Twitter is bringing back "prebunks" to get ahead of midterm misinformation
Twitter has announced a series of changes it hopes will "protect civic conversation" on the platform ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. Here's a rundown of how they'll do it.First, they'll flag misinformation with labels that link to credible infor.....»»
This HP laptop is normally $1,453 — today it’s $579
HP has reduced the price of the HP 250 G9 by a huge amount, bringing it down to just $579. Here's why you might want it......»»
Researchers analyze challenges faced by content moderators during pandemic
The responsibility for maintaining online safety relies on content moderators particularly in times of crisis. However, not all platforms even have moderation systems in place and so disinformation, misinformation, propaganda, and fake news often cir.....»»
Cado Security teams up with Wiz to accelerate forensic investigations and minimize cloud threats
Cado Security has uveiled its partnership with Wiz and joins Wiz Integration (WIN) Platform. Cado Security enhances WIN by bringing the power of the Cado Security platform to the partner ecosystem so that Wiz customers can seamlessly integrate Cado i.....»»
Elon Musk’s X botched an attempt to replace “twitter.com” links with “x.com”
Automatic text replacement let users spoof URLs ending in x, like netflix.com. Enlarge / An X sign at company headquarters in San Francisco. (credit: Getty Images | Bloomberg) Elon Musk's clumsy brand shift from Twitter.....»»
What to Know About Elon Musk’s Battle With a Brazilian Judge Over Speech on Social Media
A Supreme Court judge in Brazil is taking on disinformation—and going toe-to-toe with X owner Elon Musk, who claims to champion free speech. When billionaire Elon Musk acquired Twitter—now X—in 2022, some feared that t.....»»
X automatically changed "Twitter" to "X" in users" posts, breaking legit URLs
Elon Musk's social media platform is changing references to "Twitter .com" in user's post to "X .com" without their permission. It might be easy to forget at times, but technically, Twitter is no more. Elon Musk changed the name of the com.....»»
Study finds that anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim accounts have grown on Elon Musk"s X
Since the war in Gaza, accounts spreading conspiracy theories and targeted hate speech have grown on Twitter/X. Since the escalation of the ongoing war on Gaza and in the age of Elon Musk's X/Twitter takeover, anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hate s.....»»
OnePlus is Adopting Google’s Gemini, Plans 100 New AI Features
When OnePlus announced earlier this month that they were bringing AI to a bunch of devices, I was surprised to not see Google’s Gemini mentioned. Knowing that Google is leading the charge when it comes to AI on mobile (look at the Galaxy S24 se.....»»
DEAL: Trade In Your Really Old Tablet, Get Pixel Tablet for $250
Google is offering improved trade-in values on older Android and iOS tablets right now, bringing the price of a Pixel Tablet down to at least $250. If you have a newer trade-in tablet, your price will be even lower. For example, if you have an iPad (.....»»
Google’s AI Editing Tools will Arrive for Non-Pixel Phones, with a Catch
Google recently announced that it will be bringing over some of its AI editing tools to non-Pixel devices via its Google Photos app. The post Google’s AI Editing Tools will Arrive for Non-Pixel Phones, with a Catch appeared first on Phandroid......»»
Samsung Bringing New Languages to Galaxy AI
Samsung’s announced plans to bring new languages and dialects to its Galaxy AI software in 2024. Earlier this year, Samsung started pushing its One UI 6.1 and Galaxy AI software update to the Galaxy S23, Galaxy Z Flip 5, Galaxy Z Fold 5, and Ga.....»»
"Make Sweden Great Again"—the far right found each other on Twitter during the Swedish election
Media researcher Jessica Robinson has looked at the topics that trended on Twitter—now X—during the 2020 US presidential election and the Swedish parliamentary election in 2018. In her research, she has analyzed around 500 million tweets......»»
Research examines tweets during Hurricane María to analyze social media use during disasters
Social media can be a useful tool for communicating during extreme weather events. Omar Pérez Figueroa, an urban and regional planning professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, examined how Twitter (now X) was used when Hurricane Mar.....»»
A new algorithm to predict information superspreaders in social media
Understanding how information flows in social networks is critical to counteracting dangerous misinformation, promoting the spreading of news, and designing healthy online social environments. Scholars have long realized the role of information super.....»»
Both the release and beta visionOS versions get minor updates
Apple has released an incremental update for visionOS to the public, at the same time as seemingly re-releasing a developer beta of visionOS 1.2.Apple Vision ProThe update to the Apple Vision Pro bringing it up to visionOS 1.1.2 is an incremental cha.....»»
Both the release and beta visionOS versions get minor updates
Apple has released an incremental update for visionOS to the public, at the same time as seemingly re-releasing a developer beta of visionOS 1.2.Apple Vision ProThe update to the Apple Vision Pro bringing it up to visionOS 1.1.2 is an incremental cha.....»»
Elon Musk: AI will be smarter than any human around the end of next year
While Musk says superintelligence is coming soon, one critic says prediction is "batsh*t crazy." Enlarge / Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and the X (formerly Twitter) platform on January 22, 2024. (credit: Getty Images) On Mo.....»»
X makes passkey login available globally for iOS users
The social network X (formerly Twitter) introduced support for passkeys earlier this year. However, the new option was only available to iOS users based in the US. As of today, X is making passkey login available globally. more….....»»
X launches passkey support for iOS app users worldwide
Passkeys have launched for X uses globally, bringing a new level of account security to users of the social platform.Passkey on an iPhoneIn January, X introduced support for passkey login. The feature uses technology developed by the FIDO Alliance in.....»»
Collaboration finds accuracy "nudges" decrease misinformation-sharing on both sides of the political aisle
A collaboration between two research teams with opposing perspectives found that, despite claims to the contrary, simply reminding people about the concept of accuracy improves the quality of information-sharing on both sides of the political aisle......»»