Published on: 2025-04-21 11:42:23
On Monday, a developer using the popular AI-powered code editor Cursor noticed something strange: Switching between machines instantly logged them out, breaking a common workflow for programmers who use multiple devices. When the user contacted Cursor support, an agent named "Sam" told them it was expected behavior under a new policy. But no such policy existed, and Sam was a bot. The AI model made the policy up, sparking a wave of complaints and cancellation threats documented on Hacker News an
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A Reddit Bot Drove Me Insane 12 Apr, 2025 I'm doomscrolling Reddit. Every post is either political ragebait, recycled "funny" cat videos, "Am I the asshole for divorcing my husband after he killed our two children while drunk and high?"-type slop, or tired wojack memes. Then, finally: an authentic, human-sounding title. "Anyone else feel like the internet is just… broken now?" The post has nearly 6,000 upvotes, hundreds of comments, and an unsettling sense of genuine despair: "Everything
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Reddit has expanded a partnership with Google to use the tech giant's Gemini tool and tap artificial intelligence for Reddit Answers. Google is helping Reddit manage information from 100,000 online communities and more than 400 million weekly active users, making their online conversations more searchable for Reddit Answers, Google said on Wednesday. It could mean faster and more accurate search in addition to summaries, follow-up questions and the ability to have an AI conversation about the c
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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Reddit and Google Cloud announced that Gemini is now integrated into Reddit Answers through Vertex AI. Reddit Answers is an AI-powered tool that summarizes Reddit threads to help users find quick, relevant information from real conversations. The deal strengthens Google’s AI reach while helping Reddit keep users engaged on-site, competing with external chatbots. Google’s Gemini AI is quickly becoming unavoidable. After quietly replacing Google Assist
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Reddit is expanding a cloud computer partnership with Google to use its Gemini AI tools for Reddit Answers. In an announcement, Google said it's helping Reddit manage information from 100,000 online communities and more than 400 million weekly active users, making their online conversations more searchable for Reddit Answers. For users, it could mean more accurate search in addition to summaries, follow-up questions and the ability to have an AI conversation about the content, not unlike what u
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Reddit / Elyse Betters Picaro / ZDNET Finding answers on Reddit is about to get a lot easier, thanks to Google Cloud. Also: Everyone can now try Gemini 2.5 Pro - for free Since so many people are turning to Reddit as a search engine, the site is bringing the power of Google to Reddit. It debuted "Reddit Answers" a few months ago -- an AI chatbot that lets you ask questions and receive curated responses with links to the relevant information from more than 100,000 communities. Reddit Answers
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Reddit Answers, the platform’s conversational AI search tool, gets an upgrade through an integration with Google Gemini. This comes over a year after Reddit expanded its partnership with Google Cloud to access its Vertex AI platform to build AI agents. Google and Reddit announced the update on Wednesday, explaining that by incorporating Gemini on Vertex AI, it will help improve search relevance and provide quick answers for users. Reddit Answers has been in beta since December 2024 and allows
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Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Some Verizon customers are receiving an unexpected $10 monthly discount per line after contacting customer support. Several Reddit users confirmed they were offered the loyalty/retention deal, even without directly requesting it. Customers can search for “transfer pin” in their My Verizon account to try and trigger the retention offer. Customers in the US can choose from a variety of great Verizon plans, but there are always ways to sweeten the deal.
