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Digital Digging: “A researcher doesn’t use AI as primary source” is my mantra. But what if we could use AI not as the source, but as a tool that actually points us to legitimate sources? That’s why I built AI Research Pilot. Advanced search tool for investigators, reporters, and researchers conducting in-depth analysis. “
EFF: “The U.S. government publishes volumes of detailed data on the money it spends, but searching through it and finding information can be challenging. Complex search functions and poor user interfaces on government reporting sites can hamper an investigation, as can inconsistent company profiles and complex corporate ownership structures. This week, EFF and the Heinrich …
“Why was Diffen launched? We believe that making the right choices should be easier than it is today. We believe that this is possible with information that is unbiased, free, concise and easy to understand. Diffen aims to provide a one-stop shop for such information. How does Diffen help make choices? You may be faced …
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ARSENAL PAC – WE ARE democracy’s digital arsenal. We deploy democracy’s digital defenses: cutting edge technology for activists, journalists, academics, campaigns, and vulnerable communities. Crowdsourced reports + volunteer review = info without the noise. ResistMap lets anyone share what they see – from hate crimes to discrimination and law-enforcement overreach – so communities can stay …
Via Kottke: “MTV Rewind is an interface through which you can watch music videos from the 70s to the 20s, organized by decade. There are also “channels” for 120 Minutes, MTV Unplugged, Yo! MTV Raps, Headbangers Ball, and the first full day of MTV programming. All of the music videos, more than 33,000 of them, …
9to5Mac: “The iPhone’s Always On Display got an unusual change in iOS 26. By default, iOS now blurs your wallpaper photo in Always On mode, presumably so the new Liquid Glass clock can pop more—or perhaps to conserve battery? Seeing photos on my Lock Screen has long been one of my favorite features of the …
Gizmodo: “ChatGPT users who have been utilizing the chatbot for (often dubious) health advice will now have a chatbot specialized just for that. On Wednesday, OpenAI launched ChatGPT Health, a health-specific segment of the popular AI chatbot with the ability to connect to medical records, wellness apps, and wearables. “ChatGPT can help you understand recent …
404 Media: “A data sharing agreement between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), which was designed for ICE to receive the personal data of nearly 80 million Medicaid patients, was published as part of a lawsuit earlier this year, with the public now able to see …
404 Media [no paywall]: “The same sort of algorithms that use your face to unlock your phone are being used by cops to recognize you in traffic stops and immigration raids. Cops have access to tools that have scraped billions of images from the web, letting them identify essentially anyone by pointing a phone camera …
Quartz – The companies building them have decided that’s a risk worth taking: “In October, OpenAI launched Atlas, its ChatGPT-powered browser designed to go head-to-head with Google Chrome. Perplexity has Comet. Opera (remember them?) unveiled Neon. Mozilla, which built its entire brand on being the browser you can trust, just announced an “AI Window” for …
Cage, Julia and Gallo, Nathan and Hengel, Moritz and Henry, Emeric and Huang, Yuchen, Fact-Checking and Misinformation: Evidence from the Market Leader. [61 pages] (December 05, 2025). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5868423 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5868423 What are the dynamic effects of fact-checking on the behavior of those who circulate misinformation and on the spread of false news? …
