Meta Starts Testing Integration With ActivityPub
Mark Zuckerberg said today that Meta has started testing a feature to show Threads posts on Mastodon and other ActivityPub protocol-supported networks, TechCrunch reported.
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Microsoft Targets Nuclear To Power AI Operations
Microsoft is betting nuclear power can help sate its massive electricity need as it ventures further into artificial intelligence and supercomputing, The Wall Street Journal reported. The technology industry’s thirst for power is enormous. A single new data center can use as much electricity as hundreds of thousands of homes. Artificial intelligence requires even more computing power. According to The
E3 is Officially Dead
The Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3, is officially dead, Engadget reported. “After more than two decades of E3, each one bigger than the last, the time has come to say goodbye. Thanks for the memories,” the Entertainment Software Association, E3’s organizer, wrote on X. The industry trade group closed the statement with “GGWP” or “good game, well played.”
Pew Research Center Reported About Teens Use of Social Media
Despite negative headlines and growing concerns about social media’s impact on youth, teens continue to use these platforms at high rates - with some describing their social media use as “almost constant,” according to a new Pew Research Center survey of U.S. teens, Pew Research Center reported. The survey - conducted Sept. 26 - Oct. 23, 2023, among 1,453 13-17-year-olds
US, Britain, And Other Countries Ink Agreement To Make AI “Secure By Design”
The United States, Britain and more than a dozen other countries on Sunday unveiled what a senior U.S. official described as the first detailed international agreement on how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are “secure by design,” Reuters reported. In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed
Unsealed Complaint Says Meta “Coveted” Under-13s
An unsealed complaint in a lawsuit filed against Meta by 33 states alleges the company is not only aware that children under the age of 13 use its platforms, but has also “coveted and pursued” this demographic for years on Instagram, Engadget reported. The document, which was first spotted by The New York Times, claims that Meta has long been
X May Lose Up To $75 Million In Revenue As More Advertisers Pull Out
Engadget reported that X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, typically earns the most money in the last months of the year, as brands ramp up their advertising campaigns. According to The New York Times, though, the company’s earnings report for this quarter might look different than usual. Based on internal documents The Times has seen, over 100 brands