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Moderators at more than 100 Reddit communities banned links to X after Elon Musk’s infamous Nazi-style salutes back in January, a rather understandable reaction to seeing public displays of violent fascist ideology. The billionaire oligarch very publicly complained about Reddit in the middle of the controversy, but we now learn that Musk wasn’t just whining on X. The Tesla CEO was also privately pressuring the CEO of Reddit to help him out by apparently silencing critics of the Trump regime, acc
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is a deputy editor and author of thenewsletter. He has been reporting on the tech industry for more than a decade. Nearly two months ago, Elon Musk went on a public crusade against Reddit. On X, he said it was “insane” that subreddits were blocking links to the platform in protest of him appearing to give a Nazi salute. A few days later, he posted that Reddit users advocating for violence against Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) employees had “broken the law.” As it turns out, Musk
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It’s not exactly news that Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is a viral sensation. He’s been debated, lusted after, and idolized. There are even calls for Dave Franco to play him in a movie. However, in an age of populist rage, it appears that web platforms are increasingly wary of content associated with him, for fear that the widespread idolization may turn violent. Slate recently noted that some forums on Reddit had been getting censored for their dis
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It’s not exactly news that Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, is a viral sensation. He’s been debated, lusted after, and idolized. There are even calls for Dave Franco to play him in a movie. However, in an age of populist rage, it appears that web platforms are increasingly cracking down on content associated with him, for fear that the widespread idolization may turn violent. Slate recently noted that some forums on Reddit had been getting censored for
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit is going rolling out a feature that lets you hide an ad from your feed for “at least a year,” the company says in a post spotted by Ars Technica. When the update is available to you, you’ll be able to see the “Hide” option for “any ads that appear in feeds, such as your home or subreddit feed,” Reddit says. The option looks like an eye with a line through it, as shown
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Reddit has shown a growing commitment to promoting ads on its platform, especially since going public a year ago. But in the interest of not completely alienating customers with incessant, irrelevant, or personally offensive ads, the social media company is giving users the ability to block advertisers for a year. In a Reddit post last night, a Reddit employee known as cozy_sheets said that clicking “Hide” on an unwanted ad on Reddit will soon result in Reddit automatically hiding “future ads f
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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman stands on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) after ringing a bell on the floor setting the share price at $47 in its initial public offering (IPO) on March 21, 2024 in New York City. Reddit shares rose more than 10% on Tuesday, reversing a three-day slump that coincided with a broader decline among technology companies. Despite Tuesday's gains, Reddit shares are still roughly 30% below the close on Wednesday. Reddit's stock market upswing was likely bolst
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ZDNET Is your Chromecast device having issues? You're not alone. Second-generation Chromecast and Chromecast Audio devices are facing a problem that prevents them from casting content. If you try to use an affected device, you'll see one of two errors -- either, "Untrusted device: [name] couldn't be verified. This could be caused by outdated device firmware," or "We couldn't authenticate your Chromecast." Also: Your TV's USB port is seriously underrated: 5 benefits you're not taking advantage
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The German language broke my website I’m building an app to help people use their phones less. As a metaphor I use speed bumps – they’re annoying but actually work. This worked well enough as a catchy phrase in the landing page, and it gave the project some personality. Or at least it worked well enough until I tried to translate the site to German. There are a whooping 18 terms that can be used to refer to a speed bump. Some of them are less popular, and two out of the three translating websi
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is platforms and communities reporter with five years of experience covering the companies that shape technology and the people who use their tools. Reddit’s automatic moderation tool is flagging the word “Luigi” as potentially violent — even when the content isn’t. Earlier this week, a moderator from r/popculture saw Reddit’s AutoModerator system flag a post about the video game Luigi’s Mansion 3 because it included the word “Luigi,” giving them instructions to “check for violence.” A Reddit
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Reddit posts will be less likely to break the rules of a given subreddit, thanks to a number of changes the company is introducing to its apps. These include the ability to ask an AI to check your post before you submit it … Repeatedly posting prohibited content from a subreddit can be a quick way to get banned, and Reddit is now starting to test a new AI check feature in the iOS and Android apps. To save time, you can carry out an initial check after typing the subject line: This feature wi
