Elon Musk, Twitter’s new owner, acknowledged that ad spending on the platform had slumped. He blamed the drop on pressure from activists.
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On Social Media, Hunting for Voter Fraud Becomes a Game
Players who post about irregularities are awarded points or titles, leading participants to question the legitimacy of elections.
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Worries Grow That TikTok Is New Home for Manipulated Video and Photos
Misleading edits, fake news stories and deepfake images of politicians are starting to warp reality on the popular video platform.
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On Twitter, Who Needs a Check Mark When You Can Have a Rat?
Elon Musk wants Twitter users to pay to be verified. An artist offers a wry alternative.
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Herzog and Žižek become uncanny AI bots trapped in endless conversation
Enlarge / AI-generated portraits of Slavoj Žižek and Werner Herzog from The Infinite Conversation. (credit: Giacomo Miceli / Ars Technica) This week, an Italian artist and programmer named Giacomo Miceli debuted The Infinite Conversation website, an AI-powered nonstop chat between artificial versions of German director Werner Herzog and Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, complete with realistic...
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Elon Musk Begins Layoffs at Twitter
The social media company’s 7,500 employees have been bracing for job cuts since Mr. Musk took it over last week.
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Elon Musk, Under Financial Pressure, Pushes to Make Money From Twitter
The billionaire and his advisers have discussed adding paid direct messages, fees to watch videos and other features to the service.
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Amazon, Lyft and Other Tech Companies Announce Job Cuts and Hiring Freezes
Amazon said it was pausing corporate hiring, while Lyft and Stripe said they were cutting jobs.
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Security Cameras Make Us Feel Safe, but Are They Worth the Invasion?
Internet cameras like Amazon’s Ring come at a high cost to our privacy.
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OpenAI debuts DALL-E API so devs can integrate its AI artwork into their apps
Enlarge / Variations of “a photo of a happy corgi puppy with fancy sunglasses on sitting and facing forward, studio light, longshot” generated by OpenAI’s DALL-E. (credit: OpenAI) On Thursday, OpenAI announced the introduction of an API for its DALL-E image synthesis model that will allow developers to easily integrate its AI image generation technology...