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- Voters Think A.I. Is Terrible. In Campaigns, It’s Everywhere.
A.I.-generated images are the public face of this election overhaul. Behind the scenes, campaigns are using the technology to analyze voter data, craft campaign materials and write custom messages. [TheTopNews] Read More.47 mins ago - Many Child Safety Features on Social Apps Don’t Work, Report FindsResearchers found that teens can discover harmful content, connect with unknown adults and easily bypass time limits. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- ‘Oh My God! OUCH!’ Mika Laughs Out Loud at Fox News Over Trump Crowd Size Re...
Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski mocked Fox News hosts over their reporting on President Donald Trump’s “Great American State Fair” crowd sizes, laughing out loud at a clip and exclaiming “OUCH!” The president spoke at Wednesday night’s Trump-backed Freedom 250 “Great American State Fair” event, the culmination of a debacle that saw a slew of artists dropping out over the event’s ties to Trump. And while Trump has bragged about the event, the reality has been quite different. Crowds have been small and Confederate Flag displays have sparked anger. On Monday morning’s edition of MS NOW’s Morning Joe, Brzezinski roasted the fair and couldn’t contain a laugh at the way Fox News presented it in one clip: MS NOW’S MIKA BRZEZINSKI: President Trump is touting crowd size at the American State Fair, claiming at least 45,000 people attended his speech, kicking off America’s 250th anniversary festivities in Washington, D.C. But reports from the ground tell a different story. NBC News puts the crowd closer to a thousand people, writing, quote, “Based on,” there you go, estimates by our team on the ground, “Nowhere near 45,000 people were present.”. The Washington Post reports, quote, “The crowd thinly covered an area about the length of the National Museum of American History, smaller than some more outdoor movie screenings.”. And the New Republic writes, quote “Dozens of attendees Wednesday were seen flocking toward the exits in the middle of Trump’s address, which was meant to kickstart the two-week event.” Despite the paltry crowd size, one news station insisted that there were more people attending that event than met the eye. Take a look. FOX NEWS ANCHOR KEVIN CORKE: And sometimes the pictures really don’t tell the full story because if you look behind us you see, okay there are a couple hundred people back there. But the truth is when you make your way over here and you’re in this wa–, you’re a wash of people. MS NOW’S MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Oh my God! (LAUGHS) OUCH! Okay, so if you can see what’s going on right behind me, big open grassy area. Conservative commentator Jonah Goldberg responded to that, writing, quote, “If only they had employees who knew how to operate cameras that could capture these images he describes.”. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! Let’s bring in presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham. OK, aside from gaslighting about crowd size, which really we’ve seen before, and it ultimately is never really that big. It’s… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal in Major Corporate Shake-Up
Comcast announced plans on Monday to spin off NBCUniversal and its European broadcaster Sky into a separate publicly traded company in a sweeping corporate restructuring. The proposed split would separate Comcast’s media portfolio, including NBC, Peacock, Universal’s film studio and theme parks, Telemundo, Bravo, and Sky, from its broadband and wireless business. The move, which still requires regulatory approval, is expected to be completed in about a year. Comcast said in a statement that the new business “will be poised for growth” as an independent company. The company’s chairman and CEO Brian Roberts said the separation “will unlock a more entrepreneurial management approach and open up a multitude of new opportunities for each business.” Mike Cavanagh, Comcast’s current co-CEO, will become chief executive of the new company, which will include NBCUniversal and Sky. Former Comcast chief financial officer Michael Angelakis will return to lead the remaining Comcast business once the separation is complete. The Roberts family, founders and controlling shareholders, will retain control of both companies. According to a memo to employees, Roberts “will remain actively involved with both companies, working closely with Mike and Michael where he will focus on the new areas of growth, creativity and opportunity that this new structure will create.” Shares of Comcast rose more than 20% in premarket trading following the announcement. The announcement follows Comcast’s January spinoff of most of its cable television channels, including CNBC and MS NOW.The post Comcast to Spin Off NBCUniversal in Major Corporate Shake-Up first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago - ‘Pathetic!’ John Oliver Roasts Fox’s Jesse Watters for Pushing Trump’s R...John Oliver roasted Fox News host Jesse Watters Sunday for pushing President Donald Trump’s claims that vandalism, not botched construction, was behind problems plaguing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, dismissing the theory as “pathetic.” On HBO’s Last Week Tonight, the comedian revisited the ongoing controversy surrounding Trump’s renovation of the iconic Washington landmark. “Trump’s renovation of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool continues to be an absolute trainwreck,” Oliver said, rolling back a report from NBC’s Today show and pointing to reports that the pool has been “plagued by enormous pools of algae,” while “large chunks of blue sealant have been peeling off.” Oliver said Trump had responded by shifting into “full blame deflection-mode,” referencing the president’s claims that an unidentified vandal deliberately slashed the pool’s liner and his social media attacks on what he called a “crazy pro-algae (likely paid) protestor.” The comedian then rolled back a clip of Trump defending his liner theory when questioned by reporters. “We have a, I think, 290, 300-foot slit right through it. Probably a box cutter or a knife of some kind,” Trump said before insisting, “Yeah, yeah, we got proof. Well, let’s put it this way. When you have a 350, I think it’s 350, not 250, a 350-foot slit from one end to the other, you think that’s proof?” “No! No, I don’t,” Oliver cracked. “So, over the course of a minute there, that slit grew from 290 to 300 to 350 feet, depending on how prone to exaggeration Trump felt at any given second.” He continued to note that experts have said cutting through the liner would be difficult and that the damage was “much more likely” the result of rushed repairs. Oliver then turned his attention to Fox News to show a clip of Watters pushing Trump’s “sabotage conspiracy” by airing grainy footage of two people reaching into the pool while speculating about possible wrongdoing. “We don’t know who these people are,” Watters said in the segment. “But what are they doing with their hands in the pool? Are they cutting the lining? Are they peeling off the paint? We don’t know if they’re committing a crime. They’ll probably tell you they dropped their wedding ring.” “Wait – is that the best you’ve got? God, that is pathetic,” Oliver shot back before pivoting into a personal jab at Watters: “As for, they’ll probably tell you they dropped… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 hours ago
- JUST IN: Trump Claims Iran ‘HAS REQUESTED A MEETING’ Amid Shaky Ceasefire
(Vadim Ghirda/AP photo) President Donald Trump claimed on Monday that Iran has “REQUESTED A MEETING” amid tense relations between the U.S. and the Islamic regime. Taking to Truth Social on Monday morning, Trump posted: “IRAN HAS REQUESTED A MEETING.” He added: “IT WILL TAKE PLACE TOMORROW IN DOHA!” The ceasefire deal all but crumbled on Friday as Trump confirmed that Iran shot “at least” for drones at ships trying to transit the Strait of Hormuz in what he called a “foolish violation.” On Sunday, the U.S. and Iran agreed to stop attacking each other once again, according to Axios’s Barak Ravid. This is a developing story and will be updated.The post JUST IN: Trump Claims Iran ‘HAS REQUESTED A MEETING’ Amid Shaky Ceasefire first appeared on Mediaite. [TheTopNews] Read More.3 hours ago
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