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How trolls, lawsuits and layoffs led to a ‘trust and safety winter’ for misinformation ahead of election

Misinformation researchers say they are facing a more treacherous landscape this election season than in the past, fueled by online trolls and lawsuits.

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Character.ai Faces Lawsuit After Teen’s Suicide

The mother of a 14-year-old Florida boy says he became obsessed with a chatbot on Character.AI before his death.

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As Election Looms, Disinformation ‘Has Never Been Worse’

A torrent of falsehoods, from home and abroad, have undermined what was once a shared faith in the honesty of America’s democracy.

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How to Use Images From Your Phone to Search the Web

If you’re not sure how to describe what you want with keywords, use your camera or photo library to get those search results.

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Fixify blends automation and human analysts to tackle IT problems

Matt Peters has spent more than a decade working for cybersecurity vendors. He was a team lead at Check Point, climbed the corporate ladder to VP of worldwide operations at FireEye, and spent over four years at Expel, a managed … Continue reading

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Stripe’s $1.1 billion deal for crypto firm Bridge marks much-needed win for VCs

Investors that got into Bridge Network a few months ago are tripling their money after Stripe agreed to buy the crypto company this week.

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Lilium was once a promising ‘air taxi’ startup worth billions. Now it’s on the brink of insolvency

German aerospace startup Lilium faces insolvency if it doesn’t raise emergency funding from the state government for the southeastern state of Bavaria.

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Crypto firm Circle expects the UK to introduce stablecoin laws in ‘months, not years’

“I think we’re within months, not years” of formal U.K. stablecoin laws being introduced, crypto firm Circle’s top policy executive told CNBC.

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Qualcomm shares fall 5% after report of Arm threat to scrap key license in escalating dispute

Qualcomm shares fell in premarket trade after Bloomberg reported that British chip designer Arm is looking to scrap a key license for the U.S. firm.

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How Your Business Can Benefit from a Data Handling Policy

Robust data handling measures can help organizations prevent breaches and protect sensitive information from unauthorized access.

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