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit is introducing some new features for posts that should make it easier to know if your post meets a subreddit’s rules and if it’s for the appropriate community, according to a blog post. The new Rules Check will flag a potential issue as you’re writing the post. As shown in a GIF of the mobile app, you’ll see a red notification badge above your keyboard on a little magi
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Reddit announced on Thursday it’s introducing a set of new tools to make it easier for users to participate on its platform. The features are designed to help users find communities, ensure their posts don’t break any rules, and understand how to contribute across the social network. Combined, the features are meant to enhance the Redditor posting experience by making it easier to contribute posts, particularly for newer users who may not understand how Reddit works or where to post. For start
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Reddit has announced several new tools that seem like they were designed to encourage more lurkers to participate in discussions on the website. One of the new tools called Rules Check will make it easy to see if what you're posting potentially goes against a subreddit's rules. Before submitting your post, you can click the wand icon in the lower right-hand corner of the post composer, which you can see in the photo above. Doing that will highlight anything in your post that may be breaking a su
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is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Reddit will now issue warnings to users who “upvote several pieces of content banned for violating our policies” within “a certain timeframe,” starting first with violent content, the company announced on Wednesday. “This will have no impact on the vast majority of users as most already downvote or report abusive content,” a Reddit employee says in the announcement post. In c
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ZDNET In 2006, Digg, a social networking and bookmarking site, was one of the most popular websites. Today, many of you have probably never even heard of this Reddit-like site. Now, in a surprising turn of events, Digg is attempting a comeback, backed by an unlikely alliance between its founder, Kevin Rose, and former rival Alexis Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit. Social networks have become toxic Why? Because, as you may have noticed, social networks have become increasingly unpleasant. Meta, l
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Digg is coming back, and I’m left wondering if anyone will care. To a certain kind of elder millennial who has spent the last few decades online, news of a return of Digg will trigger a nostalgic fugue. Kevin Rose, the site’s original founder, appears dead set on inducing that feeling in a video he uploaded to X announcing the new venture. The big twist is that Rose is teaming up with Reddit co-founder and once-sworn enemy Alexis Ohanian for the Digg relaunch. For a while, Reddit called itself
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Content aggregator Digg is making a comeback with the help of an unlikely partner: Reddit co-founder and rival Alexis Ohanian. Ohanian and Digg founder Kevin Rose acquired the platform for an undisclosed sum. The deal is backed by venture capital firms True Ventures, where Rose is a partner, and Ohanian's Seven Seven Six. The partnership was announced Wednesday in a video post to the company's X account in which Rose called the partnership a "team-up he would have never imagined 20 years ago."
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Digg is getting another reboot with two of the most prominent names of the Web 2.0 era leading the charge. Founder Kevin Rose has bought it back for an undisclosed sum. Rose’s partner in this endeavor is a very interesting one. Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of Reddit — which was at one point the site’s biggest rival — acquired Digg alongside Rose. They surely have hopes that Digg can go toe-to-toe with Ohanian’s former company once again. According to a press release , Rose and Ohanian “have tea
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Here’s a blast from the past: Digg, one of the web’s early news aggregators, is now back under the ownership of its original founder Kevin Rose. Notably, he’s being joined as co-owner by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian (both pictured above). Digg and Reddit were once fierce rivals in the online social news aggregation space, launching within a year of each other some two decades ago. The two platforms enjoyed similar trajectories in the intervening years, going through various owners and spin-
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Digg – once known as “the homepage of the internet” – is making a come-back, after being bought by its co-founder Kevin Rose in partnership with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. It’s an interesting move given that Reddit was a competitor who pretty much inherited that “homepage of the web” accolade. Also ‘interesting’ is the pair’s belief that most moderation can be done by AI … A quick guide to Digg For those not old enough to have used it, Digg was essentially a social news site. Both edit
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“This is the perfect time to revisit this idea with fresh eyes,” Mr. Rose, 48, now a venture capitalist at True Ventures, said in an interview. He said social media had become so ubiquitous that “it doesn’t need to be winner take all,” adding that “we don’t need to take down Reddit to win.” Mr. Rose and Mr. Ohanian, 41, are relaunching Digg when social media is in tumult. Elon Musk, who bought Twitter in 2022 and renamed it X, has turned the platform into a mirror of himself. Meta, which owns F
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