Elon Musk, the owner of the social media service, has begun to charge a subscription fee for the verification symbol.
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Lyft Will Lay Off About 1,200 People as It Looks to Cut Costs
The cuts come as the company tries to lower prices and remain competitive with Uber, its larger rival.
China building cyberweapons to hijack enemy satellites, says US leak
Enlarge / The Dragon SpaceX satellite. China’s ambitious cyber attacks aim to mimic the signals that satellites receive from their operators, tricking them into being taken over or to malfunction. (credit: European Space Agency.) China is building sophisticated cyber weapons to “seize control” of enemy satellites, rendering them useless for data signals or surveillance during...
Musk vows to sue as Microsoft drops Twitter from its ad platform
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) The Microsoft Advertising platform will drop support for its Twitter integration starting on April 25, according to a recently updated support page. Microsoft allows advertisers to manage their campaigns, create posts, and view engagement data on multiple social sites via one centralized interface, and they’ll still be able to do so...
Google to deploy generative AI to create sophisticated ad campaigns
Enlarge / The integration of its latest generative AI, which also powers its Bard chatbot, means Google will be able to produce far more sophisticated campaigns. (credit: FT montage/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Google plans to introduce generative artificial intelligence into its advertising business over the coming months, as Big Tech groups rush to incorporate...
A Tech Industry Pioneer Sees a Way for the U.S. to Lead in Advanced Chips
Ivan Sutherland played a key role in foundational computer technologies. Now he sees a path for America to claim the mantle in “superconducting” chips.
The Future of Social Media Is a Lot Less Social
Facebook, TikTok and Twitter seem to be increasingly connecting users with brands and influencers. To restore a sense of community, some users are trying smaller social networks.
Reddit will start charging AI models learning from its extremely human archives
Enlarge / Reddit, a site that is chock-full of humans being every kind of human possible, will start charging larger businesses that want to train their Large Language Model AIs on its data. (credit: Getty Images) If you’re a business training a large language model (LLM) AI and want it to learn from the u/420NarutoConspiracy...
Used routers often come loaded with corporate secrets
Enlarge (credit: aquatarkus/Getty Images) You know that you’re supposed to wipe your smartphone or laptop before you resell it or give it to your cousin. After all, there’s a lot of valuable personal data on there that should stay in your control. Businesses and other institutions need to take the same approach, deleting their information...
What Was Twitter, Anyway?
Whether the platform is dying or not, it’s time to reckon with how exactly it broke our brains.