Apple is temporarily disabling its AI-generated news notifications, which were frequently error-filled, misleading or totally false [@CNN](
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Investor Mark Cuban shared on TikTok that he's ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on the AT Protocol. "If you’ve got that ability, let me know in the comments. If you create an MVP β€” a minimum viable product β€” so I can see it, that’s all the better, because obviously, I think you’d have a whole lot of support,” Cuban said in the video where he also explained the advantage of building on an open protocol. "It’s extensible, so that means nobody can just buy it, nobody can just close it,” he said. Here's more from [@Techcrunch](
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Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky's AT Protocol | TechCrunch
Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is ready to fund a TikTok alternative built on Bluesky's AT Protocol, he shared in a TikTok video posted on
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When is Threads going to allow account portability so folks can move their accounts if they want to? We don't know. A Meta spokesperson couldn't confirm that the topic was on the Threads roadmap, but said it was "top of mind." Here's @Sarah Perez πŸ’™'s story.
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Instagram Threads won't share a timeline for account portability | TechCrunch
Will Instagram Threads truly integrate with the fediverse, also known as the open social web, to allow its users to interact with people on other s...
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In case you've missed any of the TikTok news, here's a quick guide on why the app might be banned and what alternatives are out there, such as RedNote, Lemon8 and what to expect from Bluesky's upcoming Flashes.
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Could the end be near? The popular Chinese-owned video sharing app, used by over a third of Americans, has until Jan. 19 to divest its U.S. operati...
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Nintendo has revealed the Nintendo Switch 2, a bigger and better console compared to its predecessor and it's expected to be released this year. Read more about it, watch the trailer and find out how you can demo it.
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Nintendo Switch 2 Revealed, More Details Coming on April 2
The Switch 2 is real, and it looks just like the leaks said it would.
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"It’s not every day that Brad Pitt falls in love with a random woman on the internet and asks for financial support while enduring kidney cancer treatment. It’s not any day, actually", writes Sammi Caramela for Vice. Here's how these AI images were used to scam €830,000 ($855,000) from a woman in France.
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AI Brad Pitt Cons Woman Out of $800K. You're Not Prepared for the Photos.
A con artist successfully scammed a woman out of over $800K using AI images of Brad Pitt in a hospital bed.
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Pixelfed, the open social web's answer to Instagram, has launched Android and iOS apps on the heels of Meta's U-turn on its fact-checkers policy. Pixelfed boasts an ad-free photo and video-sharing experience in an open source and decentralized environment and welcomes people back to simple chronological feeds.
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Decentralized Instagram alternative Pixelfed launches mobile apps | TechCrunch
Pixelfed, a decentralized alternative to Instagram, has launched its official mobile apps. The service today runs on the same ActivityPub protocol ...
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"American Indian and Alaska Native households living on tribal lands still have one of the lowest broadband subscription rates in the United States" writes Mashable's Chase DiBenedetto. Here's why the "digital divide" still persists within Indigenous communities, essentially cutting them off from lifesaving resources.
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Many Indigenous communities still lack broadband internet. Here's why.
Billions have gone to connecting rural tribal lands with reliable online access, but complicated infrastructure and longstanding skepticism slow th...
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TikTok's potential ban is fast approaching and around 170 million American users will find it very difficult to access their beloved short-form video platform. [@npr](
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The U.S. has announced new export restrictions on AI chips, introducing three licencing tiers to prevent non-allied countries from outpacing America's AI development. [@Engadget](
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Biden proposes new export controls on GPUs targeting China
Biden wants to implement new export controls on GPUs and prevent China and its allies from getting their hands on the technology.
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