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I’m not opposed to Google having my feet pics, but they’re gonna have to pay up
https://www.theverge.com/news/796308/google-ai-shopping-try-on-shoes
Google’s AI try-on imagines your feet in new shoes

Google is expanding its AI-powered try-on feature to shoes, allowing you to see what a new pair of heels, sneakers, or sandals might look like on you without leaving the house.

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Gen AI is going to make this problem so much worse

Zuckerberg can spend billions poaching AI research talent, but they can’t buy a moral compass

(Excerpts from a leaked internal Meta doc titled, “GenAI: Content Risk Standards )

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/meta-ai-chatbot-guidelines/

We are not talking enough about the societal implications of AI looking in our butts.
Perplexity offers to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion

The AI search startup Perplexity has offered to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. 

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Imagine trying to explain to your 2020 self that, in 2025, you would be seeing “MechaHitler sponsored by Pepsi” on Twitter, except it’s now called X

https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/07/elon-musk-says-x-plans-to-introduce-ads-in-groks-responses/

Elon Musk says X plans to introduce ads in Grok's responses | TechCrunch

The move would help power X's struggling ads business following the departure of former CEO Linda Yaccarino.

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