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techspot.com > news > 113695-instagram-cracks-down-ai-accounts-pretending-human.html

Instagram is making it harder for AI-generated personas to pass themselves off as real people

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (353+ words) social media giant is changing its current "AI creator" label to the clearer "AI generated profile." It will also limit the reach...allowed creators of these accounts to add an "AI creator" label, but it was optional and could...a…...

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techspot.com > news > 113648-700-galaxy-s26-fe-brings-samsung-latest-ai.html

The $700 Galaxy S26 FE brings Samsung's latest AI features to a cheaper phone with few hardware upgrades

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (48+ words) The price is $50 higher than the Galaxy S25 FE's starting price. Samsung has pointed to ongoing pressure on RAM supply, which has also contributed to price......

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techspot.com > news > 113623-apple-maps-users-rebel-against-new-ads-you.html

Apple Maps is getting ads before and after searches, and there's no way to turn them off

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) What just happened? Apple's long-reported plan to monetize its Maps app using advertising has become a reality. Users in the US and Canada will now see ads both before and after they perform searches – and they can't be disabled. It…...

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techspot.com > news > 113501-carrier-pidge-app-delivers-texts-110-mph-unless.html

This Carrier Pidge app delivers texts at 110 mph, unless your virtual pigeon gets lost, distracted, or dies

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (31+ words) The iOS app Carrier Pidge is the work of Noah Iarrobino, who vibe coded it in about three weeks. Refreshingly, he admits that it's both "pointless" with......

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techspot.com > news > 113525-meta-goes-trial-over-facebook-instagram-impact-young.html

Meta goes to trial over Facebook and Instagram's impact on young users

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (653+ words) Why it matters: Meta goes to trial today over claims that it designed Facebook and Instagram in ways that kept young users engaged for longer and contributed to their harm. The outcome could determine whether courts treat social media engagement…...

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techspot.com > news > 113651-iphone-17-pro-fell-100000-feet-survived-intact.html

An iPhone 17 Pro fell 100,000-feet and survived intact thanks to its case

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (40+ words) For RhinoShield, the test was a public demonstration of the high-tech materials and impact protection behind the case. Most phone cases are meant to handle drops onto......

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techspot.com > news > 113809-iphone-duo-best-feature-isnt-fold-software-built.html

The iPhone Duo's best feature isn't the fold, it's the software built around it

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techspot.com > news > 113766-xiaomi-launches-18-fold-ahead-apple-expected-reveal.html

Xiaomi launches the 18 Fold ahead of Apple's expected reveal of its first foldable iPhone

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (28+ words) The phone has a 5.38-inch cover display and a 7.58-inch internal display. Both use 120Hz LTPO panels and can reach 4,000 nits of peak brightness, according to......

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techspot.com > news > 113665-cloudflare-freed-up-100tb-ram-behind-1111-dns.html

Cloudflare freed up 100TB of RAM behind its 1.1.1.1 DNS without adding a single server

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (29+ words) The optimization work was centered on Big Pineapple, Cloudflare's DNS caching platform behind the popular 1.1.1.1 resolver, DNS Firewall, and several other DNS services they offer. In......

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techspot.com > news > 113480-nine-pbs-lost-access-50tb-archives-when-data.html

Nine PBS lost access to 50TB of archives when its data center vanished

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (27+ words) Nine PBS in St. Louis is suing the owner of a Denver-based data center after spending much of this year attempting to regain access to more than......

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