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The fediverse promises social media without Big Tech, if it can avoid familiar pitfalls

You've probably noticed lately that a lot of people are trying out alternatives to the big social media networks X, Instagram and Facebook. For example, after Elon Musk bought Twitter in 2022 and started allowing far more ...

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Elon Musk claims X being targeted in 'massive cyberattack' as service goes down

Hours after a series of outages Monday that left X unavailable to thousands of users, Elon Musk claimed that the social media platform was being targeted in a "massive cyberattack."

Mar 10, 2025

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Countering a flaw in anti-censorship tools to improve global internet freedom

A newly identified time-based vulnerability exposes a widely used technique to evade internet censorship, University of Michigan researchers have found. The findings emphasize the need to develop more robust countermeasures ...

Mar 10, 2025

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Can AI tell us if those Zoom calls are flowing smoothly? New study says yes

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, workers have spent countless hours in videoconferences—now a fixture of office life. As more people work and live remotely, videoconferencing platforms such as Zoom, MS Teams, FaceTime, ...

Mar 10, 2025

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Russian disinformation 'infects' AI chatbots, researchers warn

A sprawling Russian disinformation network is manipulating Western AI chatbots to spew pro-Kremlin propaganda, researchers say, at a time when the United States is reported to have paused its cyber operations against Moscow.

Mar 10, 2025

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Utah becomes the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify ages

Utah on Wednesday became the first state to pass legislation requiring app stores to verify users' ages and get parental consent for minors to download apps to their devices.

Mar 6, 2025

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Albania to shut down TikTok in coming days

Albanian authorities said Thursday they were moving to shut down TikTok in the coming days, following through on a ban announced in December.

Mar 6, 2025

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Google leans further into AI-generated overviews for its search engine

Google is updating its ubiquitous search engine with the next generation of its artificial intelligence technology as part of an effort to provide instant expertise amid intensifying competition from smaller competitors.

Mar 5, 2025

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Why are so many people obsessed with fantasy sports?

With the AFL and NRL seasons kicking off, fantasy footy players have been deep in draft mode, carefully building their best teams.

Mar 4, 2025

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Tech companies' proposed new safety codes won't protect all kids online

In July last year, Australia's eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, directed tech companies to develop codes of practice to keep children safe from online porn and harmful content. Now, after seven months, the industry ...

Mar 4, 2025

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LA Times adds AI-generated counterpoints to opinion pieces

The Los Angeles Times said Monday it was adding AI-generated counter-arguments to opinion pieces to help readers grasp differing points of view.

Mar 4, 2025

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Thousands report outage affecting Microsoft services like Outlook

Thousands of Microsoft 365 customers reported having issues with services like Outlook on Saturday.

Mar 2, 2025

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Microsoft retires Skype, internet call pioneer

Microsoft on Friday announced it was retiring Skype, the online voice and video call pioneer that the tech titan acquired in 2011.

Feb 28, 2025

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US lawmakers probe foreign pressure on tech platforms

A Congressional committee has sent subpoenas to eight US internet giants demanding to know whether foreign governments are curbing what can be seen online in the United States.

Feb 28, 2025

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YouTube was born from a failed dating site—20 years on, the world's biggest video platform faces new challenges

When three former PayPal employees, Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, registered the domain www.youtube.com 20 years ago, they wanted to create an online dating site based around videos of users. In 2016, Chen told ...

Feb 24, 2025

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Dark web forum research reveals the growing threat of AI-generated child abuse images

The UK aims to be the first country in the world to create new offenses related to AI-generated sexual abuse. New laws will make it illegal to possess, create or distribute AI tools designed to generate child sexual abuse ...

Feb 20, 2025

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Online shopping giants bet on AI to curb clothes returns

From sizing advice via selfies to robot stock-takers, online shopping behemoths have increasingly turned to artificial intelligence in a bid to stem the flow of bad-for-business clothes returns.

