Bobby Allyn

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The Reddit blackout explained

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Thousands of communities on the social media site Reddit went dark in an apparent protest of new fees. The outrage focuses on new charges that Reddit levied on the developers of third-party apps.

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Online messaging boards are protesting Reddit's controversial new fees

Tuesday, June 13, 2023

Thousands of communities on the popular social media site Reddit "went dark" in protest of new changes. The outrage is focused on new fees that Reddit has levied on the developers of third-party apps.

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Thousands of Reddit communities 'go dark' in protest of new developer fees

Monday, June 12, 2023

More than 6,000 so-called subreddits are participating in a 48-hour boycott aimed at pressuring the company to reverse its new fees for accessing the company's internal data.

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Some unhappy Twitter users are turning to Bluesky, another site from Jack Dorsey

Friday, June 09, 2023

As Twitter has become less reliable, the social media site Bluesky is getting a lot of attention as an alternative. Bluesky is still small, but it was started by Jack Dorsey, who also founded Twitter.

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Facebook, Instagram to block news stories in California if bill passes

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

From Australia to Canada, Big Tech has resisted lawmakers' efforts to force them to pay news publishers for carrying their articles. Now, that battle is playing out in California.

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Mitigating the risk of AI should be a global priority, open letter says

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

AI or artificial intelligence is a risk to humanity, at par with the pandemic and nuclear war, according to an open letter, signed by more than 350 executives, researchers and engineers.

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Elizabeth Holmes starts her 11-year prison sentence today. Here's what to know

Tuesday, May 30, 2023

The onetime Silicon Valley star is expected to surrender herself to federal authorities at the Bryan, Texas, prison camp, an all-female facility about 100 miles outside of Houston.

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'The godfather of AI' sounds alarm about potential dangers of AI

Sunday, May 28, 2023

A computer scientist has been warning about the potential dangers of AI for weeks. Geoffrey Hinton recently left Google so he could sound the alarm about how AI could soon outperform humans.

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"The godfather of AI" warns of AI possibly outperforming humans

Saturday, May 27, 2023

A computer scientist known as "the godfather of AI" has been warning about the potential dangers of AI. Geoffrey Hinton recently left Google so he could sound the alarm about AI outperforming humans.

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What is AI and how will it change our lives? NPR Explains.

Thursday, May 25, 2023

AI is changing our lives – from education and politics to art and healthcare. But what is AI? Should we be optimistic or worried about our future with this rapidly developing technology?

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Ron DeSantis debuts presidential bid in a glitch-ridden Twitter 'disaster'

Wednesday, May 24, 2023

The glitched-filled announcement showcased just how fragile the social media's platform's infrastructure is since Musk took the site over.

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Meta is fined a record $1.3 billion over alleged EU law violations

Monday, May 22, 2023

Meta faces a record fine from the EU for allegedly breaking Europe's privacy standards.

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TikTok sues Montana over its new law banning the app

Monday, May 22, 2023

TikTok says Montana does not have the authority to weigh in on national security issues and that the law deprives American TikTok users of their free speech rights.

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Montana banned TikTok. Whatever comes next could affect the app's fate in the U.S.

Thursday, May 18, 2023

The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2024, but many questions, including how it will be carried out and whether it is even legal, are swirling.

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Montana's governor signs a measure banning TikTok in his state

Thursday, May 18, 2023

Montana has become the first state to completely ban TikTok. Gov. Greg Gianforte has said he is concerned about people's user data being compromised by the Chinese government.

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Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO

Friday, May 12, 2023

Twitter owner Elon Musk has named the next CEO for the social media platform that has seen advertisers rush for the exits since he took over: Linda Yaccarino, the former head of advertising for NBC.

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Elon Musk says 'I've hired a new CEO' for Twitter

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Musk indicated his successor is female, but the billionaire stopped short of naming a person.

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Elon Musk threatens to reassign @NPR on Twitter to 'another company'

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again.

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Digital news sites fight to survive as online ad dollars dry up

Tuesday, May 02, 2023

Social media giants like Facebook redefined how we use the internet. Now many major companies are seeing big changes. What does it mean for news online and what might come next?

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Digital news sites fight to survive as online ad dollars dry up

Monday, May 01, 2023

Social media giants like Facebook redefined how we use the internet. Now many major companies are seeing big changes. What does it mean for news online and what might come next?

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