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Android Authority
19 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Android Authority
Elon Musk is about to ruin Vine just like he's ruined everything else
Short-form video is everywhere in 2025. From TikTok to Instagram, YouTube to Snapchat, you've got no shortage of options to turn to when you're looking to scratch this particular itch. But the landscape wasn't always this vast, and not all the early pioneers of short-form content made it through that evolution unscathed. While Snapchat was arguably the first snowball to get rolling here, it wasn't long before it was followed by Vine. And before Vine even had a chance to release its mobile apps, it found itself acquired by Twitter. That early Twitter interest really helped drive the platform's success, and the limitation of its six-second clips encouraged creativity from a new generation of creators, with many now-prominent names first finding success on Vine. A few years later, though, everybody was basically doing their own take on Vine, with many social platforms introducing native support for short-form video. And right as Twitter started deprioritizing Vine, blocking new uploads ahead of shuttering the service entirely, TikTok emerged to essentially steal Vine's crown. That's basically been the world we've lived in for the past eight years, with Vine relegated to our memories of short-form-video nostalgia. But 2025 is a messy, weird year, and anyone with an iota of power can quickly find themselves getting away with just the worst ideas they're able to think up. So of course that includes Elon Musk. Yesterday, on nuTwitter, Musk ominously posted his intention to bring Vine back 'in AI form.' That phrasing alone should be sufficient to send a small chill down your spine. Bringing things back that already ran their course can be a fraught enough proposition on its own, but when that effort immediately seeks to also transmute that nostalgia into something new… this is practically shoving a red flag down our throat. Pogs didn't save ALF, and AI won't save Vine. Easily the biggest question here is what 'Vine but AI' would even look like. At a high level, it's not hard to think about what Musk and his fellow AI advocates might picture a tool like this offering when there's no other limiting factors in play: a system that takes user input (or better yet, just knows what they want based on past analytics) and endlessly churns out generative short-form video content in response. To a certain mind, that probably sounds perfect — no creators to worry about, no trends to chase, just users saying what they want and the service making it appear. Of course, while that's currently not so far-fetched an idea that we don't even have to talk about it, it's also nowhere near anything approaching economically viable. Pogs didn't save ALF, and AI won't save Vine. Tools like Google's Veo 3 might make it feel like an AI-powered bottomless video spigot is out there waiting for us to open, but right now such solutions are far too slow and power-hungry to be practical on any kind of scale like we'd need for a public video app. OK, so what else could AI-Vine be? Well, the next best (worst?) version would probably be a hybrid between what we just described and the Vine of the past, only using AI to generate boatloads of videos across all manner of popular subjects in advance, and then serving them up to users later. This has the benefit of at least sounding remotely practical. Why is there a basket directly above the middle of the court? Just like this Veo 3 clip, don't expect anything you see in AI-Vine world to make any sense. Would creators be involved at all? So far we've been talking about systems where Musk's AI would be responsible for basically all the content being served up, but that doesn't necessarily have to be the direction a project like this would go. Maybe 'Vine in AI form' would be pretty much the same as OG Vine, but now explicitly embracing creators who lean heavily on AI, as we've started seeing YouTube do. On our sliding scale of likelihood, this one sounds maybe the most practical yet, but also a bit underwhelming — less 'AI form' and more 'just like every other video platform in 2025.' Which would also have us wondering what's the point of even doing this at all. Maybe that's the most frustrating component of this discussion. We've been splitting hairs over exactly what an AI-ified Vine would look like, but the anxiety we're feeling that drives this is less about Vine in particular and more about the depressingly widespread appeal of AI content. Perhaps it's just that Vine was from an era where creators were constantly hustling to make a name for themselves in that then-nascent space. Those attempts didn't always work; just like now there was plenty of low-effort, cringe content out there. But others were discovering what really played, building up audiences of fans and bringing us back to Vine again and again. Those creators have all moved on, though, and if Vine were to reappear today, maybe the only way to avoid a massive content vacuum really would be tapping in to AI tools to build up a new video library. Discerning viewers aren't likely to find a Vine like that particularly appealing. But if Musk's disastrous influence on Twitter has taught us anything, it's that even services that are deeply unappealing to users with taste don't have to worry when they have the vast depths of the internet to tap into. There are absolutely legions of people out there who would love nothing more than spending their days watching one AI-generated six-second video after another. And I hope they never get what they want.
