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Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.Last year, I wrote that we should all be scared of Sora, OpenAI's AI video generator. Sora's initial rollout promised hyper-realistic videos that, while exciting to some, terrified me. While AI fans see a future of AI-generated movies and shows, I see a future where no one can tell what's real or fake. To me, the only destination for this technology is mass disinformation.In the year and a half since, these AI-generated videos haven't only become more realistic; they've also become more accessible, as companies like Google make their tools readily available to anyone willing to pay. That's the situation we find ourselves in wi...

Did you know you can customize Google to filter out garbage? Take these steps for better search results, including adding my work at Lifehacker as a preferred source.On Monday, Meta announced six new features it rolled out to WhatsApp users. The thing is, these features might not be that new. The company somewhat confusingly says these features have been added to the app "over the past few months," despite some clearly rolling out only within the past few days. While it might be tough to say when each of these features officially dropped, the point is they're here now, and you can try them out today. Here are the six new features Meta highlighted, and what you can expect to see the next time you open the app: Support for Live Photos and Motion PhotosPerhaps the biggest news of the bunch is...