In 2025, quitting social media felt easier than ever
For a tech writer, being very offline is sort of like being a marathon coach who doesn’t run.…
AI is so ubiquitous ‘it will be more practical to fingerprint real media than fake media’
It’s no secret that AI-generated content took over our social media feeds in 2025. Now, Instagram’s top exec…
‘The first time [it] has been photographically recorded’
A trail camera in Harford County, Maryland, seems to have captured the area’s first photographic evidence of a…
Meta buys startup Manus in latest move to advance its artificial intelligence efforts
DETROIT — Meta is buying artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the owner of Facebook and Instagram continues an…
This 22-year-old college dropout makes $700,000 a year from ‘AI slop’ people sleep through
The modern internet is less interested in demanding attention than in simply occupying it. Adavia Davis understands that…
How to tweak your online platform algorithms
Love them or hate them, more than half of the world’s population interacts with algorithmic recommendations in some…
Social media comment has some local business owners cutting ties with Shop Local Raleigh :: WRAL.com
A Facebook comment in an online networking group is causing a stir among some of Raleigh’s small business owners. …
New York Requires Mental Health Warnings on Social Media Apps—How It Impacts Users
New York has approved a new law requiring social media companies to display mental health warning labels on…
America’s ‘Death Line’ Goes Viral in China
On Chinese social media, stories of U.S. financial hardship have gone viral under the phrase “death line,” describing…
Josie Duggar, 16, looks ‘so grown up’ in very rare new video from reunion with mom Michelle and 8 sisters
JOSIE Duggar, now 16 years old, is drawing attention for her significantly grown-up appearance in a new video…
Amazon’s Alexa chief predicts an end to doom scrolling: we’re ‘going to just think differently’
Panos Panay, Amazon’s head of devices and services, believes the reign of the smartphone screen may be nearing…
Giants downplay Jaxson Dart’s like of critical Mike Kafka post
In our world of social-media overreaction, there’s been a buzz over Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart liking an…