Hashtag Trending Aug.16-99 per cent of internet content could soon be AI-generated; Millions of voters affected by UK data breach; Reddit faces content moderation issue in Russia
99 per cent of internet content could soon be generated by Artificial Intelligence. Forty million voters are affected by a UK data breach. The Internet Archives is being sued again. And Reddit is in trouble once again, this time with the Russian government. These stories and more as we
Read moreLindus Health, a U.K. clinical trials startup backed by Peter Thiel, raises $18M
Clinical trials are the cornerstone of modern medical research, serving the evidence required to prove (or disprove) the safety and efficacy of a new treatment. However, clinical trials are also costly, resource-intensive endeavors that can take many years to reach a stage where a drug or device is deemed ready for
Read moreBluesky adds self-labeling for posts and a dedicated media tab for profiles
X- (previously Twitter) and Threads-rival Bluesky has started allowing users to self-tag their posts so they can be automatically filtered. The company has started with NSFW categories, through which, users can tag a post with content warning categories such as “Suggestive,” “Nudity,” or “Porn.” The social network said users can
Read moreTesla supplier CATL unveils battery that can add up to 400km of range in 10 minutes
CATL, the Chinese battery giant and a major supplier to Tesla, has unveiled its latest product that aims to solve electric vehicles’ charging and range limitations. The battery, dubbed Shenxing or “god-like movement”, is able to refuel up to 400 kilometers (250 miles) of range in 10 minutes, Gao Han,
Read morePaid users of X, formerly Twitter, gets a new tab to highlight their posts
X, formerly Twitter, has started rolling out a new feature for paid users to show off some of their posts through a new ‘Highlights’ tab. The social network updated its Blue/ X Premium support page to include details about the highlights feature. “Feature your best posts by Highlighting those posts
Read moreX (formerly Twitter) makes X Pro (formerly TweetDeck) a subscriber-only product
Elon Musk-owned social network X, formerly Twitter, has made X Pro — which was previously known as TweetDeck — a subscriber-only product. Several users noted on the platform that while trying to access TweetDeck they were shown a popup prompting them to buy a Blue subscription. welp tweetdeck finally went
Read moreWhen it comes to health questions, be careful if using ChatGPT
Researchers at Montreal’s Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine (CHU Sainte-Justine) and the Montreal Children’s Hospital recently asked ChatGPT 20 medical questions. The artificial intelligence engine provided them with answers of … doubtful quality, including factual errors and made-up references. They recently published the results of their research in the Mayo Clinic
Read moreElectrify America-backed 75MW solar farm kicks off operations
Electrify America, the EV charging company created by Volkswagen in the aftermath of its diesel emissions scandal, said on Tuesday that a new, 75 megawatt solar farm in Southern California is now up and running. Electrify America isn’t operating this solar farm. Instead, the company struck a 15-year virtual power
Read moreHelium Mobile’s suspiciously cheap phone plan is only for the bravest among us
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Hey, remember Helium Network, the project that was praised by The New York Times for its cryptocurrency-powered approach to public internet before it was revealed that it had been misleading people about its partner companies and that insiders had disproportionately profited from the
Read moreX, formerly Twitter, slowed down access to Threads, The New York Times, Bluesky and more
X, formerly known as Twitter, was throttling traffic to websites that the social network’s owner Elon Musk publicly dislikes. The platform slowed down the speed it takes when accessing links to a handful of websites including The New York Times, Instagram, Facebook, Bluesky, Threads, Reuters and Substack. The platform appears
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