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Tech
Verizon outage takes down cell service across large parts of the US
Verizon Offering $20 Credit After Major Outage, Here’s How to Get It - MacRumors
Apple debuts ‘Apple Creator Studio’ subscription, here’s what you get - 9to5Mac
Spotify is no longer running ads for ICE
Instagram user fights DHS for the right to post ICE sightings anonymously - Ars Technica
Police Unmask Millions of Surveillance Targets Because of Flock Redaction Error
Masterful Gambit: Musk Attempts to Monetize Grok’s Wave of Sexual Abuse Imagery
Apple asked to pull X and Grok apps over ‘sickening content generation’ - 9to5Mac
Two countries block Grok app over AI-generated CSAM as we await Apple’s response
Gaming
As Grok continues generating sexualised images, Epic Games boss says senators calling for a ban are trying to “censor all of their political opponents” | Eurogamer.net
Manor Lords Publisher Has Banned AI Assets In Its Games, Called Them “Cancerous” - GameSpot
’A disgrace’: Steam dev is deleting own game after realizing AI is bad
Stellar Blade director goes all-in on AI as South Korea’s games industry looks to compete on the global stage | Eurogamer.net
