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Flagged, Banned, And Confused – Welcome To The Wild World Of Content Moderation
Content moderation is a tricky and brutal business. Nick Clegg, Meta’s President of Global Affairs, recently admitted the company’s systems
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No Scroll Zone – Why Australia Just Ghosted Social Media For Kids
Australia has made history (in a way). It’s the first country to ban social media for kids under 16.A sweeping
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Breaking Up (Google) Is Hard To Do
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is pushing for a historic shake-up of Google’s dominance in the tech world. We
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Is Bluesky The Social Media We Actually Need?
The latest darling of the social media world isn’t X or Threads – it’s Bluesky… or is it? Bluesky is
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More On Canada’s Crackdown On The Business Of TikTok
What’s really behind Canada’s move to shutter TikTok‘s Canadian offices? The stated reason? National security threats and potential data sharing
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Running Circles Around Security – When Your Fitness Tracker Knows Too Much
How safe is your fitness tracker? Strava, the fitness app beloved by runners and cyclists worldwide (over 125 million active
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Robots vs. Immigration – A Controversial Plan For Future Workforces?
Can technology end the contentious debate over immigration? In the province of Quebec, the Parti Quebecois is asking this, exact,
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Fake It Till You Make It – The Art And Stealth Of Faking Demos
How do you feel about tech companies faking demos to drive hype? Tesla’s recent We, Robot event promised to showcase
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Breaking Up Big Tech – Google’s Antitrust Battle And The Future of Innovation
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is inching closer to one of the most significant legal challenges in Big Tech
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Tesla’s Robotaxi And Google’s NotebookLM – The Future Of Tech Is Intimate And Personal
It’s official: We are living in the future. Tesla is set to drop its long-anticipated autonomous robotaxi at the We,
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Bot or Not? Is SocialAI The Future Of Human-Free Social Media?
Social media is at another crossroads. The latest player, SocialAI, is taking it in an entirely new direction. Imagine a
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Fines, Facts And Free Speech
Is this going to solve any actual problems?Australia is taking a bold step in the battle against misinformation, but it’s
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From Brain Rot To Podcast Marathons
How is brain rot playing into politics?It seems like Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign is diving into a world where overstimulation
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Chaos Theory – Brazil’s Supreme Court Takes on X
It’s the age-old question: Who gets to call the shots on free speech? In one corner, we have Brazil’s Supreme
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Pop Quiz – Is AI Heading For A Bubble Burst?
It might be wise to think of the possible (and pending) AI bubble, much like past tech bubbles. They come…
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X Marks The Spot – Are Private Likes A Win For Privacy Or A Loss For Accountability?
X (formerly Twitter… can we drop this yet?) just made a bold move — likes are now a private affair.
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Heartwired – Will AI Become Your Perfect Partner?
In the movie Her (from 2013), Joaquin Phoenix’s character falls in love with his AI operating system. What feels like
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From Macchiato To Mobile App – Starbucks’ Journey from Cafe Culture To Click-And-Collect
Starbucks And The Future Of “Third Place” The concept of a “Third Place” (somewhere that is not your office or
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Meta-morphosis – Can Australia Avoid A News Blackout?
Is the news on social media a thing of the past? When it comes to managing news on digital platforms,
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Is X Breaking News Or Breaking The News?
Is X still the place for breaking news? Elon Musk endorsed Donald Trump for the 2024 presidential election right after
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