Google invests almost $400 million in ChatGPT rival Anthropic
The alliance is the latest between a tech giant and an AI startup as the competition in the field of generative AI technology heats up.
Google’s treasured AI unit gets swept up in 12,000 job cuts
The reorganization comes as part of the company's sweeping job cuts announced on Friday, according to an internal memo.
Meta pulls support for tool used to keep misinformation in check
On May 17, as several states held their primary elections, Jesse Littlewood searched the internet using a tool called CrowdTangle to spot the false narratives...
Fact and mythmaking blend in Ukraine’s information war
The story of a single pilot beating the superior Russian air force found wide appeal online. There was just one problem: The Ghost of Kyiv...
COVID test misinformation spikes along with spread of omicron
Misinformation about COVID-19 tests has spiked across social media in recent weeks, researchers say, as coronavirus cases have surged again worldwide because of the highly...
Twitter permanently suspends Greene’s account
Twitter on Sunday permanently suspended the personal account of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after the company said she had violated its COVID-19 misinformation policies.
Meta makes changes to marketing strategy amid scandals
Meta, the social media company formerly known as Facebook, has been evaluating for months where it advertises and how much it spends doing so, taking...
Facebook groups promoting Ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment continue to flourish VIEW
Facebook has become more aggressive at enforcing its coronavirus misinformation policies in the past year. But the platform remains a popular destination for people discussing...