Generative AI without guardrails => middle school boys digitally undressing their female classmates. Beverly Hills middle school rocked by AI-generated nude images of students latimes.com/california/sto…

Are your days playing center in the NBA over? Noah Goldberg presents a plan B cms.caltimes.com/cms/content/ed…

Leaving on her own terms! What a great editor NRB has been for us. Please raise a Cherry Zero in her honor.

I will soon be taking naps after lunch. abc7.com/diet-soda-bad-…

Great piece by 🗞Bill Goodykoontz 💻 on the OJ Simpson inflection point in media: azcentral.com/story/entertai…

Looking for Ozempic online? Watch out. latimes.com/business/story…

Very nice work by Karen Garcia and Vanessa Franko on this package of stories aimed at helping film and TV workers who are struggling post-strike: latimes.com/entertainment-…

If retail therapy is your answer to what's happening out there -- Prime Day starts tomorrow, after all -- here's a guide to protecting against porch pirates and what to do if you package gets swiped: latimes.com/business/story…

It’s no secret that Californians pay more than the rest of the country for many goods and services. What’s less well known, though, is that consumers may be paying higher prices than their *neighbors* pay. latimes.com/business/story…

Political text spam: How you got on the list, and what you can do to get off of it (spoiler alert: not much): latimes.com/politics/story…

This trove of hacked data supposedly has the SSN of every person in the U.S., along with those of many dead Americans. And the info is now out there for free in a hackers' forum. latimes.com/business/story…

One of California's latest efforts to keep voters from being duped by deepfake campaign ads gets blocked at least temporarily by a federal judge on 1A grounds: latimes.com/california/sto…

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Not that X users need any help on this front, but... latimes.com/politics/story…

Yankees fans, take heart! latimes.com/california/sto…

Don”t miss David Lauter⁩’s final ⁦Los Angeles Times⁩ column, which is as clear-headed as all the others. No gimmicks or overwrought takes. He’s one of the best because he breaks down what he knows and doesn’t know with clarity, wisdom and humility. latimes.com/politics/newsl…

Hey carlos valdez lozano, welcome to retirement, buddy! I must admit, your timing is way better than mine.

The LA Times unveiled a new feature today: AI-generated summaries and counterpoint to opinion pieces. So here is one where the AI generated an argument against a column calling for more regulation of AI: latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Congrats to Nick Baumann on the new WashPo gig! I can't say I fully grasp the difference, but the new title is way better. Here's hoping you have the resources to do great things.