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Twitter confirms it is testing bright labels beneath lies and misinfo posted by politicians and public figures, and points-based "community badges" for users
Twitter is testing new ways to fight misinformation — including a community-based points system A leaked demo features bright red and orange badges for tweets that have been deemed “harmfully misleading."
Chess has seen rapid viewership growth on Twitch, with time spent watching rising by 500% since 2016, fostering a new culture in a previously staid domain
Texas man close to exoneration after computer algorithm leads to new suspect
Interviews with 40 police departments in eight states that partnered with Ring for at least three months show there is little evidence that Ring reduces crime
Techmeme · 2 weeks ago
Judge approves $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint
On Facebook, anti-vaxxers urged a mom not to give her son Tamiflu. He later died.
U.S. Supreme Court declines net neutrality appeal
A look at the wave of hundreds of tech companies helping enterprises comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act
West Virginia governor to sign a bill that would allow voters with physical disabilities to vote via smartphone in 2020, becoming the first US state to do so
Facebook reaches $550 million settlement in facial recognition lawsuit
Single dose of psilocybin eased cancer patients' anxiety, depression for years
Two iPhones or the privacy of billions: Why Apple vs. the FBI matters
From Burisma to Democratic candidates, phishing emails remain security threat
‘Online and vulnerable’: Experts find nearly three dozen U.S. voting systems connected to internet
Nikola Motors may have found what its CEO describes as the “Holy Grail of batteries,” an alternative to today’s lithium-ion technology that could double the distance a battery-electric vehicle can travel between charges, while cutting battery costs in half.
China ramps up tech education to become artificial intelligence leader
Social media hosted a lot of fake health news this year. Here’s what went most viral.
Content creators including Jake Paul, iJustine, Dolan Dark, and Nerd City reflect on the last decade of internet culture
Pentagon tells military personnel not to use at-home DNA kits The Pentagon said that potential inaccuracies in at-home DNA kits pose more risk to military members than regular consumers.
Facebook wants to integrate Instagram and Whatsapp. The U.S. government may try to stop it. Facebook has been the subject of an antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, the federal government’s main business regulator.
Reddit · 3 months ago