Want to See How Bad Twitter’s Bot Problem Is? Ask for Crypto Help.
Twitter, the platform formally known as X, has a bot problem. If you want to see just how bad it is, I’ll teach you the magic words that summon the…
Musk Reportedly Wants to Fold Neuralink and Tesla Into One Big Weird AI Company
Anyone who’s spent time observing the erratic, often contradictory behavior of billionaire Elon Musk in recent years could be forgiven for believing he’s lost a sense of direction. That tale…
These 24 Members of Congress Paid for Twitter
Image: Chip Somodevilla (Getty Images) Twitter, now known as X, has seen Elon Musk panhandling for platform users to pay $8 toward X Premium (formerly known as Twitter Blue). Now,…
Facebook Supreme Court Says Posts About Abortion Are Not Death Threats
In March 2022, Meta removed a pair of posts on Facebook and Instagram criticizing a proposed South Carolina bill that would have horrifyingly applied homicide penalties to abortion seekers. One…
Lawsuit Accuses Twitter of Helping Saudi Arabia Pursue Online Dissidents
A lawsuit accuses the company formerly known as Twitter (now renamed X by Elon Musk) of helping the government of Saudi Arabia to spy on and violate the human rights…
Facebook Is Killing the News Tab in Several Countries
Image: rafapress (Shutterstock) Meta is removing Facebook’s dedicated news tab in some European countries starting in early December, the company announced on Tuesday. The social giant claims users do not…
Musk Says He’ll Sue the Anti-Defamation League for ‘Almost’ Killing Twitter
Twitter is dying, and billionaire site owner Elon Musk knows precisely where to point the finger—not at the mirror, of course, but at the Anti-Defamation League. The Jewish civil rights…
AI This Week: Chuck’s Big Meeting with Zuck and Elon
Headlines This Week In what is sure to be welcome news for lazy office workers everywhere, you can now pay $30 a month to have Google Duet AI write emails…
Ouch! Jupiter Just Got Smacked By an Unidentified Celestial Object
Jupiter’s south pole as captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/John Landino As the largest planet in our solar system, Jupiter is not one to play with. That doesn’t stop…
Meta Reportedly Looking to Give Europeans an Ad-Free Option on Its Platforms
Meta is a multi-headed behemoth of a tech company, but for all its hungry maws, it is also somewhat predictable. Give it a problem like new regulations that will force…