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EU launches probe into xAI over sexualized images (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-17 | tags: chatbot, grok, grok chatbot

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Meta patents AI that could continue posting on social media on behalf of deceased users (techspot.com)

2026-02-17 | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: according patent, activity, media

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AI Is Taking Over Social Media, but Only 44% of People Are Confident They Can Spot It, CNET Finds (cnet.com)

2026-02-17 | by See Full Bio | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: adults, ai content, media

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India discussing age-based restrictions with social media firms, top minister says (cnbc.com)

2026-02-17 | by Arjun Kharpal | get Social Media → | tags: age based, based restrictions, india

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AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking (futurism.com)

2026-02-17 | by Maggie Harrison Dupré | get Artificial Intelligence → | tags: chatbots, chatgpt, media

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Now Verizon has some good news if you want to unlock your phone (androidauthority.com)

2026-02-17 | get Smartphone → | tags: carrier, device, immediate

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AI chatbot firms face stricter regulation in online safety laws protecting children in the UK (cnbc.com)

2026-02-16 | by Sawdah Bhaimiya | get Virtual Assistant → | tags: children, government, media

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Apple Patches Decade-Old IOS Zero-Day, Possibly Exploited By Commercial Spyware (slashdot.org)

2026-02-15 | by Posted | get iOS Zero-Day Exploit → | tags: die message, hunter, hunter thompson

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A review of M Disc archival capability with long term testing results (2016) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get M-Disc → | tags: blueray, disc, discs

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A Review of M Disc Archival Capability. With long term testing results (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Magnetic Disc → | tags: blueray, disc, discs

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The ‘zombie internet’ has arrived—and it has devastating consequences for advertising, social media, and the human web (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-14 | get Internet → | tags: moltbook, social media, advertising

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YouTube as Storage (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-14 | get Cloud Drive → | tags: ffmpeg, youtube, yt-media-storage

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The EU moves to kill infinite scrolling (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-13 | get I can't fulfill this request. → | tags: commission, design, design social

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Why is Bezos trolling Musk on X with turtle pics? Because he has a new Moon plan. (arstechnica.com)

2026-02-13 | get SpaceX → | tags: bezos, founder, hare

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Meta really wants you to believe social media addiction is 'not a real thing' (engadget.com)

2026-02-13 | get Facebook Addiction → | tags: addiction, advertisement, media

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What’s in the Epstein files? For Tiktokers, a content gold mine (theverge.com)

2026-02-13 | by Niamh Rowe | get Documentary → | tags: creators, epstein, files

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Is social media addictive for teens? US courts wade into scientific debate (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-13 | by Ledford | get Social media addiction → | tags: addiction, health, media

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Tell HN: Ralph Giles has died (Xiph.org| Rust@Mozilla | Ghostscript) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get PDF → | tags: colleague, firefox, https

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Instagram chief Adam Mosseri testifies on social media addiction at landmark trial in L.A. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-12 | get Facebook → | tags: instagram, media, meta

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Hard problems in social media archiving (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-12 | get Storage → | tags: archiving, institutions, media

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Instagram chief likens social media addiction to being hooked on a Netflix show in trial testimony (cnbc.com)

2026-02-11 | by Jonathan Vanian Stephen Desaulniers | get Instagram Chief → | tags: addiction, instagram, media

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Instagram and X have an impossible deepfake detection deadline (theverge.com)

2026-02-11 | by Jess Weatherbed | get Deepfake detection → | tags: india, metadata, platforms

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Sony will ship its final Blu-ray recorders this month — exit from Japanese market the end of an era for the segment (tomshardware.com)

2026-02-11 | by Mark Tyson | get Blu-ray players → | tags: blu ray, market, media

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Months-long stability of the head-direction system (feeds.nature.com)

2026-02-11 | by Skromne Carrasco | get Neurofeedback → | tags: angular, animal, animals

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Amazon may launch a marketplace where media sites can sell their content to AI companies (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-10 | by Lucas Ropek | get Amazon Marketplace → | tags: amazon, licensing, marketplace

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How did Windows 95 get permission to put Weezer video 'Buddy Holly' on the CD? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | by Raymond Chen | get Windows 95 → | tags: actors, band, extras

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How did Windows 95 get permission to put the Weezer video Buddy Holly on the CD? (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | by Raymond Chen | get Windows 95 → | tags: actors, band, extras

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Bezos could have saved The Washington Post’s local news and sports reporters (theverge.com)

2026-02-10 | by Tina Nguyen | get Amazon → | tags: local, media, merger

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Bezos could have saved the Washington Post’s local news and sports reporters (theverge.com)

2026-02-10 | by Tina Nguyen | get Amazon Echo → | tags: local, media, merger

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At the Meta and YouTube trial, plaintiff’s lawyer says social media is ‘addicting the brains of children’ (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-02-10 | get Social Media → | tags: addiction, community, media