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Reddit apparently flags the word Luigi as potentially violent

Mashable Tech

Reddit 's automated moderation system is apparently flagging the word "Luigi" as potentially violent , The Verge reported. On Friday, a post appeared on the r/FreeLuigi subreddit stating, "PSA: the word 'luigi' is now flagged by reddit for violence." Mashable has reached out to Reddit and will update this story if we hear back.

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TikTok’s comment sections are being flooded with copy-pasted Christian messages

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An influx of copy-and-pasted Christian messages has recently taken over TikToks comment sections. Over the past several days, comments about Jesus Christ have surfaced among the top comments on a wide range of unrelated videos. Spread the word, reads one of the most frequently repeated comments.

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Oops: Google says it might have deleted your Maps Timeline data

Ars Technica

Users started piping up over the past several weeks, posting on the Google support forums , Reddit , and other social media that their treasured Timeline data had gone missing. Read full article Comments Google has been investigating the problem, and the news isn't good.

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Pinterest Changes User Terms So It Can Train AI on User Data and Photos, Regardless of When They Were Posted

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Pinterest is the latest tech company to position itself to swallow user data for AI training, following suit with Meta , which owns Facebook and Instagram, Reddit , and Google , among others. And here I was hoping someday there'd be something done to slow the waves of AI slop on the site," reads one comment. It's so underhanded.

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GameStop stock halts trading after Reddit drama

The Verge

Trading in stock of video game retailer GameStop (GME) was halted briefly Friday, as it soared more than 70 percent, due partly to the enthusiastic support of a group of Reddit day traders. GameStop’s Reddit-related surge triggered a circuit breaker stoppage when it rose 69 percent (nice) on Friday around 12:45PM ET.

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Roku is testing a new type of ad and users are very, very unhappy about it

Mashable Tech

The new ads have been highlighted in a Reddit thread full of users talking about throwing their device "in the trash" or looking for ways to "publicly shame" the company. Judging by the comments below, other users have indeed experienced this, and it's hard to find one that's happy about it.

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Handful of users claim new Nvidia GPUs are melting power cables again

Ars Technica

Here we (maybe) go again: Reports from a handful of early adopters of Nvidia's new GeForce RTX 5090 graphics card are reporting that their power cables are melting (so far, there's at least one report on YouTube and one on Reddit , as reported by The Verge). Read full article Comments The RTX 50-series cards use the 12V-2x6 connector.

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