The Morning After: A Filipino politician is trying to make ghosting a criminal offense

Ghosting can cause physical harm. It sucks when someone abruptly cuts off contact, doesn't show up at a date or just doesn't match up on a dating app. A Filipino lawmaker is attempting to stop it. Ghosting should be punished as an emotional offense, according to a member of the Philippine House of Representatives.

Teves suggested in an interview that community service might work, despite the bill not offering specific penalties. The bill attempts to define a dating relationship as one where the parties live together without being married or romantically involved over time.

It's not a dating relationship if you're casual acquaintances or ordinary socializing. The connections that ghost the most are the ones that are closest to the person. The bill doesn't account for blocking someone without explanation if they are being threatening. I'm coming across as a ghostee. Being honest is more difficult than being silent. I don't think it's a criminal offense.

The person is Mat Smith.

The biggest stories you might have missed

Google Photos for Chromebooks is getting a video editor and movie maker

The feature should be available this fall.

The distinction of first arriving on Chromebooks is being made by a significant update to the photo service. A new movie editor and video editing features will be added to your photo and video library. You will be able to make videos similar to the highlight clips the app already makes, and select a theme, people or pets you want to feature in it; from there, the movie will be pulled together using video clips and images from your library. If these video editing features come to the mobile apps for iOS and Android, they will have feature parity regardless of platform.

Continue

Is DALL-E's art borrowed or stolen?

Creative AIs can't be creative without our art.

If not in intent,rative artificial intelligences are systems that create pieces of work to equal the old masters. The problem is that the systems are trained on existing material from us.

DALL-E 2 is a system for creating realistic images and art from a description in natural language. The phrase "teddy bears shopping for groceries in the style of Ukiyo-e" can be entered, and the model will produce pictures in that style, often to a high standard. There are many questions on ownership, data biases and the law of art. Daniel Cooper explored the future of artificial intelligence.

Continue

The best projectors you can buy

Plus how to choose one

The clunky, dim models of the past have been replaced by brighter ones. The new models are more discreet and easier to install. There are a lot of different types of projectors. It is the perfect topic for our latest guide, which will explain everything you need to know.

Continue

Spotify has 188 million Premium users, but continues to lose money

Overall user figures grew to 433 million, but the company lost $197 million in the quarter.

The company has yet to feel the effects of a global recession. Free and paid accounts have grown at the same rate as the overall customer base. At the end of the first quarter, it had 423 million users. There was a six million increase in the number of people paying for Premium from three months ago. It is thought that the pivot toward cheaper forms of audio content will help to keep new users away.

Continue

PlayStation VR2 will offer live streaming support and a Cinematic Mode

You can also get a peek at your environment to avoid collisions.

There are some early details of the software of the virtual reality headset. Live streaming support is one of the key features for the PS5 virtual reality headset. If you have a PS5 HD Camera, you can use it to show yourself and your friends. That may be helpful for streamers of video games. The company explained that the PS5 interface and games will be displayed on a virtual screen at a refresh rate between 24 and 120Hz.

Continue