This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta’s new app Threads. Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an…
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‘Clone’ or competitor? Users and lawyers compare Twitter and Threads
This photo, taken in New York on July 5, 2023, show the logo for Meta’s new app Threads, right, and that of Twitter. In a cease-and-desist letter earlier this week,…
What is Threads? All your questions about Meta’s new Twitter rival, answered
This photo, taken in New York, Thursday, July 6, 2023, shows Meta’s new app Threads. Meta unveiled the app to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the…
In AI tussle, Twitter restricts number of posts users can read
Some Twitter users quickly hit the new limit on the number of tweets they could read in a day. Elon Musk announced Saturday that Twitter would temporarily restrict how many…
Australia plans huge fines if big tech fails to tackle disinformation
Australia has been at the forefront of efforts to regulate digital platforms. Tech giants could face billions of dollars in fines for failing to tackle disinformation under proposed Australian laws,…
Lasers enable internet backbone via satellite, may soon eliminate need for deep-sea cables
The researchers tested data transmission by laser over 53 kilometres from the Jungfraujoch to Zimmerwald near Bern. Credit: ETH Zurich Optical data communications lasers can transmit several tens of terabits…
Reddit groups go silent in AI-linked fee clash
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Reddit, the hugely popular discussion platform, suffered a major outage on Monday as the site’s communities protested new fees being charged to provide access to developers.…
California law would make tech giants pay for news
A bill making its way through the California state legislature would mandate that internet giants pay news agencies monthly ‘journalism usage fees’ based on viewing of stories via their platforms.…
YouTube scraps 2020 US election misinformation policy
YouTube’s updated policy, which goes into effect immediately, comes as tech platforms grapple with a key issue in a hyperpolarized political environment in the United States. YouTube will stop removing…
DarkBERT learns language of the Dark Web
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Two types of people thrive in the distant hidden recesses of the Dark Web. One type consists of the good guys: whistleblowers, freedom fighters, journalists, the…
