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X says it suspended 800 million accounts in 2024 over spam and manipulation
X has told UK’s MPs or Members of Parliament that it suspended 800 million accounts to combat state-backed campaigns on the website, according to The Guardian. Wifredo Fernández, X’s head of global...
You can now use ChatGPT to open Shazam instead of… just opening Shazam
Shazam is now available within ChatGPT, if you don’t want to launch the music discovery app on your phone for, well, reasons. You will have to link the Shazam app with the chatbot first from its...
FAA opens up real world testing for air taxi startups
US regulators have approved eight pilot programs across 26 states that will allow Archer, Joby and other eVTOL companies to finally start testing aircraft this summer, according to a US Department...
The Morning After: The new iPad Air M4 is Apple’s best overall tablet
Now that Apple is designing and engineering its own silicon, the updates come fast. It’s been less than two years since the company released the M2-powered iPad Air and we’re already on our third...
How to get rid of all of your extra stuff
It often feels like people fall into one of two categories: those who throw things away easily, and those who hold onto everything. For those of us who fall into the latter category, tasks like...
Meta’s deepfake moderation isn’t good enough, says Oversight Board
Meta’s Oversight Board wants the company to start taking AI labeling seriously to protect its users from online misinformation. | Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images Meta's methods for...
The strange reason why bears are attacking people in Japan
A sign warning hikers of bears along the Fujiyoshida Trail on Mount Fuji. | Yiming Chen/Getty Images It’s a scene from a nightmare: You’re shopping at the supermarket on a normal fall evening, and...
The Oversight Board says Meta needs new rules for AI-generated content
The Oversight Board is once again urging Meta to overhaul its rules around AI-generated content. This time, the board says Meta should create a separate rule for AI content that's independent...
TikTok can continue its operations in Canada after agreeing to enhanced security measures
TikTok doesn’t have to close its offices in Canada after all. The country will allow TikTok to keep its business operational after a national security review, Minister of Industry Mélanie Joly has...
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The LinkedIn post seemed like yet another scam job offer, but Katya was desperate enough to click. After college, she’d struggled to make a living as a freelance journalist, gone to grad school,...