China dreams of football glory at last... in gaming
Zhao Yitang had always dreamed of playing football for China and this summer he finally did—not in boots on a pitch, but on a smartphone.
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Elon Musk launches Grokipedia to compete with online encyclopedia Wikipedia
Elon Musk has launched Grokipedia, a crowdsourced online encyclopedia that the billionaire seeks to position as a rival to Wikipedia.
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AI produces shallower knowledge than web search, study finds
Learning about a topic by interacting with AI chatbots like ChatGPT rather than following links provided by web search can produce shallower knowledge. Advice given on the basis of this shallow knowledge tends to be sparser, ...
Oct 28, 2025
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Amazon's big outage reminds us that we trust big tech companies far too much
On Monday, October 20, millions of internet users got a painful answer to a question few even knew existed. The question was: What do Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Signal, United and Delta airlines and countless other web-based ...
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AI-powered bots increase social media post engagement but do not boost overall user activity
A recent study shows that AI-powered social media bots can increase user engagement on posts, but they fall short of encouraging users to post more overall.
Oct 23, 2025
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What's next for the internet? Competing visions for the metaverse
The race to build the metaverse—a vast digital realm where virtual and physical worlds merge—is already becoming a global power struggle.
Oct 22, 2025
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What caused Amazon Web Services to go down? An expert explains
From Reddit and Snapchat to Delta and Zoom, more than a thousand websites around the globe were knocked offline early Monday—and continued to have problems into the afternoon—after a major outage at Amazon Web Services, the ...
Oct 21, 2025
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One Tech Tip: How to prepare for outages that impact our online lives, from banking to chatting apps
A major Amazon Web Services outage disrupted scores of online platforms on Monday—leaving people around the world unable to access some banks, chatting apps, online food ordering and more.
Oct 21, 2025
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Sex is a big market for the AI industry. ChatGPT won't be the first to try to profit from it
ChatGPT will be able to have kinkier conversations after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced the artificial intelligence company will soon allow its chatbot to engage in "erotica for verified adults."
Oct 17, 2025
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Australia sharing tips on curbing social media for children before age limit starts in December
The Australian government has begun a public education campaign with tips on how to wean children off social media ahead of a world-first national 16-year age limit taking effect in December.
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