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Research shows that being called out by peers, not algorithms or experts, makes online authors think twice about spreading misinformation. “When the social media platform X (formerly Twitter) invited users to flag false or misleading posts, critics initially scoffed. How could the same public that spreads misinformation be trusted to correct it? But a recent …
“Today, we are introducing Google Scholar Labs, a new feature that explores how generative AI can transform the process of answering detailed scholarly research questions. Scholar Labs is powered by AI to act as an advanced research tool, helping you tackle questions that require looking at a subject from multiple angles. It analyzes your question …
MakeUseOf – This Cloudflare outage has forced half the internet offline Bloomberg [no paywall] – Why Today’s Internet Is So Fragile – For much of the world, there is no longer any such thing as being offline. The internet underpins the global financial and consumer ecosystem, enabling instant communication and transactions. While the system is …
The Verge: “Documents released by the House Oversight Committee shed light on Epstein’s day-to-day, largely via email — including his preoccupation with his Google presence…” See also The Epstein Scandal Is Now a Chronic Disease of the Trump Presidency See also via beSpacific – Epstein’s Inbox – A trove of emails reveals Ghislaine Maxwell’s Secrets …
Anil Dash – “Even though AI has been the most-talked-about topic in tech for a few years now, we’re in an unusual situation where the most common opinion about AI within the tech industry is barely ever mentioned. Most people who actually have technical roles within the tech industry, like engineers, product managers, and others …
Fortune Tech: “Calling all law school students…this one’s for you. The U.S. Supreme Court said Monday that it would not take a case involving the right to challenge expired patents. Our story begins with inventor Timothy Pryor, who owns several sensor-related patents and founded a firm called Gesture Technology Partners in 2013. In 2021, Gesture …
Matthew Sag: Judge Stein’s Order Denying OpenAI’s Motion to Dismiss in Authors Guild v. OpenAI, Inc., No. 25-md-3143 (SHS) (OTW) (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 27, 2025) “A new ruling in Authors Guild v. OpenAI has major implications for copyright law, well beyond artificial intelligence. On October 27, 2025, Judge Sidney Stein of the Southern District of New …
PCWorld: “Earlier this month, security guru Troy Hunt added a staggering two billion unique email addresses and 1.3 billion unique passwords to his Have I Been Pwned and Pwned Passwords databases. Aggregated by Synthient, the data comes from multiple credential stuffing sources shared by threat actors, as well as data stolen directly from individuals through …
CNN via MSN: “Just blocks from the Presidio of San Francisco, the national park at the base of the Golden Gate Bridge, stands a gleaming white building, its façade adorned with eight striking gothic columns. But what was once the home of a Christian Scientist church, is now the holy grail of Internet history — …
MakeUseOf: “The latest hype wave around LLMs has created a new trend in the browser world. Everyone suddenly wants to make an “AI browser,” and even the big names like OpenAI and Perplexity are now trying to take on the absolute giant that Google Chrome has become. Competition is always good, especially in a space …
Reddit – “Google has recently started scanning and analyzing every email you receive using their Gemini AI. This “feature” has been automatically enabled for all gmail users. To disable it go to settings on your gmail account, scroll down to “smart Seatures” and uncheck the box. Below that there’s a setting called “Manage Workspace smart …
The Guardian: “Feeling overwhelmed by divisive opinions, endless rows and unreliable facts?…sadly we can expect this to get worse before it gets better. But there are tools and techniques we can use in the current information crisis. There are ways we can be better equipped to deal with the era we find ourselves in…Here’s how …
