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A fake recorded message of U.S. President Joe Biden telling prospective voters to “save your vote for November” has turned fears about AI-powered audio fakery. BBC News has more. https://flip.it/0etyEg
#Tech #AI #Robot #CyberSecurity

After a decline that began in September that led some to believe the app was dead, Instagram's Threads has continued to grow its user base and has become one of the top 10 most downloaded apps. TechCrunch has more.

https://flip.it/t.kzI7

#Threads #SocialMedia #Instagram

According to a new survey, just over half of 2,778 AI researchers say there’s a 5% chance Artificial Intelligence will drive humans to extinction. That’s reassuring, isn’t it? Here's more from Futurism.
https://flip.it/yKAT2L
#Tech #ArtificialIntelligence #Extinction #AI

Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion lawsuit brought by claimants who accused the web giant of privacy invasion by tracking their online activities despite being in “incognito mode” when using the company’s Chrome browser.

Digital Trends reports: https://flip.it/lxt3ET

#Google #Privacy #Tech #Chrome #Internet

The year of social media soul-searching: Twitter dies, X and Threads are born and AI gets personal.

@AP recaps all that happened in 2023: https://flip.it/C6zyWE

#Tech #Technology #SocialMedia #AI

Apple is reportedly in talks with news publishers such as NBC News and Condé Nast to train its AI models. The Verge has more: https://flip.it/i802i_
#Apple #AI #TheVerge #Tech

Platform X woes continue: The European Commission has opened a formal Digital Service Act investigation into X, formerly known as Twitter, for illegal content, disinformation and deceptive design.

https://flip.it/_ocTjj

Apple announces that it will move to the RCS messaging standard “later next year,” bringing a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users. 9to5Mac reports: https://flip.it/F41C2g
#Tech #Apple #iPhone #RCS

The man who attacked Paul Pelosi with a hammer says his descent into right-wing conspiracies started with Gamergate, the misogynistic harassment campaign that targeted women in the video-game industry. David DePape also listened to right-wing podcasts and regularly spent time on 4chan. Vice News has more.

https://flip.it/7pk0yj

#News #Gamergate #ConspiracyTheories #Extremism #Internet

Sweeping White House executive order takes aim at AI's toughest challenges.

Engadget reports: "User privacy, government transparency and public safety were focal points of Monday's announcement."

https://flip.it/Ktsp5l

#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Biden #Tech #Technology #Privacy

Twitter was once the go-to app for up-to-date news, first-hand accounts and quality journalism on the ground. But over the weekend, as users sought information about the Israel-Hamas conflict, they found platform X flooded with misinformation. So they turned to Threads, as Platformer editor @caseynewton explains for The Verge.

https://flip.it/pa.SMV

#Threads #X #Israel

FTX was “fine,” crypto company founder and CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted. Except, it “was not fine,” former company executive Gary Wang told a court Friday in New York City, where Bankman-Fried is on trial for fraud. More from BBC: https://flip.it/MwhdcC
#Tech #Technology #SBF #Fraud

Freelance technology journalist Shubham Agarwal (@phonesoldier ) discusses the decline of mainstream social media platforms, the emergence of the "pluriverse" and what the future could hold for our online social and professional lives. Plus, Flipboard's CEO @mike describes what features a social media network would need to have to be successful today.

https://flip.it/3pvSrM

#SocialMedia #Algorithms #Connections

Irish regulators have fined TikTok €345m ($370m) for violating children’s privacy. BBC News has more: https://flip.it/00yBoj
#Tech #TikTok #Ireland #SocialMedia

Why is everyone talking about the fediverse? Mashable's Christianna Silva explains the reason behind Meta's interest, the future of social media and how that will change the way online creators reach their audiences.

https://flip.it/uLc6Sx

#Fediverse #Threads #Mastodon

In a post on X today, Elon Musk said users will soon lose the ability to block other people, except for direct messages. If the move goes ahead, the platform may find itself removed from Apple's App Store. @9to5Mac explains why:
https://flip.it/trooF1

#Twitter #X

Today marks 25 years since the iMac was introduced to the world. The Verge writes about how the culmination of Steve Job's return to Apple in the 90s and the colorful yet translucent designs by Jony Ive saved the company from bankruptcy, shaped the computing and product design landscape and kick-started the USB revolution.

https://flip.it/ONRu1n

#Apple #iMac #SteveJobs #Nostalgia

@feld Here's a section from the article that we hope helps: “Imran Ahmed, the center’s founder and CEO, told the AP on Monday that his group has never received a similar response from any tech company, despite a history of studying the relationship between social media, hate speech and extremism. He said that typically, the targets of the center’s criticism have responded by defending their work or promising to address any problems that have been identified.”

X, formally known as Twitter, is suing the independent researchers behind the report that documented a rise in neo-Nazi and anti-LGBTQ hate speech on the platform since Elon Musk's takeover. The nonprofit, which has previously published reports on Facebook and TikTok, has never before been subjected to legal action by a tech company it has reviewed. The center's CEO Imran Ahmed says he's concerned for the future of independent research if X wins its case.

https://flip.it/Z4_nfT

#Twitter #X

It's been 10 years since Edward Snowden revealed himself to be the source of the biggest National Security Agency leak in history. The former U.S. government computer analyst blew the whistle on the extent of America's mass surveillance system. The Guardian asks, did his disclosures make a difference?

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/08/no-regrets-says-edward-snowden-after-10-years-in-exile

#EdwardSnowden #MassSurveillance #Privacy