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Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin Going All-In on Decentralized Social Media as Farcaster, Lens Change Hands
2+ hour, 45+ min ago (475+ words) Jan 22, 2026Jan 22, 2026 Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin said he's moving fully back to decentralized social media platforms in 2026, with his words coming right as the two biggest players in the space'Farcaster and Lens Protocol'have changed hands. In an X post, the outspoken…...
Google Seeks Dismissal of Publisher Lawsuit Over AI Search Summaries
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (516+ words) Google Seeks Dismissal of Publisher Lawsuit Over AI Search Summaries Google and its parent company Alphabet have filed a motion to dismiss antitrust claims from Penske Media Corporation and its subsidiaries, saying that displaying AI-generated summaries on its search engine…...
What Is Venice AI? The Privacy-Focused Chatbot
1+ week, 1+ day ago (842+ words) Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 2026 Venice AI is a generative AI platform designed from the start to be private and uncensored. Like other AI models, Venice provides a consumer-facing chat interface and a developer API that support text generation, image creation, and live web…...
Iran’s Internet Traffic Drops to 'Near Zero' as Protests Intensify
1+ week, 6+ day ago (409+ words) Iran's Internet Traffic Drops to 'Near Zero' as Protests Intensify Iran's internet traffic cratered on Thursday as authorities imposed a nationwide shutdown amid escalating protests calling for regime change, according to data from Cloudflare and independent monitoring groups. "Current internet…...
Google Just Overhauled Gmail With Gemini 3, Turning It Into an AI Assistant
1+ week, 6+ day ago (506+ words) Google Just Overhauled Gmail With Gemini 3, Turning It Into an AI Assistant Google unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its flagship email service today, integrating its most advanced artificial intelligence model, Gemini 3, directly into Gmail. The move marks the company's most…...
Zcash Founder Helped to Create This Anonymous Phone Service
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (549+ words) Zcash Founder Helped to Create This Anonymous Phone Service Named Phreeli, the new mobile carrier requires no other personal info from customers, who can pay their monthly bill without sharing credit card or bank data with the company. Zooko Wilcox,…...
How an AI Wiz Used ChatGPT to Turn the Tables on a Scammer
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (515+ words) How an AI Wiz Used ChatGPT to Turn the Tables on a Scammer When a message popped up on his phone from a number claiming to be from a former college contact, a Delhi-based information technology professional was initially intrigued....
Ledger Finds Popular Smartphone Chip Vulnerable to Unpatchable Attacks
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (573+ words) Ledger Finds Popular Smartphone Chip Vulnerable to Unpatchable Attacks An unpatchable flaw in a widely used smartphone chip developed by Taiwan-based MediaTek allowed researchers to take full control of the device through a precisely timed electromagnetic attack, according to new…...
Google Sparks Backlash After Gmail Setting Lets Gemini Peek Inside Inboxes
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (548+ words) Google Sparks Backlash After Gmail Setting Lets Gemini Peek Inside Inboxes A toggle buried inside Gmail set off a public firestorm this week after users realized it allowed Google's Gemini AI to analyze their emails and calendars by default. Posts…...
Dead Internet Theory Gains Traction as AI Content Surges Online
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (1141+ words) Dead Internet Theory Gains Traction as AI Content Surges Online Nov 16, 2025Nov 16, 2025 Much of the internet still runs on human traffic, but more and more it's beginning to feel less human. As AI-generated posts, bots, and automated agents spread across major…...