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In her upcoming State of the State address, Gov. Kathy Hochul will propose that the default setting for online platforms should ban viewing or messaging minors.
Hochul to Press for New Safeguards to Protect Children Online Read More »
Hours after President Trump announced that the United States had seized Nicolás Maduro, various photos that appeared to show the captured Venezuelan leader hit the internet.
How The Times Assessed That Photo From Trump of Maduro in Handcuffs Read More »
Platform is now Britain’s fourth most visited social media site as users seek out human-generated contentReddit, the online discussion platform, has overtaken TikTok as Britain’s fourth most visited social media service, as search algorithms and gen Z have dramatically transformed its prominence.The platform has undergone huge growth over the last two years, with an 88%
Reddit overtakes TikTok in UK thanks to search algorithms and gen Z Read More »
We look at the uniquely American animosity toward artificial intelligence.
“When we came into the studio last year to record our resolutions, I had the best of intentions.”
Our 2026 Tech Resolutions + We Answer Your Questions Read More »
Dumb phones as status symbols, a war on A.I. slop and bets on “The Real Housewives” should make the coming year interesting.
A.I. has made it easy to put words in people’s mouths, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has become a favorite target. The motive, experts say, is not political but financial.
Did Starmer Impose a Curfew in the U.K.? No, It’s a Fake TikTok Video. Read More »
In today’s newsletter: Covering everything from Donald Trump to AI, and Gaza to Ukraine, award-winning cartoonist and illustrator Ben Jennings shares his favourite caricatures of 2025, and we share ours too.Good morning. It’s been one of those years where the news cycle felt almost too surreal to caricature. From Jeff Bezos commandeering Venice for his
Tuesday briefing: A surreal year in news gives our cartoonists endless material Read More »
Online audiences seeking out authentic and passionate voices as antidote to AI-generated contentFor years, social media fame has been associated with the red carpet glamour of the Kardashians and Cristiano Ronaldo’s megawatt sporting celebrity, but millions of users globally are increasingly turning their attention to unassuming heroes drawn from everyday life.TikTok says a range of
Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data showsMore than 20% of the videos that YouTube’s algorithm shows to new users are “AI slop” – low-quality AI-generated content designed to farm views, research has found.The video-editing company Kapwing surveyed 15,000 of the world’s most popular YouTube channels
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds Read More »