Feb 17, 2025

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Scammers using AI to dupe the lonely looking for love

Meta on Wednesday warned internet users to be wary of online acquaintances promising romance but seeking cash as scammers use deep fakes to prey on those looking for love.

Feb 12, 2025

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Looking for love this Valentine's Day? Don't fall for Instagram romance scams

If your social media suitor seems too good to be true, it might be a scam.

Feb 12, 2025

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Apple changes Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America on maps

Apple renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America on its maps Tuesday after an order by President Donald Trump was made official by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System.

Feb 12, 2025

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YouTube, the online video powerhouse, turns 20

YouTube has evolved from a dinner party lark 20 years ago into a modern lifestyle staple poised to overtake US cable television in paid viewership.

Feb 11, 2025

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Google changes name of Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US users

Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America" for those using its Maps platform inside the United States, complying with an executive order by President Donald Trump.

Feb 11, 2025

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Scientists enhance smart home security with artificial IoT and WiFi

Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT), which combines the advantages of both Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things technologies, has become widely popular in recent years. In contrast to typical IoT setups, wherein ...

Feb 10, 2025

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AI-powered method improves reliability of next-generation networks

As 5G and 6G networks expand, they promise a future of incredibly fast and reliable wireless connections. A key technology behind this is millimeter-wave (mmWave), which uses very high-frequency radio waves to transmit huge ...

Feb 6, 2025

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The future of mobile gaming: Less latency, more fun thanks to edge computing

A recent study titled "Gaming on the Edge: Performance Issues of Distributed Online Gaming," published at the IFIP International Conference on Networking 2024, proposes an innovative model to enhance the experience of online ...

Jan 30, 2025

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Nickel-based cathodes may pave a path to safer, high-energy electric vehicle batteries

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Lithium needed for the battery revolution could be harvested from saltwater lakes thanks to a new membrane

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'Odd' objects excel at navigating challenging terrains without central control

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Solar-powered method converts sewage sludge into green hydrogen and animal feed

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Ultra-broadband photonic chip boosts optical signals to reshape high-speed data transmission

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Home air conditioning units can balance the electrical grid without impacting comfort

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Research reveals 'major vulnerabilities' in deepfake detectors

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What to know about Manus, China's latest AI assistant

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Nature-inspired 3D-printing method shoots up faster than bamboo

Mar 11, 2025

Developing 3D-printed soft material actuators that can mimic real muscles

Mar 11, 2025

High-performance programmable photonic chip could transform radar and communication systems

Mar 11, 2025

World's first kilowatt-scale elastocaloric green cooling device developed

Mar 11, 2025

Cheap and environmentally friendly—the next generation of LEDs may soon be here

Mar 11, 2025

New technique overcomes spurious correlations problem in AI

Mar 10, 2025

Scientists develop AI-powered digital twin model that can control and adapt its physical doppelganger

Mar 10, 2025

Machine learning precisely predicts material characteristics for high-performance photovoltaics

Mar 10, 2025

A/B test tool shows Facebook constantly experimenting on consumers—and even its creators don't fully know how it works

Mar 10, 2025

Japan's Nissan tests driverless vehicles in city streets filled with cars and people

Mar 10, 2025

A new on-chip microcomb to synchronize signals in optoelectronics

Mar 7, 2025

AI reveals new way to strengthen titanium alloys and speed up manufacturing

Mar 7, 2025

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Meta working on potential Twitter rival

Facebook owner Meta is working on a new "text sharing" social media network, it said Friday, in a project seen as a potential rival to embattled Twitter.

Mar 10, 2023

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Hundreds of sexual ads using deepfakes ran on social media

A massive advertising campaign launched this week by a deepfake app featured the faces of actresses Emma Watson and Scarlett Johansson.

Mar 9, 2023

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China's students leap 'Great Firewall' to get homework help from ChatGPT

Chinese schoolchildren are turning to AI bot ChatGPT to slash their homework time—vaulting the country's "Great Firewall" to write book reports and bone up on their language skills.

