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Madison Lawrence Tabbey was scrolling through X in late October when a post from a Wicked update account caught her attention. Ariana Grande, who stars in the movies as Glinda, had just liked a meme on Instagram about never wanting to see another AI-generated image again. Grande had also purportedly blocked a fan account that had made AI edits of her. As Tabbey read through the mostly sympathetic replies, a very different message caught her eye. It was from a fellow Grande fan whose profile was mostly AI edits, showing Grande with different hairstyles and outfits. And, their reply said, they weren't going to stop. Tabbey, a 33-year-old liv … Read the full story at The Verge. from The Verge https://ift.tt/GQYF7E8

Zillow has stopped publishing climate risk ratings for sales listings that show the likelihood of properties being impacted by extreme weather, The New York Times reports . The feature introduced by the real estate listings site last year used data from risk-modeling company First Street to forecast which homes are most vulnerable to floods, wildfires, wind, extreme heat, and poor air quality, as climate conditions pose an increasing risk to properties. The change came into effect earlier this month following complaints from the California Regional Multiple Listing Service (CRMLS) regarding the accuracy of First Street’s risk models. “Displaying the probability of a specific home flooding this year or within the next five years can have a significant impact on the perceived desirability of that property,” Art Carter, CRMLS chief executive officer, told The NYT . Sales listings on Zillow now link users to First Street’s website instead, where they can manually find climate risk sco...

December is kicking off with a bang. Cyber Monday is today, and it’s one of your last chances to score major deals before the holiday rush plows us all over. It’s a great moment to snag gadgets — many of which have been tested by The Verge — at (or close to) all-time lows if you missed out over the weekend, or if you methodically waited to shop until now. We’ve combed through the thousands of deals and gathered the best available below, so you can make the most of what’s left. Not only that, we’ve also created some budget- and category-specific roundups: looking for items under $50 ? We’ve got you covered. Only interested in TVs or Apple gear ? We’ve got those, too. Apple deals AirPods Pro 3 The recently released AirPods Pro 3 have a new design that improves their fit, superior noise cancellation, better bass, and fairly accurate heart rate sensors. Read our review . Where to Buy: $249 $219.99 at Amazon $249.99 $219.99 at Best Buy $249 $219.99 at Target 13-inch Ma...