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News sites are blocking access to Internet Archive's Wayback Machine
2+ hour, 21+ min ago (134+ words) In efforts to block AI companies' web crawlers, publishers are also not allowing Wayback Machine to take snapshots of their content, fearing that it could later be scraped from the pages of the archiving library. The Wayback Machine is a…...
AI is making tax scams harder to spot
4+ week, 1+ day ago (207+ words) Emails, texts, and fake websites posing as the IRS are becoming more sophisticated, according to research from Mc Afee. Tax season is here, and with it come scammers hoping to steal your money or even personal information. Now, with AI…...
AI is changing the nature of ads on the internet
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (564+ words) How can advertisers get in front of users when AI is making click-throughs less common? With chatbots doing much of the work of surfing the web for us, and providing things like AI summaries that make clicking through to source…...
Every Screen on the Planet" dissects the fraught geopolitical conflict over Tik Tok
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (646+ words) In her new book, "Every Screen on the Planet: The War Over Tik Tok," Forbes journalist Emily Baker-White looks at the story of Tik Tok and the developments that led to a potential deal with the Trump White House. Last…...
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2+ week, 5+ day ago (13+ words) Allbirds is the latest direct-to-consumer brand to lose its luster'marketplace. org...
California's one-stop shop for data brokers to delete consumers' data
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (174+ words) Nicol Turner Lee, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, says the Golden State's Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) could be a tool for other states to learn from and maybe adopt down the line. The 39. 4 million people who live…...
Brands are racing to show up in AI search
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (159+ words) As more consumers turn to AI chatbots for search queries, New York Times reporter Erin Griffith says companies are seeding the internet with as much information about themselves as possible to increase their chances of being surfaced by the AI....
As broadband shifts to "tech neutral," fiber company pivots strategy
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (211+ words) The Biden-era Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program championed a "fiber first" strategy. About a year ago, "Marketplace" host Kai Ryssdal was hanging out in Claremont, North Carolina, in a plant owned by Prysmian, a fiber-optic cable manufacturer. He was…...
AI vibe scamming is here
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (649+ words) AI coding agents make it possible for anyone to build a sophisticated-looking website, including scammers. Artificial intelligence coding agents have been getting so capable and intuitive, basically anyone can program their own software without much technical knowledge. Want to build…...
Help! My dad is dating a scammer!
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (785+ words) Advice on money and dating, featuring radio and podcast host Sam Sanders Dating and money drama go together like dinner and a movie. A few weeks ago, we asked for your questions about money and dating and you delivered. Joining…...