AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Music, Social Media, Politics, and LifeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoMarilyn Lands, Democrat who ran on reproductive rights, flips Alabama House seatalabamareflector.com - Alander RochaDemocratic candidate Marilyn Lands, who campaigned on ending Alabama’s near-total abortion ban and protecting access to contraception and in vitro …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingAvatarAvatar3 days agoHomes of Sean 'Diddy' Combs searched by federal officials, sources sayNBC News - By Diana Dasrath, Doha Madani, Andrew Blankstein and Jonathan DienstA source said the music mogul is a subject of a federal investigation after allegations involving sex trafficking, sexual assault, illegal narcotics and firearms. LOS ANGELES — Sean "Diddy" Combs is a subject of a federal investigation amid a wave of lawsuits that have been filed against the rap …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingAvatarAvatar3 days agoJudge dismisses Elon Musk's suit against hate speech researchersverified_publisherNPR - Bobby AllynA federal judge has dismissed X owner Elon Musk's lawsuit against a research group that documented an uptick in hate speech on the social media site, saying the organization's reports on the platform formerly known as Twitter were protected by the First Amendment. Musk's suit, "is so unabashedly and …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoDan Schneider Breaks Silence After Watching ‘Quiet on Set’ Doc: “It Hurts Really Bad” (Exclusive)verified_publisherhollywoodreporter.com - Etan VlessingThe Hollywood Reporter has obtained a reaction video in which the former Nickelodeon producer talks cutting scenes from reruns, sexualized content in …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingAvatarAvatarRussia Lost 12% of Its Oil Refinery Capacity in a Day: What’s the Impact?Kyiv Post - Jason Jay SmartAccording to energy and geopolitics expert Tom O'Donnell, Ukrainian allies' oil price cap, in conjunction with Ukrainian drones' physical damage …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoTesla Is Getting Absolutely Destroyed Right Nowverified_publisherfuturism.com - Victor TangermannTesla is a "growth company with no growth." Tesla is having a horrible year. The Elon Musk-led company's future is uncertain as ever, CNN reports. As we …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Music, Social Media, Politics, and LifeAvatarAvatarIowa Republicans block personhood bill that could have threatened IVF from advancingNBC News - By Adam EdelmanThe GOP-controlled state House's passage of the legislation last week had made Iowa the latest state where lawmakers took steps that could imperil IVF. Iowa Republicans have blocked a personhood bill from advancing in the Legislature that would have made it a felony offense to “cause the death” of …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Music, Social Media, Politics, and LifeFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoSydney Sweeney Expertly Brushed Off The Brutal Response To “Madame Web” By Reminding People She Was “Just Hired As An Actress In It”buzzfeednews.com - Ellen Durney“I was just along for the ride for whatever was going to happen.” For better or worse, most great actors in Hollywood end up with a couple of subpar …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Music, Social Media, Politics, and LifeAvatarAvatarShakeup continues at Disney district a year after takeover by DeSantis appointeesAssociated Press - By MIKE SCHNEIDERORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The shakeup of Walt Disney World’s governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Martin Garcia’s departure as chairman of the …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoResearcher Startled When AI Seemingly Realizes It's Being Testedverified_publisherfuturism.com - Frank Landymore"It did something I have never seen before from an LLM." Magnum Opus Anthropic's new AI chatbot Claude 3 Opus has already made headlines for its …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Tech, Social Media, GamingAvatarAvatarActivision's union, with 600 members, is now the biggest one in video gamesverified_publisherEngadget - Mariella MoonThat means Microsoft is still home to the largest union in the video game industry. The number of unionized workers for Microsoft's video game subsidiaries keeps growing, and the latest group to join the pool is the largest one yet. Approximately 600 quality assurance workers at Activision have …
AvatarBaba Okeflipped into Music, Social Media, Politics, and LifeAvatarAvatarBiden rebutter Sen. Britt blasted for recycling 20-year-old sex traffic story to attack border policyverified_publisherCNBC - Rebecca PicciottoAlabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt is under fire for using what appears to be a sex trafficking victim's experience from the early 2000s to condemn …