Korean entertainment magazine JoyNews24 recently marked its 21st anniversary with a survey involving 110 industry experts, who were asked about various scandals and crimes in the entertainment industry that occurred throughout the year. The title of “Worst Person Of The Year” was awarded with this survey, along with several “honorable” mentions. Here are scandals, crimes, and more […]
Complex Chaos thinks AI can help people find common ground
Making democracy work isn’t easy, as recent events have made clear. Some critics would argue that technology is making it worse. But one startup is hoping that AI could help bridge some differences instead of widen them. “I had an a-ha moment one day when I realized people are asking AI to explain something like […]
As people look for ways to make new friends, here are the apps promising to help
In recent years, people have been increasingly looking for new ways to form platonic connections, as loneliness and social isolation have become more prevalent. In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General went so far as to label this issue a public health crisis. Remote workers, who miss the everyday interactions found in an office, and younger […]
What to know about TikTok’s uncertain future in the US and the people who want to buy it
TikTok, owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, has been at the center of controversy in the U.S. for four years now due to concerns about user data potentially being accessed by the Chinese government. Earlier this year, the app experienced a temporary outage in the U.S. that left millions of users in suspense before it […]
Google is a ‘bad actor’ says People CEO, accusing the company of stealing content
The CEO of the largest digital and print publisher in the U.S. has accused Google of being a bad actor for crawling its websites to support the search giant’s AI products. Neil Vogel, CEO of People, Inc. (formerly Dotdash Meredith), a publisher that operates over 40 brands, including People, Food & Wine, Travel & Leisure, […]