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Meta and Alibaba have developed self-replicating Large Language Models
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AI can now breed

Boffins at Fudan University has created large language models (LLMs) which can replicate themselves autonomously during trials.

VD Vance says Big Tech has too much power
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Tuesday, 28 January 2025 11:34

VD Vance says Big Tech has too much power


Things might not be so sweet for Tech oligarchs under Trump

Despite much brownnosing and cash handed over to Donald Trump, it seems that things might not go so well for the Big Tech oligarchs during this third term.

Trump rushes to protect US tech monopolies
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Friday, 24 January 2025 08:18

Trump rushes to protect US tech monopolies


Slams EU “taxes”

US President Donald Trump blasted European Union regulators for targeting Apple, Alphabet's Google and Meta, describing their cases against American companies as "a form of taxation."

Facebook forces users to follow Donald Trump
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Wednesday, 22 January 2025 08:19

Facebook forces users to follow Donald Trump


Censors the democrat hashtag

Facebook users are complaining that their accounts automatically now follow President Donald Trump and are being swamped with newspeak posts about him.

Social notworking sites pledge to crack down on hate speech
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At least in the EU

While social notworking sites are frantically trying to reassure Trump’s government that they will be allowing a return to the good old days where fake news and bullying were allowed, they are doing the opposite in the EU.

Bluesky will get a photo and video sharing app
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Thursday, 16 January 2025 22:56

Bluesky will get a photo and video sharing app


Getting more functions

Independent developer Sebastian Vogelsang is building a photo-sharing app for the decentralised social network Bluesky, leveraging its AT Protocol and his earlier app, Skeets. 

Meta is only firing fact checkers in US
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Tuesday, 14 January 2025 23:51

Meta is only firing fact checkers in US


Fake news only available in countries run by oligarchs 

 Meta has told the Brazilian government that it doesn't yet have to worry about the end of fact checkers in its country because it is only removing them in the United States.

Zuckerberg slams Apple innovation myth
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Sunday, 12 January 2025 23:23

Zuckerberg slams Apple innovation myth


Fruity cargo cult has not done anything new for ages

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shocked the Tame Apple press by committing public heresy.

Nobel peace prize winner warns of "extremely dangerous times"
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Meta's Decision to end fact-checking good for dictators

Nobel peace prize winner Maria Ressa has warned that Meta's decision to end fact-checking on its platforms and remove restrictions on certain topics signals "extremely dangerous times" for journalism, democracy, and social media users.

Meta disables fact-checking
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Tuesday, 07 January 2025 21:25

Meta disables fact-checking


Embracing the right

Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the end of fact-checking and the removal of speech restrictions across Facebook and Instagram.