Reddit intros new trends tools for businesses and an AMA ad format

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Reddit unveiled new trends tools aimed at businesses and a new ad format for its Ask Me Anything (AMA) Q&A sessions. The announcements come after a record fiscal quarter for Reddit. In Q3 2024, the social network reported over 100 million daily active users for the first […]
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Serve Robotics raises additional $80M as it scales sidewalk delivery robots

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Nvidia and Uber-backed Serve Robotics has raised $80 million in a direct offering of 4.2 million shares of common stock, money that will help the company extend its runway through 2026 and scale its fleet from the 100 robots on the streets of Los Angeles today to the 2,000 Serve hopes to deploy by the […]
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Meta Ditches Fact-Checkers in Favor of X-Style Community Notes

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Meta announced on Tuesday that it will no longer employ fact checkers to moderate content, and instead rely on an army of volunteer users.

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Meta scraps fact-checking program, brings back political content

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Meta announces intent to “restore free expression” on its platforms

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Meta to End Fact-Checking Program in Shift Ahead of Trump Term

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

The social networking giant will stop using third-party fact checkers and instead rely on users to add notes to posts. It is likely to please President-elect Trump and his conservative allies.

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Taiwan Suspects a Chinese-Linked Ship of Damaging an Internet Cable

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

The Taiwanese Coast Guard said seven Chinese nationals were aboard a ship suspected of causing the damage.

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Dana White, U.F.C. Head, Joins Meta’s Board

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Mr. White, a close ally of President-elect Donald J. Trump, further strengthens the social media giant’s connections with the incoming administration.

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Amazon Prime Will Release a Melania Trump Documentary

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

The film, billed by the company as a “behind the scenes” look at her life, started shooting in December and is slated for theatrical and streaming release this year.

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Elon Musk and His Megaphone, X, Rattle British Politics

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

With 211 million followers on social media, the multibillionaire seems intent on using his global platform to rattle British politics.

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Meta platforms ditching third party fact-checking in US

Posted on January 7, 2025 by Techme101

Facebook and Instagram will instead rely on “community notes” from its users, an approached pioneered by X.

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