How an Iowa School District Used ChatGPT to Ban Books
For bookworms, reading a headline like “School District Uses ChatGPT to Help Remove Library Books” can be blood boiling. As Vulture put it earlier this week, it creates the sense …
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Booksellers, authors demand FTC monopoly probe of Amazon
US booksellers and authors urged the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon’s alleged monopolistic grip over the industry on Wednesday — even as the e-commerce giant already faces a looming …
Sandra Bullock trolled online amid ‘The Blind Side’ allegations
She was blindsided. Sandra Bullock has been the target of criticism following new allegations made by former NFL star Michael Oher, who inspired her 2009 film “The Blind Side.” Oher …
The Great AI Backlash Has Claimed a New Victim—and You’ve Probably Never Heard of It
Many of the authors who chastised Smith, like Kunzru, disapprove primarily of this pirated database. Or, more specifically, they hate the idea of trying to make money off work derived …
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’: The 6 Biggest Changes From Book to Movie
This post contains spoilers for Red, White & Royal Blue. “It’s absolutely undeniable that the fans love the book for the same reasons that I do, so I think of …
The AI Doomsday Bible Is a Book About the Atomic Bomb
Artificial intelligence researchers may wonder whether they’re in a modern-day arms race for more powerful AI systems. If so, who is it between? China and the US—or the handful of …
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry could ‘break records’ — with someone else’s love story
Stranger things have happened. Meghan Markle, 42, and Prince Harry, 38, have purchased the screen rights to the popular new release “Meet Me at the Lake” to turn it into …
Prince Harry, Meghan Markle buy rights to ‘Meet Me at the Lake’: report
After several failed production attempts, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may have found themselves yet another Hollywood venture. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have purchased the screen rights to …
Judge blocks Arkansas law that would allow librarians to be charged for loaning “obscene” books to minors
Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” or “obscene” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled …
Book Review: Sad Girl Novel by Pip Finkemeyer
If you’ve visited a bookshop in the last few years, you’ll have spotted a “sad girl novel”, distinguished as much by its distinctive cover — most often featuring a young, …