Trump"s Tweets: telling truth from fiction from the words he used
Social media has supercharged the spread of information—and misinformation, which presents significant challenges when trying to distinguish between fact and fiction on social media platforms like Twitter......»»
Chatbot-generated Schumacher ‘interview’ leads to editor’s dismissal
A magazine editor has been fired after running an article about Michael Schumacher that used using generative-AI to create what looked like his spoken words......»»
A protein extracted from squid may help increase tissue growth for regenerative medicine
Collagen is the basic protein that makes up the intercellular matrix, or in other words, the environment for the connective tissue cells of our body, such as tendons, bone, and cartilage. It looks like long threads, woven into three-dimensional netwo.....»»
For fossil-fuel reliant governments, climate action should start at home
Many assume that big publicly traded oil companies and private individuals are primarily responsible for climate change. And there is some truth to this assumption......»»
Twitter quietly edited its hateful conduct policy to drop transgender protections
Musk says his own tweets might be labeled under new hateful conduct policy. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Stable Diffusion) Earlier this month, Twitter quietly removed transgender-specific protections from its hateful.....»»
Netflix actor wields DMCA takedowns to block tweets sharing “rapey” clip
David Choe claims the 2014 podcast clip detailing a rape is performance "art." Enlarge / David Choe. (credit: Rodin Eckenroth / Stringer | FilmMagic) Netflix is facing calls to boycott its latest hit series Beef after a.....»»
Former megadealer Bernie Moreno trying again for Senate seat
The former megadealer has filed paperwork to run for Senate in Ohio and is being encouraged by former President Donald Trump......»»
New study finds tweets can amplify, disrupt, unite and divide
Social media connects people and amplifies different aspects of humanity in good and bad ways. But the effects of social media appear neither universally good nor bad, but rather present an oscillating, dynamic system that can be divisive but also un.....»»
The disturbing trend of state media use of deepfakes
Social media has been awash with fake images of a stylish Pope Francis, Elon Musk protesting in New York and Donald Trump resisting arrest......»»
Substack debuts feature that spooked Musk into suppressing Substack tweets
Substack says its Notes feed can coexist with and complement Twitter. Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg / Contributor | Bloomberg) Today, Substack officially rolled out Notes, the product that creates a feed that allows Substac.....»»
New Steve Jobs Archive ebook now available as a free download
As announced a fortnight ago, the Steve Jobs Archive today released a free ebook memorializing Jobs’s life and career in his own words, collating emails, speeches and interviews with the Apple founder. The ebook can be read in Apple Books on your.....»»
Look out, Twitter Circle is exposing private tweets
Twitter Circle, a feature that lets you tweet to select users, has been hit by a privacy scare as some of the tweets are gaining wider exposure on the platform......»»
Twitter Circle tweets are showing up for random users, and you should be careful
Twitter last year introduced the new Circle feature, which works pretty much the same way as Instagram’s Close Friends, allowing you to post content that only selected users will see. However, it seems that Twitter Circle tweets are not so private.....»»
Why the FBI says you should avoid public phone chargers at airports and malls
Over the past years, we’ve seen the problem of “juice jacking” grow at public charging stations for phones and other devices. Now the FBI considers the risk of juice jacking so high that it’s telling Americans to completely avoid using publi.....»»
The dumb reason Twitter won’t allow retweeting tweets linking to Substack
"Some actions on this tweet have been disabled by Twitter." Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto ) Twitter users on Friday began noticing that they could not retweet or reply to tweets containing links to the Substac.....»»
Kids learn more than just dates and facts when listening to historical fiction, according to new study
Teaching history to elementary students is stereotypically a straightforward affair, heavily weighted with names, dates and facts. But in a new paper published in the journal The Reading Teacher, a pair of Concordia researchers show that students can.....»»
Why using too many emojis to substitute words can harm your chances online
Sad face news for heavy emoji users......»»
Apple Car"s dashboard may look different to driver & passenger
Car dashboard space is limited, and Apple is researching ways to allow that one screen to show different information, depending on what angle it is viewed.The current CarPlayLet's be really clear here. Nowhere in its 8,900 words does "Display With A.....»»
Twitter introduces a sneaky change
Twitter is playing around with words again to make who has a subscription even harder to work out. Twitter is continuing with its shenanigans by playing around again with the wording for verified accounts and Twitter Blue subscribers. This.....»»
Puffer coat Pope. Musk on a date with GM CEO. Fake AI "news" images are fooling social media users
Pope Francis wearing a massive, white puffer coat. Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with rival GM CEO Mary Barra. Former President Donald Trump being detained by police in dramatic fashion......»»
Welcome to the era of viral AI generated "news" images
Pope Francis wearing a massive, white puffer coat. Elon Musk walking hand-in-hand with rival GM CEO Mary Barra. Former President Donald Trump being detained by police in dramatic fashion......»»