Bluesky says it is rolling out blue check verification, which will verify that notable accounts are legitimate, making it easy for users to trust that an account’s posts are real. Read more at [@Techcrunch]( ). #Bluesky #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology
Meta says it's testing artificial intelligence tech in the U.S. to detect whether a person is a teen — even if they've lied about their birthday to make it seem like they're an adult — and then move them to a teen account. Via [@Engadget]( ). #AI #Meta #Instagram #OnlineSafety #SocialMedia #Tech #Technology
Selling your likeness to be used in AI videos for $1,000 seemed like a good idea (or at least an easy way to make a fair amount of money) for some actors. But one discovered that he appeared as a doomsayer predicting disasters in a video. @Ars Technica has more on the actors now having second thoughts about their choices: #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology
ChatGPT doesn't need your digital photo metadata to figure out where you took it from. The latest model GPT-o3 can geo-locate you from almost any photo just by guessing and it will even explain its thinking to you. [@lanceulanoff]( ) tries it out for [@TechRadar]( ): #ChatGPT #AI #Photography #Privacy #Tech
@npub1qt7k...dgeq takes a look at why Vietnam, a tech manufacturing hub, finds itself in the middle of the U.S.-China trade war amid a temporary pause in America's tariffs. #Tech #Tariffs #Trump #US #China #News #Vietnam
Is this the end of Google as we know it? The tech giant will fight to keep its Chrome browser in a search antitrust trial starting Monday. “Google’s defenses are wearing thin,” writes Lauren Feiner for [@theverge]( ): #Tech #Google #DOJ #SiliconValley #Antitrust
Mechanize, an AI startup that launched Thursday via a post on X, declared its goal of “the full automation of all work” and the “full automation of the economy.” The company’s founder argues this will actually enrich humans. It’s out there, so you might as well read about it. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more: #Tech #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Startups
Oregon is planning a lawsuit against crypto exchange Coinbase, alleging the company is selling unregistered securities after the United SEC dropped its federal case. Read more at @cointelegraph. #Crypto #Cryptocurrency #SEC #Tech #Technology #Coinbase
A judge in Nevada has ruled that “tower dumps”— the law enforcement practice of grabbing vast troves of private personal data from cell towers — is unconstitutional. Read more at [@404media]( ). #DataPrivacy #4thAmendment #Tech #Technology
The EU has reportedly postponed fining Apple and Meta over alleged Digital Markets Act violations, specifically so the decision would not affect trade negotiations. Read more at @AppleInsider. #Apple #Meta #EU #DigitalMarketsAct #Tariff #Tech #Technology