Global News
20 minutes ago
- Health
- Global News
Two of the four Atlantic provinces have measles outbreaks
See more sharing options Send this page to someone via email Share this item on Twitter Share this item via WhatsApp Share this item on Facebook Two of the four Atlantic provinces are dealing with active measles outbreaks. Nova Scotia health officials say there are 30 cases in the province's northern zone, while New Brunswick's online dashboard says there are 15 confirmed infections in the south-central region. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Sign up for weekly health newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy Earlier this year, Prince Edward Island reported four cases — two in April and two in June. Newfoundland and Labrador has not reported measles infections in 2025. On Thursday, Nova Scotia health officials said the northern zone outbreak involves communities with low measles vaccination rates, but didn't give details. Scientists say a 95 per cent vaccination rate — with two doses of vaccine — is needed in a population to prevent the disease from spreading. This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 25, 2025.
Scottish Sun
20 minutes ago
- Scottish Sun
Male train staff member ‘sexually assaulted' by woman as he walked along carriage – as cops release CCTV
If you recognise the woman, contact police immediately ATTACK PROBE Male train staff member 'sexually assaulted' by woman as he walked along carriage – as cops release CCTV Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) POLICE are searching for a woman after a man was sexually assaulted on a train late at night. The member of staff had been walking down a carriage of the train as it travelled through northern Nottinghamshire at around 9pm on May 31 when he was sexually assaulted by a woman. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up The train was between Sutton Parkway and Shirebrook at the time of the assault, British Transport Police said. Now, cops wish to speak with the woman pictured as they believe she may have information that could assist the investigation. If you recognise her, contact British Transport Police by texting 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40, quoting reference 682 of 31 May. You can also report information anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. More to follow... For the latest news on this story keep checking back at The Sun Online is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
Time of India
20 minutes ago
- Business
- Time of India
Starlink outage leaves thousands offline in US: Elon Musk says 'sorry' amid internet blackout. What went wrong?
Elon Musk's Starlink network is experiencing a worldwide outage, which has left thousands of users without internet, according to reports. Reports of issues began on Thursday at around 9 pm CET. Musk wrote on X six hours after the reports of the outage that the network issue had been resolved and that service had been restored. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Elon Musk responds to Starlink's outage Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads What is Starlink? Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tech billionaire Elon Musk 's satellite internet firm Starlink was hit by a massive global outage Thursday and thousands of users unable to get online in US. Over 60,000 global users reported issues and reports of disruption began at surge around 8pm GMT, according to Downdetector. In the UK alone, more than 10,000 users flagged problems with the service from the reported issues with Starlink, 68% said there was a 'total blackout.' Starlink's official account posted on X, formerly Twitter, and acknowledged the outage and reassured users it was working on a solution."Starlink is currently in a network outage and we are actively implementing a solution. We appreciate your patience, we'll share an update once this issue is resolved," the post is the world's most widely satellite internet service and it faced disruptions across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia, causing inconvenience to thousands of users. Users reported sudden loss of connectivity, slow speeds, and unresponsive Musk apologised for the outage of his Starlink network, on X. 'SpaceX will remedy the root cause to ensure it doesn't happen again,' he wrote. The Tesla CEO addressed the issue several hours later on X (formerly Twitter), attributing the outage to a configuration error during a routine software update. Elon Musk described the incident as a "cascading failure triggered by a single node update" and called the situation embarrassing but Madory, from internet analysis firm Kentik, said the outage appeared to have started around 3:13pm ET (7:30pm GMT), and noted that incidents of this scale were rare. 