The VTuber world is in crisis over ‘owed’ donations

On July 21st, 6,669-year-old demon queen Ironmouse,  posted an 11-minute video explaining that she is leaving her talent management agency, VShojo. Ironmouse is a VTuber, or “virtual YouTuber” — a type of a streamer who doesn’t typically show their human face, instead creating elaborate digital personas to create content. “I recently found out that for…

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Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell to see how feds meeting plays out amid subpoena: brother

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche is planning to meet with Ghislaine Maxwell in Florida on Thursday – just one day after a Congressional committee voted to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein’s accomplice to provide additional testimony surrounding his years of sex crimes.  The news comes as Maxwell is reportedly compiling new evidence pertaining to alleged government…

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We are not ready for better deepfakes

If you’re like me, then lately you’ve scrolled past something on social media and thought, “Wait, was that real?” Deepfakes are everywhere, and they’re getting a lot more convincing.  That brings me to my Decoder guest today: Gaurav Misra, the CEO of Captions. You may not have heard of Captions yet, but you’ve probably seen…

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Amazon alerts customers about impersonation scams

Think twice before clicking that email from Amazon. The company has sent out emails to hundreds of millions of customers warning about phishing scams that are tricking people into giving up their login credentials. The fake messages look real, and they use scare tactics to get you to act fast. Here’s how the scam works,…

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