Search results for "fake news"
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4.7KSecurityChinese App Tells You If Someone is In Debt And Helps You Report Them
A report from state-run China Daily tells us that the Chinese Government has developed an extension of its social credit system in...
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2.5KMiscFacebook Testing Feature That Allows Users To Block Certain Words
Facebook decided that, since it’s already fighting an uphill battle against hate speech and fake news on its platform, it might as...
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4.2KMiscAnother One Bites the Dust: WhatsApp Ads Coming Soon
After years of a clean interface without the social media clutter you’ve come to expect, another one bites the dust. WhatsApp ads...
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2.4KSecurityFacebook Begins To Rate The ‘Trustworthiness’ Of Its Users
Facebook has long relied on its users to report content that is problematic but soon enough it found itself with another problem...
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9.8KMiscTrouble for Mark Zuckerberg: Facebook Loses Billions, Investors Want Him Out
The last months of privacy issues surrounding Facebook and the aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica left Mark Zuckerberg in a very precarious...
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3.2KMiscWatch: Jordan Peele Becomes Obama With Machine Learning Tools
With the rise of fake news, it’s important to stay vigilant when reading articles and news sources. To prove this, Buzzfeed just released...
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3.2KSecurityCambridge Analytica Actually Collected Data From 87 Million People
Just when news of the Cambridge Analytica scandal slowed down, Facebook revealed that millions more were affected by the data “breach” than...
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2.9KSecurityGermany To Fine Social Media Sites That Allow Hate Speech
New year, new laws to enforce. After New Year’s Eve, Germany decided to fine with millions of dollars social media websites that...
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4.2KFutureAll the Bandages with PFAs: The Full List of Brands Found to Have ‘Forever Chemicals’
Staples from your bathroom or your first aid kit are now associated with PFAs, also known as forever chemicals. The good news?...
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1.2KFutureWhy Nvidia’s CEO Thinks Kids Shouldn’t Learn to Code Anymore
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s latest statement has made the rounds and ignited a much-needed discussion around what kids today should learn. Going...
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4.4KFutureAI-Generated Obituaries Are Flooding the Web. How the Scam Works
We do indeed live in a post-truth society and scammers are taking advantage of all the confusion generated by AI. A new...
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4.3KFutureSorry, But Your Smart Toothbrush Is Too Stupid to Be Hacked for Malware Attacks
This week, one of the biggest stories in cybersecurity was the existence of a huge botnet built out of toothbrushes, one that...
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1.5KFutureNew Deus Ex Sequel Is Officially Canceled. Is That A Bad Thing Though?
On January 29th, Eidos Montreal announced on X a huge round of layoffs, in which 97 people were let go from the...
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4.4KMiscAccused Pastor Says “God Told Him” To Start Shilling Cryptocurrency
A Colorado pastor is blaming God for his crypto venture, after his followers accused him of embezzling over $1.2 million. And no,...
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998FutureHow OpenAI Is Preparing So That ChatGPT Won’t Destroy the Upcoming Elections
Thought the last election cycle was bad thanks to social-media fuelled disinformation? Now add ChatGPT and deepfakes to the mix. The first...
