Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlers
Wikimedia has seen a 50 percent increase in bandwidth used for downloading multimedia content since January 2024, the foundation said in an update. But it’s not...
Meta Safety Advisory Council says the company’s moderation changes prioritize politics over safety
The Meta Safety Advisory Council has written the company a letter about its concerns with its recent policy changes, including its decision to suspend its fact-checking...
Telegram introduces third-party verification and new search filters
Telegram has introduced a new third-party account verification system as part of its latest app update, the company announced in a blog post. The idea is...
How we test VPNs
VPNs, or virtual private networks, are everywhere. If you’ve spent any time at all on YouTube, chances are you’ve seen an ad selling VPNs — there...
Meta’s smart glasses can now tell you where you parked your car
Meta is rolling out some of the previously announced features to its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses for users in the US and Canada. CTO Andrew Bosworth...
eBay will stop charging seller fees in the UK
As of today, eBay consumer-to-consumer (C2C) sellers in the UK will no longer have to pay selling fees for any domestic purchases. The company had first...
Comcast Xfinity customers can get a year of Perplexity Pro AI for free
If you have an account with Comcast Xfinity, then you also have a year-long subscription to the Perplexity Pro AI answer engine. Perplexity announced the special...
OpenAI vows to provide the US government early access to its next AI model
OpenAI will give the US AI Safety Institute early access to its next model as part of its safety efforts, Sam Altman has revealed in a...
Meta is changing its policy for the most-moderated word on its platforms
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Twitch removes every member of its Safety Advisory Council
Twitch signed up cyberbullying experts, web researchers and community members back in 2020 to form the Safety Advisory Council. The review board was formed to help...