The Hill

‘Franklin the Turtle’ publisher rips Hegseth over ‘violent’ use of character in meme

The publisher of the children’s book series “Franklin the Turtle” condemned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over what they called a “violent” portrayal of the character as he faces heat over strikes on ...
al.com

Hegseth accused of ‘denigrating’ iconic children’s book character with boat bombing meme

A Canadian children’s book publisher called out Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after he posted a meme of Franklin the Turtle firing missiles at boats. Hegseth tweeted the meme on Sunday with the ...
AOL

'Franklin the Turtle' publisher condemns Hegseth's 'unauthorized use' of character in narco-terror meme

The publisher of the iconic children's book series "Franklin the Turtle" issued a statement on social media Monday condemning Secretary of War Pete Hegseth's "violent" and "unauthorized use" of their ...
The Daily Beast

Pentagon Pete Posts Twisted Parody of Beloved Kid’s Character in Shock Strike

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has posted a twisted parody that turns a character loved by children for decades into an armed killer. Hegseth, 45, used his social media account to share a ...
Reuters

Putting Pompeii's pieces together, with the help of a robot

POMPEII, Italy, Nov 28 (Reuters) - Pompeii's ancient Roman frescoes, shattered and buried for centuries, could get a second life thanks to a pioneering robotic system designed to support ...
9NEWS

Disney unveils animatronic of beloved character that will walk around theme parks, interacting with guests

WASHINGTON — Disney is known both for its lifelike animatronics and for the costumed characters roaming the company's theme parks. Their newest invention merges both, using everybody's favorite ...
Sports Illustrated

TCU Stays Put as Big 12 Shifts Around It

The Big 12 has a propensity for producing interesting results, and that didn’t change this past weekend. Perhaps the most curious outcome was TCU’s triumph over No. 23 Houston at TDECU Stadium in what ...
PC Gamer

Interview with Roblox CEO kicks off with an unbelievable answer about its predator problem being 'not just a problem, but an opportunity,' and somehow just gets crazier from there

Roblox CEO David Baszucki is taking heat for a recent podcast interview with the New York Times, in which he discussed the platform's new AI-powered age gating technology, dismissed accusations that ...
PC Gamer

Roblox to make facial age checks mandatory to access any chat features, and will put 'common-sense limits' on the age ranges users can chat within

Roblox is to become the first major gaming platform where facial age verification will be mandatory to access any chat features. In 2024, the platform averaged over 80 million players a day, ...
Yahoo

IShowSpeed Brings Iconic Face Meme to Roblox

IShowSpeed recently recreated the iconic meme face from his 2021 livestream. For those unfamiliar, he originally went viral after reacting to a kid’s comment: “My mom is kinda homeless.” The remark ...
Engadget

OpenAI's character cameos will let you put pets and original personas in Sora videos

OpenAI has rolled out the capability to create character cameos of your pets, doodles, original personas or even objects in the Sora app, which you can put in your videos. You can start the process by ...