock her famous Lorax costume at the TikTok Awards

Ashby donned an "I

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Wordle today: Answer, hints for December 19, 2025

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1643 on December 19 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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TikTok Awards 2025 live: Stream the show now

Time to tune in for the 2025 TikTok Awards.

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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for December 19, 2025

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

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‘Rai Rai Rai’ Is a Pastiche of Manga Greats Rolled Into a Cutesy Kaiju Package

We need you to understand why we need you to join the fight to keep this manga going.

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Waymo Gets Paralyzed By Venice Canal Parade

In what seems to be a weekly edition of “Weird Things Happening with Robotaxis,” a friend of mine sent me the following funny clip of a Waymo robotaxi being stalled for 45 minutes trying to cross a tiny bridge due to a Christmas canal boat parade going under the bridge. ... [continued]
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Re: Scifi that ages gracefully vs Scifi that feels outdated

Well the Avatar films basically feature big blue cat people, and if You Tube is anything to go by cats are very popular.

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How a Jon Hamm TikTok Meme Turned Kato’s 2009 EDM Track Into a Global Viral Hit

Kato's "Turn the Lights Off" made it to the top of a Spotify chart: "Never in a million years!"

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Ask HN: What are your predictions for 2026?

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For the lazy techie: These are Ars staff’s last-minute holiday gift picks

Two wireless mice, two external hard drives, and a partridge in a pear tree.

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My In-Laws Want to Bring a Special Guest for Christmas, But I’m Not Having It.

I don't believe in "exposure therapy."

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Fake French coup videos go viral, traced to Burkinabé student

Earlier this week, several AI-generated videos claiming a coup d’état in France were posted on Facebook. The fake clips quickly went viral, prompting outrage from the Élysée Palace. An investigation by Le Monde revealed that a young Burkinabé student, eager to make a name for himself, was behind the…