The South by Southwest Conference and Festival (SXSW) kicks off in Austin, Texas, this weekend with a heavy tech focus. The Austin American-Statesman previews the tech speakers, including Bluesky's Jay Graber and IBM's Arvind Krishna.
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Mark Cuban, quantum computing and the must-see speakers of SXSW's 2025 Tech Industry Track
These are the eight must-see talks and conversations that we think will be the talk of the town during SXSW.
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Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children. [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) reports: "The Cabinet initiated the move last year after a teen stabbed another teenager to death in November after a quarrel that started on TikTok."
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Albania shuts down TikTok for a year amid concerns over violence among children
The Albanian Cabinet has decided to shut down TikTok, blaming the platform for inciting violence and bullying, especially among children.
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A well-funded Moscow-based global "news" network has infected Western artificial intelligence tools worldwide with Russian propaganda. From NewsGuard: "An audit found that the 10 leading generative AI tools advanced Moscow’s disinformation goals by repeating false claims from the pro-Kremlin Pravda network 33 percent of the time." https://flip.it/PkXZXs #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Disinformation #Propaganda #Facts #Russia
The dot-com bubble burst 25 years ago. What does that history say about stocks today? From [@quartz](
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 ): "The rise of AI has market veterans debating whether history repeats — or merely runs the same bubble algorithm with new inputs."
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The dot-com bubble burst 25 years ago. What does that history say about stocks today?
The rise of AI has market veterans debating whether history repeats — or merely runs the same bubble algorithm with new inputs
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Professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University, Tamar Mitts for [@time](
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 ) breaks down why the fight against online extremism always fails and why we need to understand that the issue "is bigger than any one site can handle."
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Why the Fight Against Online Extremism Keeps Failing
Yes, Big Tech can do more. But all online spaces must commit to a more unified stance against extremism.
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The U.S. has charged 12 Chinese government-linked hackers who have been accused of hacking 100 American organizations, including the U.S. treasury. [@Techcrunch](
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The individuals are accused of hacking over 100 U.S. organizations over the course of a decade
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Sometimes it's hard to stop ourselves from automatically checking our phones for notifications or simply ping-ponging between our favourite apps. Senior tech correspondent Adam Clark Estes talks us through Apple's and Google's attempts at digital wellness and explains what can actually help us to limit our screen time.
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Screen time reports won’t help you put your phone down. Here’s what can.
Why you should make your phone boring.
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The Trump administration wants to review the social media accounts of prospective citizens, [@theverge](
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 ) reports. The federal agency that oversees legal migration, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), proposed this new policy in the Federal Register, describing it as “necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening” of those applying for "immigration-related benefits." USCIS said this policy is necessary to comply with an executive order that President Trump signed on his first day in office, “Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats.” Here's what experts think.
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The Trump administration wants to review all prospective citizens’ social media accounts
An immigrant rights group called the move ‘authoritarian.’
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 ), Jess Weatherbed writes "Two trailblazing scientists who today received this year’s Turing Award for creating fundamental artificial intelligence training techniques are using the spotlight to shine concern on the dangers of rushing AI models out for public consumption." Read more:
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Latest Turing Award winners again warn of AI dangers
A pattern is emerging here.
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Over 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other events were stolen and resold on StubHub at exorbitant prices by cybercriminals. [@AssociatedPress](
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Cybercrime crew stole then resold hundreds of tickets to Swift concerts, prosecutors say
A cybercrime crew stole then resold more than 900 digital tickets to Taylor Swift concerts and other pricey events.
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