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| Jack Revell / The Daily Beast: |
X's new About This Account feature reveals that some top accounts, including many MAGA influencers, are based in countries like Russia, India, and Nigeria — ROLE PLAY — A new feature on Elon Musk's X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
More: The Parnas Perspective, Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion, The Independent, TechCrunch, The Wrap, UPI, The Guardian, Mirror, The Verge, Pharyngula, The Economic Times, and DNYUZ
X: @nikitabier, @shayan86, @catturd2, @sarahlongwell25, @catturd2, @angelabelcamino, @buccocapital, @rondesantis, @mattwalshblog, @johnbourscheid, @growing_daniel, @robbysoave, @realannapaulina, @astraiaintel, @kirawontmiss, @anarseldain, @greg16676935420, @bendobrown, @jaredlholt, @lauraloomer, @thestalwart, @birdyword, @chriso_wiki, @eyakoby, @wongmjane, @fadelallassan, @cjwerleman, @micah_erfan, @sassafrass_84, and @kenklippenstein. LinkedIn: John Bandler
Bluesky: @mollymckew, @nrvindivisible, @mbkplus, @micahloewinger, @caseynewton, @chrisdeleon, @imincorrigible, @casuallylucid, @vortexegg.com, @patriotprogressive, @neilforreal, @keeptherepublic, @scottedelman, @philiploring.com, @mikesenters, @asrothstein, @jeromecylin, @murderedbybluesky, and @martinsfp. Threads: @grapeylyle
Mastodon: @DemocracyMattersALot …, @[email protected], and @[email protected]
Forums: r/TheRealGrandePrairie, r/TheLessTakenPathNews, r/newyork, r/EatTheRich, r/goodnews, r/lastweektonight, r/ThePeoplesPress, r/NoFilterNews, r/JoeRoganReacharound, r/technology, r/AnythingGoesNews, r/Britain, r/DePi, r/Fuckthealtright, r/LeopardsAteMyFace, r/ProgressiveHQ, r/FreeSpeech, r/Intelligence, r/Global_News_Hub, r/Law_and_Politics, r/InternationalNews, r/AntiTrumpAlliance, r/esist, r/MarchAgainstNazis, r/politics, r/somethingiswrong2024, r/NewsSource, r/democrats, and r/Astuff
| Nikita Bier / @nikitabier: |
X starts rolling out About This Account globally, letting users see the country or region where an X account is based by tapping the signup date on the profile — In a couple hours, we'll be rolling out About This Account globally, allowing you to see the country or region where an account is based. This will be accessible by tapping the signup date on profiles. This is an important first step to securing the integrity of the global town [image]
More: Gizmodo, Hindustan Times, NBC News, Social Media Today, Livemint, and The Indian Express
X: @harryjsisson, @nikitabier, @appyg99, @grok, @tikamankar, @ungl1tched, @taylorlorenz, @nikitabier, @sentdefender, @shayan86, @grok, @harryjsisson, @cryptorugmunch, @nikitabier, @mrandyngo, @samstein, @ad_tel_210168, @xuyiqing, @shaunmmaguire, @logically_jc, and @beausecurity. Bluesky: @desderamona
| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: iOS 27 will be a Snow Leopard-style update focused on bug fixes and performance, plus new AI features; FT's retirement report on Tim Cook was premature — Apple's next major iPhone software update — iOS 27 — will have two major elements: quality improvements and artificial intelligence features.
