It's the end of the road for Meta's fact-checking program on Monday, as the platform introduces Community Notes. [@Mashable]( ) flipboard.com reports: #Meta #SocialMedia #FactCheck #Facebook
"Liking a co-worker’s photo on social media. Sending them direct messages. Checking in on Slack more often than before," writes Albert Stumm could be a form of microcheating during this age of social media. [@AssociatedPress]( ) explains what microcheating is and if it's really a big deal. #SocialMedia #RemoteWork #Relationships #Tech
"It feels like I am losing a really good friend. And that sucks," a TikTok creator said when the app went dark in the US for a few hours in January. Now, as President Trump’s decision to allow it to operate despite Saturday’s deadline for its sale, the prevailing vibe is more like a despondent shrug. [@npr]( ) has more in the shift in emotion: https://flip.it/BTLTZl #Tech #TikTok #SocialMedia #Technology
From [@Techcrunch]( ): A new study appears to lend credence to allegations that OpenAI trained at least some of its AI models on copyrighted content. The organization is embroiled in suits brought by authors, programmers, and other rights-holders who accuse the company of using their works to develop its models without permission. #Tech #OpenAI #Copyright #AI
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USA-based gamers who were prepared to suck up the already steep price tag and pre-order Nintendo's Switch 2 will have to wait. The Japanese brand has paused U.S. pre-orders in response to President Trump's tariffs. Here's more from [@Kotaku]( ). #Gaming #Nintendo #Switch2 #TrumpAdministration #Politics #USPolitics
President Trump said he would sign another executive order to delay enforcement of a law that effectively bans TikTok as a deal to sell the widely popular platform remains a work in progress. Read more at [@CBSNews]( ). #TikTok #SocialMedia #Trump #ByteDance #Tech #Technology
The good news for Marc Andreessen and Silicon Valley accelerationists is that they backed Trump and he won. The bad news for these people is that Trump is also the Decel-in-Chief. Read more at [@404media]( ). #Trump #SiliconValley #AndreessenHorowitz #Tariff #Semiconductors #Tech #Technology
Bill Gates celebrated Microsoft’s 50th Anniversary by sharing the source code for Altair Basic, which created the company’s foundation. Read more at [@theverge]( ). #Microsoft #BillGates #Altair #Coding #Tech #Technology
Sarah Wynn-Williams, the former Facebook policy director behind a best-selling memoir about her time at the company, will testify at a Senate Judiciary subcommittee hearing next week. Via [@Engadget]( ). #Facebook #Meta #Senate #China #Tech #Technology