How AI videos are impacting youth brain development
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AI videos have gotten so good that it can be hard to tell what is real versus fake. And for kids, it's even harder. Doctors warn there could be significant ramifications for children.

Amazon AWS outage breaks the internet
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Amazon's cloud computing service is recovering from a major outage that disrupted online activity around the world on Monday.

Amazon Web Services outage disrupts global platforms, apps

A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage early Monday disrupted major platforms including Snapchat, Roblox, Robinhood, and Coinbase.

"Palate Provisions" highlights under-the-radar restaurants
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One food influencer is making it his mission to shine a light on local mom and pop businesses and restaurants you've probably never heard of.

Walmart will allow customers to use ChatGPT to shop

Walmart is partnering with OpenAI to launch an AI-powered shopping experience that allows customers to use ChatGPT to search for and buy products.

Here's how your kid's screen time compares with everyone else

A new Pew Research Center survey finds that many parents believe their children spend too much time on screens, particularly on smartphones, tablets, and video games.

Social Media explodes with Deepfake Mariners Fan Celebrations
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Following the Mariners' historic playoff run, social media has been flooded with deepfake videos showing fake fan celebrations, including manipulated footage and fabricated viral moments.

New York City sues social media platforms
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New York City is filing a lawsuit against Meta, Google, YouTube, Snapchat and TikTok for designing their platforms to "exploit the psychology and neurophysiology of youth" to make a profit.

WA police recruits training with VR
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A test program with the Criminal Justice Training Commission is using virtual reality headsets to give officers hands-on experience without even leaving the classroom.

Police warn of ‘AI Homeless Man Prank’ at WA high school

Oak Harbor Police issued a press release addressing a concerning social media post that recently circulated among parents and community members.

More people consuming media at 2x speed
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It's a new trend that has some consuming media than ever: watching social media videos at two times the speed.

'Seattle News Weekly': What the First Amendment protects, what it doesn’t

FOX 13 Seattle anchor Bill Wixey hosted Seattle University’s Dr. Caitlin Carlson, chair of the Department of Communications and Media, to unpack the law and its real-world impacts on press freedom, social platforms, consolidation, misinformation and protest.

AI-generated image of Obama DJing in Arizona goes viral

An AI-generated image seemingly showing former President Barack Obama DJing in Arizona went viral, quickly racking up millions of views across TikTok and Instagram before being confirmed as a "stunt" by the photographer who created it.

Who is Charlie Javice? Frank startup founder going to prison

Charlie Javice found herself in a legal dispute with JPMorgan Chase after they bought her student financial aid company, Frank, for $175 million. Here’s what the court says happened.