Friends and former co-stars Kristen Wiig and Sean Penn were seen catching up on a low key beach day on July 14 alongside Sean’s adorable golden retriever.
Friends and former co-stars Kristen Wiig and Sean Penn were seen catching up on a low key beach day on July 14 alongside Sean’s adorable golden retriever.
The many stars at the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships were photographed while watching the action from their seats and while posing outside before making their way into the event.
The many stars at the 2023 Wimbledon Tennis Championships were photographed while watching the action from their seats and while posing outside before making their way into the event.
Before this week, Bluesky, the up-and-coming decentralized Twitter alternative, did not have a system in place to automatically prevent people from registering usernames that featured the n-word as part of their handle. On Wednesday, the company received multiple reports of someone who had the slur in their username. And while Bluesky eventually dealt with the issue, many are upset by the fact the startup did not seem to apologize for the oversight. Instead, on early Saturday morning, days after the incident occurred, Bluesky appeared to frame the event as a one-off that was swiftly addressed.
“On Wednesday, users reported an account that had a slur as its handle. This handle was in violation of our community guidelines, and it was our mistake that allowed it to be created,” the company said. “40 minutes after it was reported, the account was taken down, and the code that allowed this to occur was patched.”
Bluesky went on to claim it had in recent months “made significant investments” in its Trust and Safety team, and that it would continue to invest in “moderation, feedback, and support systems” that would scale with the platform’s growing user base. Bluesky did not immediately respond to Engadget’s comment request. Days before issuing a statement on the situation, the company, as caught by Hacker News, quietly added the n-word, and nearly four dozen other ethnic and racial slurs, to a list of “reserved” words.
Bluesky’s statement, when it did come, appears to have been prompted by a viral LinkedIn post penned by Scott Hirleman, the host of the Data Mesh Radio podcast. Hirleman tagged the company’s executive team, including CEO Jay Graber, and accused Bluesky of failing to address an “incredibly bad anti-blackness problem” on its social network. “If you don’t want to run a social media platform, split the company in twain and go focus on the protocol and fund the platform with another team that cares,” Hirleman added. As of the writing of this article, the post has more than 700 reactions and about 50 comments.
No social media network is free from racists, but the fact that Bluesky didn’t already filter for something so basic as the n-word is surprising when you consider Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is one of the company’s backers. Under Dorsey’s leadership, Twitter was often ineffective with addressing white supremacy and could have frequently done more to protect Black people and other marginalized users.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/bluesky-allowed-people-to-include-the-n-word-in-their-usernames-184049864.html?src=rss
No ‘Bad Blood’ here! Lizzo revealed she ‘hearts’ fellow singer Taylor Swift after fans thought she threw shade at the ‘Eras Tour’ star.
No ‘Bad Blood’ here! Lizzo revealed she ‘hearts’ fellow singer Taylor Swift after fans thought she threw shade at the ‘Eras Tour’ star.
The lovebirds have been vacationing in the popular country and sharing many PDA-filled moments during their outings.
The lovebirds have been vacationing in the popular country and sharing many PDA-filled moments during their outings.
A low key Meghan Markle picked up some flowers with one of her dogs on July 14, looking stylish in a summer dress and straw bag.
A low key Meghan Markle picked up some flowers with one of her dogs on July 14, looking stylish in a summer dress and straw bag.
After multiple years of delays, it looks like the Cybertruck is finally on its way to consumers. On early Saturday morning, Tesla tweeted out a photo of a Cybertruck that recently rolled off the company’s Giga Texas assembly line in Austin. “First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas!” the automaker said of the image.
As Electrek points out, the vehicle in question is likely a production intent model Tesla designed to identify the most efficient way of making the new vehicle at scale. The fact the company shared a photo of a finished Cybertruck would suggest it’s on track to meet the most recent timeline Elon Musk set for the oft-delayed pickup.
First Cybertruck built at Giga Texas! 🤠 pic.twitter.com/ODRhHVsd0t
— Tesla (@Tesla) July 15, 2023
At the start of the year, Musk predicted Cybertruck volume manufacturing would begin in 2024, adding limited production would likely kick off “sometime this summer.” More recently, he told investors Tesla would hold a Cybertruck delivery event in the third quarter of 2023. “[It] takes time to get the manufacturing line going, and this is really a very radical product,” Musk said in April. “It’s not made in the way that other cars are made.” To that point, the Cybertruck’s signature stainless steel frame involves complicated manufacturing techniques that aren’t normally used in the production of other cars. Tesla has also encountered repeated bottlenecks involving its next-generation 4680 battery.
The company’s original (and very optimistic) release date for the Cybertruck was 2021. At the time, Tesla said the vehicle would start at $39,900 for the single-motor variant, with the three-motor model coming in at $70,000. The automaker has since said that it has yet to decide on final pricing, and that the cost of the Cybertruck could be based on multiple factors, including supply chain shortages and the state of the economy.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/teslas-texas-factory-has-produced-its-first-cybertruck-161840934.html?src=rss
The impressive athlete defeated favorite Ons Jabeur in straight sets to make history as the women’s single champion. Find out more about her here.
The impressive athlete defeated favorite Ons Jabeur in straight sets to make history as the women’s single champion. Find out more about her here.
Andy Cohen reveals his history with Jenna Lyons from before she joined ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ in this EXCLUSIVE interview.
Andy Cohen reveals his history with Jenna Lyons from before she joined ‘The Real Housewives of New York City’ in this EXCLUSIVE interview.
Amid his cancer battle, Dolph Lundgren got in some fun in the sun while vacationing in Mykonos, Greece with his two daughters and fiancée Emma Krokdal.
Amid his cancer battle, Dolph Lundgren got in some fun in the sun while vacationing in Mykonos, Greece with his two daughters and fiancée Emma Krokdal.
