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@charlieINTEL People need to just accept that generative AI is part of game development now and judge games on their merits. It's not going away.

30% of the game's cinematics feature speech to animation that was created by AI Battlefield 6 does not include the AI content disclosure on Steam that other games show

Battlefield 6 devs used multiple AI tools during development, including Voice2Face (speech to animation AI software) and FaceRig (character face creation AI software), to 'speed up development' [via Fast Company]

@sentdefender I'm a US taxpayer so I guess that's coming out of my ass

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Satellite imagery from Airbus Defence and Space appears to show a AN/TPY-2 Forward Based X-band Transportable Radar, the primary radar for the U.S. Army’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) System, having been damaged and possibly destroyed by an Iranian drone or missile strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan. According to an investigation by CNN into this satellite imagery and others from bases in the region, buildings housing similar radar systems were also hit by Iran at two locations in the United Arab Emirates.

@sentdefender I would think this would start putting pressure on the US to start negotiations

Arab States in the Persian Gulf are running dangerously low on interceptors to take down Iranian-fired ballistic and cruise missiles, as governments in the region have ask the United States to expedite new supplies, with them being told that officials in Washington are creating a task force to do so - but it isn't happening as fast as needed, two regional officials told CBS News.

@SecWar I owe Anthropic a debt of gratitude for attempting to save us Americans from total morons such as yourself and the president

This week, Anthropic delivered a master class in arrogance and betrayal as well as a textbook case of how not to do business with the United States Government or the Pentagon. Our position has never wavered and will never waver: the Department of War must have full, unrestricted access to Anthropic’s models for every LAWFUL purpose in defense of the Republic. Instead, @AnthropicAI and its CEO @DarioAmodei, have chosen duplicity. Cloaked in the sanctimonious rhetoric of “effective altruism,” they have attempted to strong-arm the United States military into submission - a cowardly act of corporate virtue-signaling that places Silicon Valley ideology above American lives. The Terms of Service of Anthropic’s defective altruism will never outweigh the safety, the readiness, or the lives of American troops on the battlefield. Their true objective is unmistakable: to seize veto power over the operational decisions of the United States military. That is unacceptable. As President Trump stated on Truth Social, the Commander-in-Chief and the American people alone will determine the destiny of our armed forces, not unelected tech executives. Anthropic’s stance is fundamentally incompatible with American principles. Their relationship with the United States Armed Forces and the Federal Government has therefore been permanently altered. In conjunction with the President's directive for the Federal Government to cease all use of Anthropic's technology, I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security. Effective immediately, no contractor, supplier, or partner that does business with the United States military may conduct any commercial activity with Anthropic. Anthropic will continue to provide the Department of War its services for a period of no more than six months to allow for a seamless transition to a better and more patriotic service. America’s warfighters will never be held hostage by the ideological whims of Big Tech. This decision is final.

@WhiteHouse I totally forgot that enabling AI-powered mass surveillance of Americans was a Trump campaign promise.

"THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WILL NEVER ALLOW A RADICAL LEFT, WOKE COMPANY TO DICTATE HOW OUR GREAT MILITARY FIGHTS AND WINS WARS! That decision belongs to YOUR COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, and the tremendous leaders I appoint to run our Military.  The Leftwing nut jobs at Anthropic have made a DISASTROUS MISTAKE..." - President Donald J. Trump

@Serpico_x0 @sentdefender You mean collected from US citizens?

@sentdefender I think most countries would accept for the tariffs to just stop with no reimbursement for what was collected already.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision led by Chief Justice John Roberts, has ruled that the sweeping tariffs imposed last year by President Donald J. Trump under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act, targeting dozens of countries across the world, were unlawful, with dissent being given by Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Brett M. Kavanaugh. Members of the Trump Administration had previously threatened that if the tariffs were struck down, it may force the administration to pay back billions in tariff revenue, with President Trump claiming a negative decision posed the “biggest threat” to national security and warning of “economic disaster” for the United States.

@sentdefender These ICE/DHS agents seem to lack basic skills that your average local PD would have

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara states that have identified the person killed in today’s shooting by ICE Agents as a 37-year-old, white male, resident of Minneapolis. O’Hara adds that the only interaction he had previously with law enforcement has been for traffic tickets and that he is believed to have been a “lawful gun owner with a permit to carry” in Minnesota.

IMO best porn of 2025 was One Butthole After Another

Trump Announces Tariffs on Santa’s Toys WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that new tariffs would be imposed on toys manufactured in Santa’s Workshop, arguing that “Santa has been ripping us off for decades” and should relocate production to the United States.

@FieldYates This graph is why people love sports

That’s a rollercoaster game right there

@bluffcityzen @politico I bet there's plenty on the Tariff Shelf. Somebody needs to check the Tariff Shelf.

@politico Where is the money coming from? Did Congress approve it?

White House to announce $12 billion farmer bailout package dlvr.it/TPj25p

@RepTroyNehls Exactly how far up your ass does Trump put his hand to play you like a puppet?

