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Yahoo
4 hours ago
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Former US Representative Matt Gaetz Buys Pudgy Penguins' PENGU, Calls It 'Digital Penguins'
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz stated on X that he has purchased the Pudgy Penguins token PENGU (CRYPTO: PENGU), calling them "digital penguins" and exclaiming, "What a time to be alive."Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Market Cap 7-Day Trend Pudgy Penguins (CRYPTO: PENGU) $0.03359 $2.1billion -7.7% Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.2262 $33.9 billion +5.3% Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) $0.00001300 $7.7 billion +3% Trader Notes: Crypto trader Broski labelled PENGU the best long-term investment of the bull run, recommending purchases on every dip. Trader Fuel praised its "most passionate" community and largest mindshare in 2025, targeting a $50 billion market capitalization. Trending: The same firms that backed Uber, Venmo and eBay are investing in this pre-IPO company disrupting a $1.8T market — Osemka, however, noted recent weakness in PENGU's price action, warning that a break of diagonal support could trigger a double zigzag correction similar to May–June's move. Community News: The Pudgy Penguins community has announced that BTCS Inc (NASDAQ:BTCS), a NASDAQ-listed company holding over $300 million in Ethereum, has added three Pudgy Penguins NFTs to its treasury. PENGU has also gone live on Ripio, one of Latin America's largest exchanges, following its recent Arkham listing. After winning the Kraken and Williams Racing's Meme Coin Showdown by leading in trading volume, PENGU will serve as the mascot for the F1 Singapore Grand Prix. Pudgy Penguins CEO Luca Netz shared in a recent podcast that the project's vision extends beyond memes, aiming to become a licensing and IP powerhouse. With $40 million in current annual revenue from royalties, staking, plush toys, collectibles, brand partnerships, content, and events, they target $100 million next year with a stronger Web3 push. Read Next: 'Scrolling To UBI' — Deloitte's #1 fastest-growing software company allows users to earn money on their phones. You can invest today for just $0.30/share. If there was a new fund backed by Jeff Bezos offering a 7-9% target yield with monthly dividends would you invest in it? Image: Shutterstock This article Former US Representative Matt Gaetz Buys Pudgy Penguins' PENGU, Calls It 'Digital Penguins' originally appeared on Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Matt Gaetz Apologizes After His MAGA-Aligned TV Network Used AI Images Of Women Soldiers
Former Florida Republican Rep. and current One America News host Matt Gaetz hailed a reported increase in women joining the military in a segment on his show Wednesday, but viewers were quick to realize the images on screen were AI-generated — leading to a correction from the network and an apology from Gaetz. During the Wednesday segment, Defense Department spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson told Gaetz, 'These numbers are fantastic,' before images of women soldiers in military fatigues appeared on screen. 'Under the previous administration, we had about 16,000 female recruits last year; now we've got upwards of 24,000,' Wilson continued, calling it 'a testament to Secretary Hegseth and President Trump's leadership.' However, a closer look revealed watermarks on the bottom right of the images that indicated they were generated by tech billionaire Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok. The bot made headlines in July after it went on a full-on Nazi tirade on X, and WIRED reported that xAI failed to land a major government contract because of the rant. Related: A defense department spokesperson told CNN they did not provide the images. An OAN spokesperson told the news network that the images 'violated company policies,' which have since been 're-enforced' with staff. 'An on-air correction has been put in place,' the OAN spokesperson said. 'Management has taken additional actions to ensure the issue is appropriately addressed.' Related: On Thursday night's broadcast, Gaetz apologized for using the AI-generated images, stating the network is 'generally quite cautious about showing the faces of actual military members on air because sometimes America's enemies use facial recognition software in very devious ways.' He continued, 'But we made a mistake. We used AI-generated images of female service members as part of our B-roll package, and we shouldn't have. The DOD didn't give us these images; Grok did. And we'll use better judgment going forward.' Gaetz announced he was joining OAN in December after he withdrew from President Donald Trump's consideration for Attorney General amid sexual misconduct allegations. The move was met with bipartisan mockery. Related... Fans Are Ditching This Popular Makeup Brand After Matt Rife Appears In New Ad Reviewers Say This $45 Mattress Pad Is 'Absolutely Worth Every Penny Spent' For Its Back-Saving Magic Matt Gaetz Caught Texting His Mom About How He's 'Guiding' Trump Matt Gaetz Gets Blunt Reminder After His Super Bowl Slam Of Kendrick Lamar Goes Viral Matt Gaetz 'Starting To Think About' Running For Florida Governor
The Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- The Independent
OAN's Matt Gaetz apologizes for using AI-generated fakes of women soldiers in female military recruitment segment
One America News host Matt Gaetz apologized on Thursday night for his show using AI-generated fake images of women soldiers in uniform during a segment meant to highlight the increased number of female military recruits. Gaetz, the former GOP congressman who joined the MAGA network after his short-lived nomination for attorney general fell through amid renewed scrutiny over sexual misconduct allegations, brought on Defense Department spokesperson Kingsley Wilson – who is no stranger to controversy herself – to boast about a supposed year-over-year boost in military recruitment during a Wednesday night interview. As Wilson gushed about the 'soaring' figures compared to the previous administration, a number of images of women in combat fatigues aired on the screen beside her. In every single instance, the photos were generated by artificial intelligence. Specifically, based on the watermarks visible in the bottom corners of the images, they were created by Grok, the AI chatbot developed by Elon Musk and available on his social media platform X. (Musk, meanwhile, appears to have lost out on a massive federal contract for Grok after the chatbot went on a wild antisemtic rant and referred to itself as 'MechaHitler.') 'These numbers are fantastic,' Wilson exclaimed excitedly, as the blatantly fake photos scrolled on the screen. 'Under the previous administration, we had about 16,000 female recruits last year; now we've got upwards of 24,000… It is a testament to Secretary Hegseth and President Trump's leadership.' A Pentagon spokesperson told CNN later that the department had nothing to do with the images and did not provide them to the right-wing channel. The network, meanwhile, copped to using Grok to create the background footage. 'The images violated company policies, which have been re-enforced with all staff,' an OAN spokesperson said. 'An on-air correction has been put in place. Management has taken additional actions to ensure the issue is appropriately addressed.' Indeed, at the end of Thursday night's broadcast of his show, Gaetz issued an on-air apology for using the AI fakes during the interview with Wilson – though he also tried to justify it. 'We're generally quite cautious about showing the faces of actual military members on air because sometimes America's enemies use facial recognition software in very devious ways,' he stated. 'But, we made a mistake,' Gaetz continued. 'We used AI-generated images of female service members as part of our B-roll package, and we shouldn't have. The DOD didn't give us these images; Grok did. And we'll use better judgment going forward.' Gaetz, meanwhile, isn't the only media figure to come under fire over his recent reliance on artificial intelligence. Former CNN anchor turned independent journalist Jim Acosta faced intense backlash for his interview with an AI version of a student killed during the 2018 Parkland high school shooting, though Acosta responded to the criticism by saying he was 'honored' to help the victim's family remember their son. NewsNation anchor Chris Cuomo was also viciously mocked last week after he fell for a deepfake video of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) supposedly showing the progressive lawmaker delivering a House floor rant about the Sydney Sweeney 'good jeans' ad. Though he would later admit he credulously accepted the fake video as real, Cuomo would double down on his criticism of Ocasio-Cortez both online and during his primetime show. One America News appeared to be on the brink of extinction in recent years after all of its cable and satellite providers dropped it amid the network's headlong embrace of conspiracy theories and election denialism. The channel's parroting of Donald Trump's baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was 'rigged' led to several defamation lawsuits from voting software firms and election workers, some of which the network has already settled. However, with Trump back in the White House, the little-watched channel could be poised to see a boost in its viewership. Earlier this year, Trump senior adviser Kari Lake – who has been tasked with dismantling the state-funded Voice of America – declared that she had reached a deal with OAN to air its 'newsfeed services' across VOA's airwaves.
