Tech
People Are Using ChatGPT For Therapy. Here’s What Mental Health Experts Think About That.
“They can offer some basic support, which is great, but not clinical support.”
Fjolla Arifi
Opinion: Dangers Lurk Aboard Cruise Ships. The Cruise Passenger Protection Act Can Help.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who authored a cruise safety bill, argues that cruise passengers deserve better protection and support.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal
News Outlets Struggle To Decide: Do We Pay For Journalists’ Twitter Blue?
BuzzFeed isn’t ponying up, but for other outlets, paying might make sense.
Katie Notopoulos
Hundreds Of Passengers Have Said They Were Sexually Assaulted On Cruise Ships. Their Stories Highlight Years Of Lax Security, Critics Say.
Numerous passengers traveling on major cruise lines such as Carnival and Disney say in court documents that they were raped and assaulted — often times by crew members.
Tom Warren
This Uncensored Chatbot Shows What Happens When AI Is Programmed To Disregard Human Decency
FreedomGPT spews out responses sure to offend both the left and the right. Its makers say that is the point.
Pranav Dixit
AI Chose My Makeup For A Week And The Results Were Actually Pretty Great
AI may struggle with fingers and teeth, but the makeup was on point.
Deshawn Thomas
Get Ready For A Twitter Feed Of Assholes Only
Starting April 15, only Twitter Blue subscribers will appear in the For You feed.
Katie Notopoulos
We Spoke To The Guy Who Created The Viral AI Image Of The Pope That Fooled The World
“I just thought it was funny to see the Pope in a funny jacket,” he told BuzzFeed News.
Chris Stokel-Walker
Being A Professional Athlete’s Wife Isn’t As Amazing As You Might Think
“Some girls romanticize the NFL WAG life, but are y’all also romanticizing the emotional roller coaster, randomly having to move… spending holidays alone?”
Zan Romanoff
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew Appeared Before Congress And Now The Fan Edits Are Rolling In
“Congress just turned this man into the main character.”
Ade Onibada
TikTok’s CEO Got Blasted By Both Sides During An Intense Congressional Hearing
Shou Zi Chew was forced to defend the Chinese-owned app, which some US lawmakers want to ban.
Ellie Hall
Congress Wanted Me To Turn Over A Document About TikTok’s Links To China. Here’s Why I Refused.
I don’t have high hopes for Thursday’s congressional hearing about the app.
Chris Stokel-Walker
A Journalist Believes He Was Banned From Midjourney After His AI Images Of Donald Trump Getting Arrested Went Viral
“I suspect it was pushing my luck when I did the [Twitter] thread,” Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins said.
Chris Stokel-Walker
I Tried 5 AirPod Dupes From Amazon, And One Is Pretty Decent
Do not, under any circumstances, get the $8 ones, though.
Katie Notopoulos
This Therapist Accidentally Gave Himself An Unfortunate Username On TikTok
“In that moment, my blood went hot.”
Katie Notopoulos
Financial Companies Are Encouraging Gen Z To Pay Rent With Their Credit Cards
Though many Gen Z adults still prefer other forms of payment over credit cards, companies are launching new credit card programs that incentivize young people to use credit cards for their rent and other large expenses.
Venessa Wong
The Battle For AI Supremacy Got Super Intense This Week, Risks Be Damned
“‘Move fast and break things’ seems to suddenly be in vogue again.”
Pranav Dixit
Popular Finance YouTubers Who Hyped Crypto Company FTX Are Being Sued
Those named in the $1 billion class action suit included Meet Kevin channel operator Kevin Paffrath and Graham Stephan, a former real estate agent from Selling Sunset’s Oppenheim Group.
Tom Warren
Help, My Friend Wants To Sleep With A Married Man
The Eve 6 Guy, Max Collins, answers two very different letters about friends and friendship.
Max Collins
I Had AI Write My Instagram Captions, And My Friends Did A Wellness Check On Me
AI was perfectly decent at writing captions, but it made me question my own humanity.
Katie Notopoulos
Grindr Has Been Sued By A Teen Who Was Raped By Four Men He Met On The App
The lawsuit accuses Grindr of actively recruiting children to the gay hookup app. Grindr called the accusations “meritless and obviously homophobic.”
David Mack
Murderous Mexican Drug Cartels Are Thriving On Elon Musk’s Twitter
“Twitter shouldn’t provide a platform for Mexican cartel members to spread their hate and incite violence," an official for the organization behind a new report said.
Pranav Dixit
The Fantasy Of The Dream Job Is Gone
Layoffs at some of the country’s most prestigious companies are the latest sign that no one’s job is ever really safe.
Venessa Wong
This 18-Year-Old College Journalist Could Bring Down Stanford University’s President
Theo Baker recently became the youngest-ever recipient of the prestigious Polk Award.
Ellie Hall
The Untold Story Of Andrew Tate, The Internet’s Most Notorious Influencer
Tate, who stands accused of human trafficking, comes from a family of violent, competitive men and high-achieving women. Those who knew him in his younger years are asking, “What happened to Andrew?”
Tom Warren
Chuck E. Cheese Still Uses Floppy Disks To Make Its Rodent Mascot Dance — For Now
The retro tech is "quite elegant for what it does," the restaurant chain's floppy disk vendor said.
Katie Notopoulos
These Are The AI Trends That Keep Us Up At Night
Each month, BuzzFeed News will round up the biggest, weirdest developments in the rapidly expanding field of artificial intelligence.
Pranav Dixit
These Men's Rights Activists Literally Worship Elon Musk
Critics on Twitter called an Indian group's ceremony "cringe" and "embarrassing."
Pranav Dixit
Eli Lilly Reduced The Price Of Insulin To $35 Per Month, And This Guy Who Trolled The Company Can Take Some Credit
Writer Sean Morrow, pretending to be pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, tweeted “insulin is free now” in November. Now it almost is.
Katie Notopoulos
People Are Thirsty For TikTok’s Hottest Ceramicists
“Sometimes my question is, Is the audience really there for your work? Or are they there for the video?”
Jessica Lucas
