Energy & Green Tech
Farmers often pride themselves on their self-reliance. When you live far from the cities, it makes sense to do as much as possible yourself. Australia's sheer size has meant many remote farms have long been off grid as it's ...
Sep 10, 2023
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Business
YouTube tends to recommend videos that are similar to what people have already watched. New research has found that those recommendations can lead users down a rabbit hole of extremist political content.
Dec 14, 2023
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All Facebook is saying is give peace a chance.
Business
Fear of what could go wrong is the greatest motivator when it comes to getting remote workers to protect their employer's information technology security, according to a recent study in Computers & Security. But it tends ...
Jan 11, 2023
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Internet
Former US president Donald Trump's media group is aiming to launch its long-promised social network in February, according to a listing at Apple's App Store.
Jan 7, 2022
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Internet
YouTube is cracking down on videos displaying "harmful conspiracy theories" as social platforms continue to grapple with the spread of misinformation and hate.
Oct 15, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
During the COVID pandemic, social media platforms were swarmed by far-right and anti-vaccination communities that spread dangerous conspiracy theories.
Mar 23, 2024
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Machine learning & AI
In a new dissertation in mathematics, Björn Lindenberg shows how reinforcement learning in AI can be used to create effective strategies for autonomous decision-making in various environments. Reward systems can be developed ...
Jun 13, 2023
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The video-sharing platform Rumble, flush with cash after a $400 million investment, is pushing toward its goal of becoming the YouTube for American conservatives, even as it faces criticism for allowing misinformation and ...
Apr 2, 2023
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Internet
The baseless conspiracy theory took off after an anonymous user posed a bizarre question in an internet chatroom: What if retail giant Wayfair is using pricey storage cabinets to traffic children?
Jul 17, 2020
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