Of Interest

• Meta Removes Controversial AI Feature On Instagram After Backlash

  

  Slashdot

• Microsoft Responds To Racist Conspiracy Theories About Layoffs: 'They Were Not Made To Replace Employees With Foreign Workers'

  

  Kotaku

• Christopher Nolan Has No Time for 'The Odyssey' Backlash or GenAI

  

  Gizmodo

• OpenAI's head of safety is reportedly leaving as part of company reorganization

  

  Engadget

• I never add a smart device to my home without doing these 4 things first

  

  Makeuseof

• Apple accuses OpenAI of using stolen trade secrets to create its upcoming AI gadgets in new lawsuit

  

  Yahoo News(Technology)

• Kill a subscription and own Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for life for just $30

  

  Boing Boing

• EA's College Football 27 is getting review-bombed over hidden single-player microtransactions

  

  TechSpot

• The awkward timing of the Xbox CEO's new Federal Reserve gig

  

  GeekWire

• Less is more with the Oura Ring 5

  

  The Verge