A look at media coverage of generative AI over the past six months, as journalists and academics criticize the hype and provide ways to improve reporting
The Tow Center looked at how news organizations have been covering generative AI over the past six months. Tweets: @emilymbender , @emilymbender , @emilymbender , @janebsinger , @e...
NewsGuard finds 49 websites populated by generative AI posing as news outlets with generic names like News Live 79; some feature falsehoods and programmatic ads
The news-rating group NewsGuard has found dozens of news websites generated by AI chatbots proliferating online …
How the gambling industry has kept up with decades of computer-assisted tech developed to beat roulette, like wearable devices, timers, and predictive software
https://www.bloomberg.com/... John Connolly : When I was at the ICE show in London in February 2004, I offered my services to a manager friend of mine at the Ritz Club Casino. … Tw...
How the gambling industry has kept up with decades of computer-assisted tech developed to beat roulette, like wearable devices, timers, and predictive software
One spring evening, two men and a woman walked into the Ritz Club casino, an upmarket establishment in London's West End. LinkedIn: John Connolly , Christine C. Cook , David Sharra...
Sources: Apple re-shuffles management of its international businesses to focus more on India, which will become its own sales region at Apple for the first time
Apple Inc. is reshuffling management of its international businesses to put a bigger focus on India, according to people …
Sources describe how Google stalled the release of a powerful chatbot for years due to the risk AI demos could pose to its reputation and search ads business
Researchers developed a powerful chatbot years before rival ChatGPT went viral. After management stalled its release, they quit.
BAYC, Doodles, Pudgy Penguins, and other NFT projects are diversifying into real-world assets, including toys, albums, and sports teams, to generate new revenue
Creators of best-selling internet collectibles have responded to a crash in the value of crypto and digital assets by seeking new revenues …
Solana-based NFT projects DeGods and Y00ts plan to leave the SOL ecosystem for Ethereum and Polygon, respectively; DeGods had asked for $5M to stay on SOL
DeGods will bridge over to Ethereum while its sister project Y00ts will move to Polygon with a grant from the layer 2's partnership fund.
Researchers: China seems to be flooding Twitter with porn tweets mentioning places where people are protesting, overwhelming Twitter's reduced moderation team
For hours, links to adult content overwhelmed other posts from cities where dramatic rallies escalated
WhatsApp announces Communities, a group messaging feature for larger, more structured groups of up to 1,024 people, rolling out worldwide in the coming months
WhatsApp today is officially launching Communities, the new feature offering larger, more structured discussion groups that first entered into testing earlier this year.
The Wire suspends its stories on Meta's controversial XCheck program until it carries out a “thorough review”; cited cybersecurity experts deny being consulted
Interviews with journalists at The Wire, sources at Meta, and knowledgeable outside observers describe the messy fight between Meta and The Wire
The journalists behind a controversial series of stories tell us they haven't been hoaxed. We're not so sure
Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads
Basic with Ads Firstpost Tech : Netflix set to launch its ad-supported tier on November 3, check pricing, ad frequency and other details Mitaksh / MediaNama : Netflix announces ad-...
Netflix says Basic with Ads will cost $6.99/month in the US and debut on November 3 in 12 countries, offering most titles, at up to 720p, and without downloads
Starting in November, Netflix will finally roll out its new ad-supported tier for just a few bucks a month …
How Netflix plans to fight slowing growth, including quickly building an ad tier; Netflix accounts for ~8% of all US TV viewership, the most of any network
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[Thread] A tech startup founder describes how he made ~$200K in 2021 by ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists, as a side hustle for five hours per week
👻 Ghostwriting tweets for venture capitalists is the side hustle of the founder of a tech startup (who asked to remain anonymous). Last year he made about $200,000. Here's how he d...
WhatsApp users in India say the service, which has ~550M users in the country, has become overrun by spam from brands, some using WhatsApp's business tools
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A look at the history of online content moderation, which has become a top culture war issue since the 2016 election and is the subject of multiple court cases
Online content moderation wasn't always a partisan issue. That began to change in 2016. — Early last year …
Sources: to cut costs by 10%+ in a few months, Meta is nudging out staff by reorganizing departments and giving them a limited window to apply for other roles
Facebook parent is looking to reduce costs by at least 10%, people familiar with the plans said, while Google has required some employees to apply for new jobs
Meta plans to test Discord-like “Community Chats” in Messenger and Facebook Groups, offering categories, audio and video channels, admin-only chats, and more
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