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Threads is giving users more control over who can quote their posts (as in, reposting with commentary). If you don’t want just anyone to be able to quote your posts, you now have the option to allow only people you follow to do so. Or, you can make it so no one can quote your posts at all. Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri announced the update this weekend, saying he hopes it will “help keep Threads

Disney’s newest Star Wars show, The Acolyte, is just a month away on Disney Plus, and the newest trailer for it hints that the show will pull on a thread that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi tugged on back in 2017: Is the Jedi order actually all that good?

Set well before the events of the Star Wars

• OpenAI CEO Sam Altman described the ultimate AI app to the MIT Technology Review.
• He envisions a 'super-competent colleague,' a major upgrade from ChatGPT, which he called "dumb."
• Altman's vision is that AI will take on real-world tasks — not just function as a chatbot.

In Sam Altman's vision of

• Shane Guffogg is a multi-media abstract artist with synesthesia, meaning he "hears color." 
• Guffogg worked with AI experts and musicians to compose music that corresponds to his paintings. 
• He believes AI is still a tool that "needs oversight" but it's enhanced his creative process. 

This is an as-told-to

• Nick Fuentes, a far-right commentator, is set to return to X.
• Elon Musk bought X in 2022, promoting free speech absolutism.
• Musk has faced backlash and advertisers withdrawing from the platform since taking over.

Nick Fuentes, a controversial far-right political commentator and live streamer, is set to return to X.

Elon Musk, the platform's CEO since 2022, wrote, "it

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It’s now been five years since Disney bought 20th Century Fox, and we’re finally seeing that really pay off on the movie side. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is hitting theaters next week, Alien: Romulus and Deadpool & Wolverine are later this summer. What Fox movies are due next for a comeback? The Maze Runner seri…

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Parrots are innately social creatures. In captivity, where they typically don’t have a flock to interact with, that can present some real challenges for keeping them happy and healthy. But recent research suggests technology may be able to help them meet more of their social needs. A new (very small) study led by researchers at the University of Glasgow and Northeastern University compared parrots

• Democrats are pressuring Warren Buffett to reopen his wallet for political donations.
• The billionaire's influence could swing results in Omaha, clearing a victory path for Biden.
• Meanwhile, conservatives are backing efforts to push Nebraska to a winner-take-all system.

The pressure is on for Warren Buffett to reengage in political donations —

• Rep. Mike Collins appeared to praise University of Mississippi students for racist chants.
• A video on X showed students engaging in racial taunts towards a Black war protester.
• This isn't the first instance of

A new study has found that Gen Z may value AI and authenticity on social media differently than older generations. Analytics firm Sprout Social's 2024 Influencer Marketing Report gathered feedback from 2,000 respondents across the US and UK about their experience consuming social content.