• Associated Press

    Chinese journalist who promoted #MeToo movement sentenced to 5 years in prison

    Supporters say a a Chinese journalist who promoted women’s rights as part of the country’s nascent #MeToo movement has been sentenced to five years in prison on charges of incitement to subvert state authority, almost three years after she and an activist were detained. The verdict provided to The Associated Press stated that Huang Xueqin would also face a fine of 100,000 yuan ($14,000), underscoring the ruling Communist Party’s intolerance of any activism outside its control in a system whose upper echelons are dominated by men. China’s #MeToo movement flourished briefly before being snuffed out by the government.

  • The Daily Beast

    Trump Says He Had a Speech ‘Beautifully’ Rewritten by AI: ‘I’m Gonna Use This Sucker!’

    Donald Trump says he’s already used artificial intelligence to redraft one of his speeches, praising the technology’s ability to produce “beautiful writing”—while also acknowledging it might lead to armageddon.Speaking on Logan Paul’s Impaulsive podcast Thursday, the presumptive GOP nominee said he thinks the world needs to be “very careful” with AI, which he called “really powerful stuff.” “It can also be really used for good,” Trump said, adding: “I had a speech rewritten by AI.”Trump didn’t n

  • HuffPost

    These Drag Artists Are Banding Together To Stop Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence

    The group aims to fight back against anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and hate at a time when community members are increasingly worried about being targeted.