I’ll be voting NO on the Epstein Hoax. The Democrats are using the Epstein Hoax to distract us from the winning of President Trump and his administration. My message to my Republican colleagues: Don’t let this noise keep us from delivering on the mandate the American people gave us. President Trump—I stand by you in the fight to save America. I’m not going to let this hoax, manufactured by Democrats, slow us down.

@AOC Brain dead takes like this by democratic “leadership” are why we are stuck with Trump

Maybe if you channeled all this anger into swimming faster you wouldn’t have come in fifth.

@jon_wertheim I wonder how many of these fans have watched pros play in person? TV disguises the true ball speed, spin and movement abilities of the players.

This is from Action Network but sample size is >2,000….a fine line between American self confidence / delusions of grandeur…this is wild:

@mosecassaro Please

who wants sora invite code?

@GuyDealership One of the best things about buying through a broker is not having to deal with the F&I guy

[NEWS] F&I manager is one of the most sought-after roles in the dealership: But the learning curve can be steep. Many dealer groups are hitting it out of the park with their internal, bespoke training institutes and certification programs. The problem: There are still plenty of F&I personnel facing a real trial by fire. However, AI simulation tools are starting to change that. Instead of inconsistent role-play, trainees practice menu presentations and objections across easy, moderate, and hard customer scenarios. The system records the sessions and grades trainees for empathy, flow, and response quality. “It’s really more or less a 24/7 coach in the box,” said David Kelly, Training Director at Brown & Brown Dealer Services. Bottom line: While costs and adoption vary, AI simulations can address some key training gaps that have plagued F&I development for decades. Read today’s top automotive stories, presented by @foureyesdata : carguymedia.com/46HiyO6 (Data source: David Kelly via Daily Dealer Live)

@GovRonDeSantis You’re a fucking moron

Florida has become the national model for medical freedom. Today we established the Florida Make America Healthy Again Commission to recommend state-level integrations of MAHA principles and expanded protections for parental choice regarding childhood vaccines. Chaired by First Lady @CaseyDeSantis and Lt. Governor @JayCollinsFL, the MAHA Commission also includes @FLSurgeonGen, state agency heads in health and human services, and experts in the fields of nutrition, vaccine safety, and family practice. We have worked to empower Floridians to make the best decisions for their families’ health, and the Florida MAHA Commission will continue advancing this mission.

@sentdefender In an administration full of goons, RFK Jr. is probably the worst of them and the most dangerous

Only months after her confirmation, the Trump Administration move today to oust the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Susan Monarez, after she refused to support several anti-vaccine policies pushed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). Monarez, who was confirmed in late July, was pressed for days by Kennedy, administration lawyers and other officials over whether she would support rescinding certain approvals for coronavirus vaccines, according to two people with knowledge of those conversations. Kennedy, who has a long history of anti-vaccine advocacy, and other officials questioned Monarez on Monday on whether she was aligned with the administration’s efforts to change vaccine policy, the people said. Additionally, Kennedy, and one of his top advisers Stefanie Spear, also pushed Monarez to fire her senior staff by Friday. Monarez, who was a longtime federal government scientist before President Trump nominated her to lead the CDC, declined to commit to support changing coronavirus vaccine policy without consulting her advisers, prompting Kennedy to urge her to resign for “not supporting President Trump’s agenda,” which she also refused. On Wednesday, HHS announced that Monarez would no longer serve as the Director of the CDC, sparking a flurry of high-level resignations within the agency, which included the CDC’s Chief Medical Officer, the Director of the Infectious Disease Center and several other key officials. Hours after the announcement by HHS, Monarez’s lawyers responded with a fiery statement stating that she had not resigned or been fired, and accused HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. of “weaponizing public health for political gain” and “putting millions of American lives at risk” by purging health officials from government. “When CDC Director Susan Monarez refused to rubber-stamp unscientific, reckless directives and fire dedicated health experts, she chose protecting the public over serving a political agenda,” the lawyers Mark S. Zaid and Abbe Lowell wrote in a statement. “For that reason, she has been targeted.”

@jon_wertheim Errani has amazing hands and reactions, but Iga and Casper are a one hour doubles practice session away from winning that matchup easily

This event is shaping up as one big parable about respecting other disciplines….The sprinters who think they can crush it in cross country? The portraitists who think impressionism is easy? The novelists sneering at script-writers? Errani and Vavassori would like a word with you.

@IsaacS19T @sentdefender It’s the goon squad

@sentdefender Great summary of the current people this administration appoints. The fact that there is any support shows how ignorant people are. This by itself would have destroyed support for a party 30 years ago.

Newly released bodycam footage from the January 6th Riot at the U.S. Capitol Building in 2021, shows Jared Wise, who is now serving as a senior official in the Justice Department under President Trump, aggressively berating and calling for other rioters to kill officers with U.S. Capitol and D.C. Metropolitan Police.