More: 9to5Mac, Appleosophy, Digit, 9to5Mac, PhoneArena, Philip Elmer‑DeWitt, AppleInsider, Benzinga, The Mac Observer, iClarified, Neowin, iThinkDifferent, Gizmodo, MacRumors, Forbes, MacRumors, iLounge, Livemint, Cult of Mac, Wccftech, Engadget, and Yahoo Finance
X: @markgurman, @markgurman, and @markgurman
Bluesky: @carnage4life and @prietschka
Mastodon: @[email protected], @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …, and @lapcatsoftware@mastodon …
Forums: Hacker News and MacRumors Forums
| Fred Vogelstein / Crazy Stupid Tech: |
While the AI bubble feels like the internet bubble of 1999, it may actually be larger and scarier with an unstable US economy and greater exposure for Big Tech — The artificial intelligence revolution will be only three years old at the end of November. Think about that for a moment.
| Forbes: |
Sources: Infinite Reality, rebranded as Napster, told staff that $3B+ in funding from an unnamed investor is not coming, calling itself a “victim of misconduct” — Forbes raised questions about the massive funding round metaverse-turned-AI firm Napster announced as a done deal in January.| Financial Times: |
Major insurers have recently sought permission from US regulators to offer policies excluding liabilities tied to businesses deploying AI chatbots and agents — AIG, Great American and WR Berkley seek permission to limit liability from AI agents and chatbots
More: TechCrunch and PYMNTS.com
LinkedIn: Mark Wheeler and Dennis Bertram. Bluesky: @salvagni.org. Mastodon: @CelloMomOnCars@mastodon …. Forums: r/technology
| James Vincent / Harper's: |
An in-depth look at the humanoid robotics industry, which currently relies heavily on hype to rally interest and investors, as AI fuels the humanoid boom — Humanoids and the tech-industry hype machine Humanoids and the tech-industry hype machine … Kicking robots is something of a pastime among roboticists.| Scharon Harding / Ars Technica: |
Science-centric streamer CuriosityStream's Q3 revenue rose 46% YoY to $18.4M, driven by IP licensing deals for AI training that generated $23.4M through Sept. — We all know streaming services' usual tricks for making more money: get more subscribers, charge those subscribers more money, and sell ads.| Associated Press: |
Changes to CISA have left some states without support during elections; California said CISA provided little support during the Nov. 4 election on redistricting — MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government's cybersecurity agency has helped warn state … | Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News: |
Flexion, which is building a full autonomy stack for humanoid robots, raised a $50M Series A from DST Global Partners, NVentures, and others, after a $7M+ seed — Flexion, a startup that's “building the brain for humanoid and human-capable robots,” has raised $50 million in funding, it tells Crunchbase News exclusively.
Bluesky: @originalsp.in
| Emanuel Maiberg / 404 Media: |
A researcher details an LLM-based AI agent that “demonstrated a near-flawless ability” to bypass bot detection methods while answering online survey questions — We can no longer trust that survey responses are coming from real people. Online survey research …
More: PNAS and The Daily Sceptic
LinkedIn: Paul Prinsloo and Pascal Finette
Bluesky: @simonherrera, @joshmccrain, @joshmccrain, @seanjwestwood, @phe-lim, @alexmgeisler, @kevinbonham, @smcgrath.phd, and @nstenhouse. Mastodon: @[email protected]
| Jagmeet Singh / TechCrunch: |
A US bankruptcy judge ordered Indian edtech startup Byju's founder Byju Raveendran on Nov. 20 to pay $1B+ to US lenders, over missing funds from Byju's US unit — Byju Raveendran, the embattled founder of Indian ed-tech giant Byju's, has blasted a U.S. bankruptcy court's order directing him to pay more than $1.07 billion.| Aisha Down / The Guardian: |
Researchers say Russia-aligned Pravda network is engaging in “LLM grooming”, flooding the internet with disinformation to influence chatbots like ChatGPT — Thinktank says internet flooded with disinformation by Russia-aligned Pravda network, which many websites treat as credible
More: PCMag. X: @irgarner. LinkedIn: Michael Wernick. Bluesky: @rimaanabtawi, @ruudhendriks68, @eugenemcparland, and @hhesterm. Mastodon: @[email protected]
| June Yoon / Financial Times: |
Chip companies in South Korea, Taiwan, and China have been raising pay and bonuses as global competition intensifies for a limited pool of chip engineers — The same limited pool of young talent will keep being drawn on while global competition remains fierce
LinkedIn: Gennaro Cuofano
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