Silicon Valley venture capital has officially reached the "Y-Combinator-funded AI startup didn't just rip off another app, but had ChatGPT make up a fake version of the open source license it violated in the process" level of farce

Ttechcrunch.comOct 1, 2024 12:17am

Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

Y Combinator is being criticized after it backed an AI startup that admits it basically cloned another AI startup

A Y Combinator startup named PearAI launched with a tweet thread and YouTube video on Saturday and caused an immediate backlash. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

I can be your angle....or yuor devil

Which elementary particle are you? Do the particle physics personality test! 🫸 https://buff.ly/47Imz3N 🫷

I was just told that my horror writing class's enrollment is low enough that it might get canceled 💀 If you or anyone you know is interested in getting to know the genre in a fun and accessible way, please check it out! www.atlasobscura.com/experiences/...

Thrills & Chills: Horror Story Writing With Nino Cipri

In this four-part seminar, trace the roots of the horror genre and begin crafting a story of your own. Course Description The horror genre is a funhouse mirror, offeri...

I'm so stoked by this feminist revision of the classic TS Eliot poem: "The Battle Verses of Prufrock J. Alfred" by Rachel Rodman in the latest issue of Strange Horizons. strangehorizons.com/poetry/the-b...

The Battle Verses of Prufrock J. Alfred

And she shows me her claws.

On that note: Trans authors (I mean authors who are trans, NOT cis people who write about trans people), drop your book links here and I'll try to repost as many as I can throughout the day. Cis people: Repost trans authors' book links. Cis people who want to complain about being excluded: gtfo

If you've ever gotten anything out of FIYAHCON (or the Ignytes), you should definitely support the growth and continuation FoF whose work I have nothing to do with but am proud of nonetheless

FOflightsoffoundry.bsky.socialSep 29, 2024 7:36pm

We are $12,680 raised by Flights of Foundry! If you're having a good time at the convention, support us and the work we do to make this event and all our other programs inclusive, welcoming, useful, and awesome. Let's aim for $14k by the end of the con! dreamfoundry.org/donate-to-dr...

This is me! Asheville is in terrible shape. No power, cell or water. Roads are blocked with trees. The devastation is heartbreaking.

Nnpr.orgSep 29, 2024 6:16pm

Nearly 100,000 Asheville residents may not have access to water for weeks, according to a press release shared by the city on Sunday afternoon.

Water situation in Asheville dire

Asheville may not have its water system repaired for weeks; communities across region under boil water advisories.

PayPal is updating their ToS to let themselves give your data to merchants starting in November and they're certainly banking on people not knowing to opt out, SO to opt out before they start: go to Settings > Data & Privacy > Manage shared info > Personalized shopping, and toggle that shit off

They removed a tenth of the registered voters from the rolls in North Carolina. So if that's where you're voting PLEASE CHECK NOW.

North Carolina removes 747,000 from voter rolls, citing ineligibility

North Carolina’s State Board of Elections has removed 747,000 people from its list of registered voters within the last 20 months, officials announced Thursday in a press release. The State Board of E...