Porn, part of the human experience and possibly Canada’s greatest export
With 140 million daily users, Pornhub is the most popular adult-entertainment site in the world. One of its Canadian owners talks about the ethics of online porn…
The Department of Education Told Employees to End Support for Transgender Students
by Jennifer Smith Richards and Jodi S. Cohen ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. The U.S. Department of Education told employees late Friday that it will end all programs, contracts and policies that “fail to affirm the reality of…
Why Trump and Elon Musk want to shut down the world’s largest humanitarian aid donor
Amid Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s push to reshape the US government, the world’s largest development agency, USAID, has become their primary target. The move is having a profound impact on the humanitarian sector around the globe…
If Aliens Spot Us First, What Signs of Intelligence Will They See?
In a theoretical study, researchers explored how a twin Earth with human-like life and technology might detect our technosignatures…
Duskers is getting a ship-building sequel years after the sci-fi roguelike scared us to bits
The creators of sci-fi corridor explorer Duskers are making a “spiritual successor” to the 2016 space game. The studio revealed their plans in a video showing three prototypes they’re currently working on. The working title for this one is “Humanity 2.0” and it’ll see you carving up derelict ships to build your own vessel and…
Amanda Palmer ‘Will Not Respond’ to Human Trafficking Allegations
The ex-wife of Neil Gaiman does say she denies the allegations and “will respond in due course.”…
14 trafficking victims barred from leaving Philippines – Immigration
The Bureau of Immigration has intercepted 14 individuals believed to be victims of human trafficking, allegedly recruited to work in scam hubs abroad…
Thai women kept as slaves, human eggs forcibly harvested and sold, in Georgia
One of the freed women described the conditions as treating them “like cattle,” with some women receiving no compensation at all…Ireland to voice support for AI guardrails at summit
Ireland will voice its support for putting in place guardrails for trustworthy, human centred artificial intelligence (AI) at a major summit which begins in Paris tomorrow. The Taoiseach Micheál Martin…