With Sybil attacks becoming routine in token launches, Bubblemaps says projects must adopt KYC or detection systems to ...

Interesting developments are happening in the world of social media, with a big one taking place over the weekend. X, the platform previously known as Twitter, quietly rolled out an account ...

Musk himself has personally boosted extremist propaganda and repeatedly retaliated against journalists who criticized him. Under his leadership, X has dismantled many of the mechanisms and teams ...

Online sleuths quickly found that some accounts posting about U.S. politics, including those in support of the MAGA movement, appeared not to be based in the United States. By Yan Zhuang X launched a ...

At what age should a kid ideally get a smartwatch? In China, parents are buying them for children as young as 5. Adults want to be able to call their kids and track their location down to a specific ...

According to what's known as "dead internet theory"—once a fringe idea that has gained traction in recent years—data science researchers now estimate that a significant portion of Internet traffic, as ...

Eight AI bots contribute about 10 percent of the platform’s “Community Notes.” “We’ve definitely seen Community Notes in the past that have been inaccurate,” said Sofia Rubinson, a senior editor at ...

A federal lawsuit filed Sunday in California federal court accuses Spotify of failing to prevent streaming fraud, including by allowing “billions” of bot-generated streams that allegedly boosted ...

A new class-action lawsuit against Spotify is taking the fight over streaming fraud to federal court. Backed by data purporting to show that Drake, in particular, has benefitted from billions of fake ...

ESAB has introduced the Ruffian EMP 270G, an engine-driven welding generator that delivers 270 amps at 100% duty cycle and up to 11 kilowatts of generator power. Built in Texas, the unit pairs ESAB’s ...

To help counteract the spread of bots and AI-generated users, X is planning to roll out a new profile display that will include more personal information about the individual user. Starting next week, ...

The head of product for X, Nikita Bier, is facing backlash for a resurfaced comment he made in August, saying that the “most common bot bio” is a Christian one. In August, Bier wrote: “To be honest, ...