Mar 8, 2023

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FTC probes Twitter data practices after Elon Musk's layoffs

The Federal Trade Commission is investigating Elon Musk's mass layoffs at Twitter and trying to obtain his internal communications as part of ongoing oversight into the social media company's privacy and cybersecurity practices, ...

Mar 8, 2023

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9th Circuit says Twitter can't disclose FBI 'national security' demands for user info

Twitter may not publicly quantify the number of times the FBI demands user information from it for national security investigations, a federal appellate court ruled Monday.

Mar 7, 2023

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Proton VPN in media partnership against online censorship

Internet privacy and access company Proton said Monday it would provide German broadcaster Deutsche Welle with virtual private network (VPN) services aimed at helping skirt government censorship.

Mar 6, 2023

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Twitter admits 'massive' outage as woes continue

Twitter on Monday suffered a brief but unprecedented outage with users worldwide reporting they could no longer read links to articles from outside websites.

Mar 6, 2023

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Researchers test smart surfaces to improve wireless communication and localization

It's happened to anyone with a cell phone—dropped calls or dead air because suddenly there is no service available. Or worse, the location pin drops on the navigation app.

Mar 3, 2023

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Betting on social media as a news destination for the young

If young people are spending so much time on social media, it stands to reason that's a good place to reach them with news.

Mar 3, 2023

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Cyclone Gabrielle broke vital communication links when people needed them most—what happened and how do we fix it?

Modern communication systems need two main things: power, and what engineers call "backhaul", the connections that link cell towers and exchanges to the national network. When Cyclone Gabrielle struck, both were badly compromised.

Mar 3, 2023

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Incentives and threats: How to avoid scammers 'phishing' for money, personal information

There are certain rites of passage in life. Milestone birthdays, graduations, marriages or births. And of course, that first email from a Nigerian prince who wants your bank account number to safeguard money with the promise ...

Mar 2, 2023

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Starlink: SpaceX's new internet service could be a gamechanger in Africa

It's hard for many of us to imagine a world without instant, limitless internet access. Some have even argued that it should, alongside access to clean water and electricity, be considered a basic human right.

Mar 1, 2023

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Here are the countries that have bans on TikTok

The U.S. and Canada issued orders this week banning the use of TikTok on government-issued mobile devices as privacy and cybersecurity concerns about the video-sharing app grow.

Mar 1, 2023

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TikTok sets new default time limits for minors

TikTok said Wednesday that every account held by a user under the age of 18 will have a default 60-minute daily screen time limit in the coming weeks. The changes arrive during a period in which there are growing concerns ...

Mar 1, 2023

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The next phase of the internet is coming: Here's what you need to know about Web3

The rapid growth of cryptocurrencies and virtual non-fungible tokens have dominated news headlines in recent years. But not many may see how these modish applications connect together in a wider idea being touted by some ...

Feb 28, 2023

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Study analyzes fake interaction services on social media

A study by the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and IMDEA Networks analyzes fake interaction services on social media. In addition to cataloging the fraudulent ecosystem of "likes," views, followers or online visits, ...

Feb 28, 2023

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'Take It Down:' a tool for teens to remove explicit images

"Once you send that photo, you can't take it back," goes the warning to teenagers, often ignoring the reality that many teens send explicit images of themselves under duress, or without understanding the consequences.

Feb 27, 2023

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Meta unveils more cautious approach to ChatGPT frenzy

Facebook-owner Meta on Friday unveiled its own version of the artificial intelligence behind apps such as ChatGPT, saying it would give access to researchers to find fixes to the technology's potential dangers.

Feb 24, 2023

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Facebook, Instagram roll out paid subscription in Australia, New Zealand

Facebook and Instagram began a week-long rollout of their first paid verification service on Friday, testing users' willingness to pay for social media features that until now have been free.

Feb 24, 2023

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Google tests blocking news content for some Canadians

Google is blocking some Canadian users from viewing news content in what the company said Wednesday is a test run of a potential response to a Canadian government's online news bill.

Feb 23, 2023

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