How Leighton Meester, Adam Brody’s Date Nights Led Her to Star in Social-Stalking Comedy ‘Basic’

Ashley Park also stars in Chelsea Devantez's feature that debuted at SXSW and counts Marc Platt as a producer.
India West

India Re-Blocks All Pakistani X Accounts; YouTube Ban Continues

NEW DELHI (IANS)-All Pakistani accounts on X have been blocked in India, after briefly becoming accessible in the past few days, official sources confirmed on July 3. This move continues India’s ...
KALW

From Descartes to punk rock, X has an extraordinary history

The letter X can be a lot of things: rebellious, mysterious, religious. For this Word of the Week, we examine its origins and many uses.
Digital Trends

X finally lets you block Grok AI from modifying your photos, but the fix falls short

X has added a new option that appears to let users block Grok from editing photos they share on the platform. The control, introduced in the X app, is labeled “block modifications by Grok” and is ...
New York Post

Mamdani’s thin-skinned press secretary blocks social media comments — a clear First Amendment violation, critics say

Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s chief mouthpiece Joe Calvello is blocking X users from commenting on his posts – a move outraged advocates called a clear First Amendment violation. The bearded lefty press ...
KY3

Ozarks Life: Quilting for newborns they’ll never meet

MARIONVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - Halfway between Marionville and Billings, an old, country church is busy on a Wednesday evening. Bible Study on this night is part scripture and part show-and-tell with pews ...
Medical Xpress

Small molecule blocks key glioblastoma driver, raising hopes for new treatment

UVA Comprehensive Cancer Center scientists have identified a molecule that blocks the gene responsible for glioblastoma, raising hopes that the molecule could become a much-needed new treatment for ...
Yahoo

Homeowner baffled after HOA blocks simple household upgrade: 'Very confusing to me'

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock Some homeowners associations are not keeping pace with or adopting sustainable technology, and friction ...
CNBC

Musk's xAI limits Grok's ability to create sexualized images of real people on X after backlash

Following extensive backlash from politicians, xAI said it was limiting the ability of Grok to create sexualized images of real people on X. The company also said image creation editing through Grok ...
The Verge

‘Get Grok Gone’: Advocacy groups demand Apple and Google block X from app stores

Apple and Google are profiting from the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, an open letter claims. Apple and Google are profiting from the nonconsensual sexual deepfakes flooding X, an open ...
Mashable

Grok blocks X users from creating images of real people in ‘revealing clothing’

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok has announced a change in policy that purports to offer more protections against sexualized deepfakes, at least on X. The new policy comes as California launches an ...