CNN
2 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Trump-favored MAGA network uses AI-generated images of women soldiers while touting military recruitment jump
Wednesday evening on the MAGA cable channel OAN, as Defense Department spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson gushed to host Matt Gaetz about an alleged year-over-year increase in female military recruits, four images of women soldiers in combat fatigues were displayed on-screen. All four images were AI fakes. The images appear to have been generated using Elon Musk's Grok, as small watermarks in the bottom corners seem to indicate. 'These numbers are fantastic,' Wilson told Gaetz as the AI images scrolled on-screen. 'Under the previous administration, we had about 16,000 female recruits last year; now we've got upwards of 24,000,' she continued. 'It is a testament to Secretary Hegseth and President Trump's leadership.' (The Pentagon has not officially released detailed data on female recruitment, but it told Fox News those same figures.) A DOD spokesperson said the images were not provided by them, so CNN asked OAN whether its staff generated the photos and if the network has any policy regarding AI-generated content. The far-right network did not respond. OAN, short for One America News, launched in 2013, and during Trump's first administration, it quickly morphed into a conspiracy-heavy, MAGA-boosting outlet. The little-watched cable channel has become best-known for promoting Trump's 2020 election lies, and it has settled multiple defamation lawsuits resulting from those on-air claims. Last year, the network settled a lawsuit from voting technology company Smartmatic alleging the channel boosted the election lies in order to 'increase viewership and revenue.' The network also settled a defamation suit from a Dominion Voting Systems executive, but it still faces a separate defamation lawsuit from the company. OAN's viewership and revenue have dwindled since DirecTV dropped it in 2022. However, earlier this year, it received a PR boost when Kari Lake, Trump's pick to run a hollowed-out Voice of America, claimed that OAN will provide 'newsfeed services' to VOA and other US-funded international broadcasters.
CNN
2 days ago
- Politics
- CNN
Trump-favored MAGA network uses AI-generated images of women soldiers while touting military recruitment jump
Wednesday evening on the MAGA cable channel OAN, as Defense Department spokeswoman Kingsley Wilson gushed to host Matt Gaetz about an alleged year-over-year increase in female military recruits, four images of women soldiers in combat fatigues were displayed on-screen. All four images were AI fakes. The images appear to have been generated using Elon Musk's Grok, as small watermarks in the bottom corners seem to indicate. 'These numbers are fantastic,' Wilson told Gaetz as the AI images scrolled on-screen. 'Under the previous administration, we had about 16,000 female recruits last year; now we've got upwards of 24,000,' she continued. 'It is a testament to Secretary Hegseth and President Trump's leadership.' (The Pentagon has not officially released detailed data on female recruitment, but it told Fox News those same figures.) A DOD spokesperson said the images were not provided by them, so CNN asked OAN whether its staff generated the photos and if the network has any policy regarding AI-generated content. The far-right network did not respond. OAN, short for One America News, launched in 2013, and during Trump's first administration, it quickly morphed into a conspiracy-heavy, MAGA-boosting outlet. The little-watched cable channel has become best-known for promoting Trump's 2020 election lies, and it has settled multiple defamation lawsuits resulting from those on-air claims. Last year, the network settled a lawsuit from voting technology company Smartmatic alleging the channel boosted the election lies in order to 'increase viewership and revenue.' The network also settled a defamation suit from a Dominion Voting Systems executive, but it still faces a separate defamation lawsuit from the company. OAN's viewership and revenue have dwindled since DirecTV dropped it in 2022. However, earlier this year, it received a PR boost when Kari Lake, Trump's pick to run a hollowed-out Voice of America, claimed that OAN will provide 'newsfeed services' to VOA and other US-funded international broadcasters.
