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Blake, Wm. The Celebrated Graman Quacy., object 16. 1796.

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Matt Bruenig, the director of the People’s Policy Project think tank, has shared a graph that depicts The New York Times’ usage of “nigger” from 2000 to 2023.

The findings are astonishing: in 2000, nearly 50 articles included the word, compared to just 4 in 2023.

Bruenig said that if the trend continues, the NYT will officially hit nigger-zero by 2027.

The paper of record hit its record “nigger” use in 2002, with over 50 articles including the sacred word.

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Blake, Wm. Jerusalem The Emanation of The Giant Albion, object 41. 1821.

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Elon Musk’s X is facing the consequences of free speech, as Bloomberg reports the platform has already lost $1.5 billion from ad boycotts.

The boycotts were spurred by claims that major corporations like Disney and Walmart were advertising next to “antisemitic” content.

In response, Elon Musk filed a “thermonuclear” lawsuit against the company behind the claims: a progressive watchdog organization called Media Matters.

X says Media Matters manipulated the platform to make it seem like these ads were placed next to the content when they never were.

Musk has said his ultimate goal is to reduce reliance on advertising by moving to subscriptions, such as X Premium.

For now, advertisers hold the power—creators are voicing concerns that the boycotts have hindered their ability to profit on the platform, to which Musk responded that there’s “not much we can do if advertisers boycott or reduce spend on our platform.”

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Blake, Wm. The Wrath of Elihu. 1805.

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Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott has apologized after reports emerged that he cited the 9/11 terrorist attacks as an example of excellent teamwork during a speech to players.

He pointed out that the 9/11 hijackers were all “on the same page” to orchestrate a terrorist attack to perfection.

The comments were made during a team meeting 4 years ago but were not reported until now.

McDermott asked the players with a straight face, “What tactics do you think they used to come together?” A young player tried to methodically answer. “What do you think their biggest obstacle was?” A veteran answered “TSA,” which lightened the mood.

Speaking to reporters, McDermott apologized: “My intent in that meeting that day was to discuss the importance of communication and being on the same page with the team. I regretted mentioning 9/11 in my message that day, and I immediately apologized to the team.”

He made sure to clarify that “not only was 9/11 a horrific event in our country’s history, but a day that I lost a good family friend.”

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Blake, Wm. The Three Maries at the Sepulchre. 1780.

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An upcoming national news channel is replacing human anchors with hyper-realistic AI-generated avatars.

Channel 1, set to launch next year, plans to use digitally generated people and digital doubles of real actors who had their bodies scanned.

Demonstration videos show anchors that talk, look, and move like real humans, but were designed on computers using AI technology.

The channel plans to stream its news on TV apps and is set to add a translation feature to roll it out globally.

Adam Mosam, the outlet's founder, told The Daily Mail that misuse of AI-generated news is inevitable, but Channel 1 aims to “get out in front of this and create a responsible use of the technology.”

For the more important stories, actual human anchors will report from the scene, Mosam clarified.

Additionally, for situations where original footage is unavailable, such as a news story about dinosaurs, AI-generated video will be shown onscreen and labeled as such.

Mosam: “We believe that we can create a better news product to really better inform people.”

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Blake, Wm. The Harlot and the Giant. 1824.

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A new survey in the UK found 33% of men are open to polygamous relationships, the practice of having more than one partner, despite them being outlawed.

Only 11% of women expressed the same openness.

Additionally, 9% of men surveyed were willing to share a partner, while only 5% of women expressed interest.

Polygamy is by no means new—historically, cultures all around the world practiced it, especially in Bronze Age families.