83 posts tagged ‘Video’
Special Counsel has Trump's Jan 6th smartphone and all its data
Boing Boing,
A notice filed in the DC Federal election interference case shows that Special Counsel Jack Smith has the data from Trump's phones and intends to use them as evidence of his wrongdoing. A recent filing in the Special Counsel's DC case against Donald Trump shows that the White House cell phones used by Trump leading up to and on January 6th are in the DOJ's possession with data that'll support the government's case against him. — Read the rest
YouTube accused of refusing to remove scam ads featuring deepfaked Elon Musk: "We found that the ad doesn't go against Google's policies"
YouTube users are noticing a sudden increase in the number of scammy ads on the platform, accompanied by distinterested moderation: a deepfake Elon pitching trading bots is the example bubbling virally up today on Reddit. Jakob_G writes: because these scam ads are getting so annoying i started reporting them every time i see one, because i do understand that there are probably millions of advertisers on YouTube and sometimes these scams don't get detected right away. — Read the rest
A gorgeous and intricate model of Howl's Moving Castle made out of trash
Back in August 2021, Gareth Branwyn here at Boing Boing shared this video documenting the creation of a replica model of Howl's Moving Castle by crafter and miniature model maker Studson, of Studson Studios. The model, which is made mostly out of trash and found objects, is simply amazing. — Read the rest
Elon Musk's AI is too woke for its target audience
If you've had the misfortune of being on X (formerly Twitter) recently, I'm so sorry. But you've also probably seen lots of posts about Grok, Elon Musk's in-house AI chatbot currently only accessible to those forking over money to him on a monthly basis. — Read the rest
Artist creates adorable creatures with simple line drawings on photos of clouds
I just love these simple yet utterly charming drawings by Dublin, Ireland-based artist, illustrator, and author Chris Judge. For his series "A Daily Cloud," Judge adds simple line drawings to photographs of clouds to create sweet and funny characters, like these two adorable dogs talking, a disgruntled "King Kat," this silly squiggly legged jellyfish-like creature, and the cutest winter bird. — Read the rest
Sony Removing Purchased Discovery TV Shows
mjtsai,
PlayStation Store (via Hacker News, Reddit): As of 31 December 2023, due to our content licensing arrangements with content providers, you will no longer be able to watch any of your previously purchased Discovery content and the content will be removed from your video library. It isn’t that streaming content is no longer available; they […]
Child steals huge construction forklift and leads police on an hourlong chase (video)
A 12-year-old boy spotted a huge construction forklift outside his Ann Arbor elementary school and, like a gift from heaven, the key was in the cab. He took the 35,000-pound vehicle for a spin around Ann Arbor while police chased him for an hour. — Read the rest
Watch this amusing doggo climb trees to snoop on neighbors (video)
Whoever said dogs can't climb trees hasn't seen Nola, a busybody doggo so hellbent on peering over the fence, she's taught herself to scale trees in her backyard. And she's as good a climber as any cat — except for one anomaly. — Read the rest