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It’s long been known that X (and Twitter before it) is a major venue for foreign influence campaigns to meddle in American politics. Much of the focus has been on Russian troll farms, which the US government has targeted on several occasions. But the launch of X’s About This Account feature may have revealed the […]

It’s long been known that X (and Twitter before it) is a major venue for foreign influence campaigns to meddle in American politics. Much of the focus has been on Russian troll farms, which the US government has targeted on several occasions. But the launch of X’s About This Account feature may have revealed the […]

The Verge
About This Account reveals the scale of X’s foreign troll problem
X’s About This Account reveals the scale of its foreign troll problem, confirming that many MAGA accounts aren’t actually American.
With the US tech industry scrambling to contain the fallout of Donald Trump’s latest assault against immigrants, Europe senses blood in the water. Trump blindsided American businesses late last week with a new $100,000-a-year fee on all H-1B visas, which are used to bring tens of thousands of skilled workers to the country’s tech sector. […]

Apple is planning to shuffle its iPhone release schedule next year as it releases the first foldable iPhone to make things more manageable, reports The Information. The plan is for the foldable to come out with the iPhone 18 Pro and “Air” models, while the standard iPhone 18 gets shunted back to the spring of […]

Google Photos is adding its digital SynthID watermarks to photos that have been edited using the Magic Editor’s generative AI feature. The new feature is rolling out “this week” according to Google, and is intended to make it easier for people to quickly identify images that have been manipulated using the “reimagine” tool in Magic […]