'They haven't had one like this in a long time,' he told per statements from SpaceX engineers, Starlink outage was caused due to a failure in key internal software update that operate the core Starlink network. Engineers hunted for the root cause of one of its biggest international outages the night before, a rare disruption for the powerful internet system set off by an internal software Nicolls, SpaceX vice president of Starlink Engineering, told Reuters, "The outage was due to failure of key internal software services that operate the core network,". Nicolls apologized for the disruption and vowing to find its Madory, an expert at the internet analysis firm Kentik, said such a sweeping global outage was unusual. "This is likely the longest outage ever for Starlink, at least while it became a major service provider," Madory said.A routine software update was in place to enhance inter-stallite communication performance and latency but it introduced a crucial misconfiguration that disrupted how satellites relay data to one another. As a result, communication links between satellites degraded and many ground terminals lost connection to the broader Starlink users took to social media to express their anger. One posted: 'You guys gonna reimburse us for this massive outage that's got me kicked out of work?' Another complained: 'I couldn't attend a meeting, now I'm in serious trouble. You owe us a refund.'Starlink, active in roughly 140 countries and territories and used by a growing number of militaries and government agencies, is a key source of revenue for Elon Musk's SpaceX. The network has grown rapidly since 2020 into a disruptive force in the satellite communications industry. As Starlink amasses more than 6 million users, SpaceX has focused in recent months on updating its network to accommodate demands for higher speed and 2020, SpaceX has deployed over 8,000 Starlink satellites, creating a one-of-a-kind, widely distributed network in low-Earth orbit. This system has drawn strong interest from militaries, transportation sectors, and rural consumers lacking reliable access to conventional fiber-optic internet.(With Reuters input)
The Irish Sun
an hour ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Terminally ill James Whale reveals he's now in a hospice as Talk radio host says ‘I probably won't be here next week'
RADIO legend James Whale has revealed he has moved into a hospice in a heartbreaking final broadcast. 4 James Whale has broadcast for a final time after moving into a hospice Credit: Instagram/@jameswhaleradio 4 James told wife Nadine he loved her Credit: Twitter/James Whale "I'm in a hospice. I probably won't be here next week. I'm fine. I've got so many drugs in me, I can't feel a thing." He reassured listeners on his website that he was comfortable and being treated well. Though his voice sounded sore, James insisted that there was no pain and that it simply "wouldn't work" as it once did. "A lot of people get really upset when someone is going to die," continued James. "I'm the person who's going to die and I'm quite relaxed about it." READ MORE ON JAMES WHALE The couple admitted they have been crying a lot, reading messages and voice notes from people that have praised James' contribution to their lives. He admitted he was "very upset and worried about Nadine", but she told him that she would seek comfort in all the brilliant memories they made together, such as trips to Cornwall and Antigua, and breakfast at London's five-star Savoy hotel. James' humour certainly hasn't deserted him. While explaining that there is a bathtub at the hospice that he is craned in and out of, he said the staff explained how Nadine can join him if she wanted to and that the lights can be dimmed, leading him to joke: "I began to wonder what sort of place this is." Most read in Celebrity When it was time to say goodbye for a final time, James said to Nadine: "We've had the best time together haven't we. I love you." He added: "Thank you for being a listener I hope it helps in some way. Who knows what is next so I can only say au revoir." James Whale reveals he's got weeks to live in emotional update on cancer battle, saying 'I spend a lot of time crying' James has been courageously He and Nadine, who James has been married to since 2021, have been keeping his fans up to date with his health on his Tales of the Whales podcast. In his previous upload, James told how he was struggling to breathe, talk and think - and couldn't hear very well. He also admitted his speech has become very slow and he is forgetful, while suffering with painful pressure sores. On the emotional recording, he said: "The most tiring thing I found… I still can't hear very well, which is more frustrating than anything else. "I've become very slow in my speech and then forgetful and everything else." Talking about his sores, he said: 'I'm tootling along, which is all you can do really, trying to get my breathing sorted and the mark on my bum.' He humbly asked: "People have to go through a lot worse, don't they? Do they?" The poignant conversation concluded: "Anyway. I don't feel I can go on much more... "The other thing is, my energy levels have gone completely. "So I wish everybody well, and let us hope we go through these phases as quickly as we can." The star recently celebrated his "last birthday" surrounded by loved ones after Back in May, the TALK radio host as he reached the final stage of his battle. One of the country's most revered radio personalities, James has been in the business for 50 years and, in 2023, received the first ever He's helped countless others too, having launched the 4 The TalkTV presenter - who starred on Celeb BB - shared an emotional health update on his podcast Credit: Getty 4 The presenter and his wife speak candidly on their podcast Tales of the Whales Credit: @jameswhaleradio/Instagram
