80 m. ago Spyzie stalkerware is spying on thousands of Android and iPhone users

Another little-known phone monitoring outfit has quietly amassed half a million customers, whose email addresses are now in Have I Been Pwned. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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4 h. ago Mark Zuckerberg's Meta Apologizes for 'Error' Flooding Instagram Users with Porn, Violent Videos

Mark Zuckerberg's Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has issued an apology after users reported a flood of violent and sexual content appearing in their Instagram Reels feed. Some of horrific content suggested by the company's algorithm should never have been allowed on the platform, let alone recommended to unsuspecting users. The post Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Apologizes for ‘Error’ Flooding Instagram Users with Porn, Violent Videos appeared first on Breitbart.

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4 h. ago Blue state's bail laws panned by police chief as violent suspects repeatedly cut loose

The NYPD Commissioner has railed against the state’s 2020 bail reforms laws which she said has led to a “revolving door" system where repeat offenders are released back onto the streets.

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4 h. ago Amazon's Goodreads builds community but breeds division. Rival StoryGraph is playing it safe—and gaining ground

Reading, once a largely private activity, has become more public and communal with the emergence of book-centered social media spaces. But while the "BookTok" and "Bookstagram" communities are often in the news, Goodreads, founded in 2006 and estimated to have 150 million users, was arguably the first digital network to focus on reading.

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4 h. ago Meta fixes error that exposed Instagram users to graphic and violent content

Meta has fixed an error that caused some users to see a flood of graphic and violent videos in their Instagram Reels feed. The fix comes after some users saw horrific and violent content despite having Instagram’s “Sensitive Content Control” enabled. “We have fixed an error that caused some users to see content in their […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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5 h. ago CNN's Jake Tapper gets ripped on social media for 'trying to rewrite history' with new book on Biden's decline

X users slammed CNN anchor Jake Tapper after he announced his new book investigating the alleged Democratic Party cover-up of former President Biden's mental decline.

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6 h. ago Washington State bill aims to protect children from addictive online content

Washington State bill aims to protect children from addictive online content  NBC Right Now

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11 h. ago AI chatbots posing as therapists could have 'dangerous' and violent consequences for patients, experts say

Health experts are warning about the dangers of AI chatbots posing as therapists, suggesting these interactions could lead to serious consequences for patients.

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17 h. ago Violent crime spree in Eastern Washington ends with life sentences for 2 men

Violent crime spree in Eastern Washington ends with life sentences for 2 men  NBC Right Now

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21 h. ago Meta’s Oversight Board is reviewing the company’s new hate speech policies

Meta’s Oversight Board, the company’s independent group created to help with sensitive policy decisions, is preparing to weigh in on CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s recent changes to how Facebook, Instagram, and Threads handle hate speech, Engadget reported. Zuckerberg announced an overhaul of its content moderation policies in January, shortly before the inauguration of U.S. President Donald […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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23 h. ago Exclusive: Pentagon Orders the Removal of DEI from All Official Online Content

Chief Pentagon Spokesman Sean Parnell on Wednesday sent a memo to the entire department ordering the removal of all official online content promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in line with President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's priorities. The post Exclusive: Pentagon Orders the Removal of DEI from All Official Online Content appeared first on Breitbart.

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24 h. ago Seattle man arrested for violent hate crime after punching, attacking woman

Seattle man arrested for violent hate crime after punching, attacking woman  KING5.com

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24 h. ago Man arrested for violent racial hate crime against woman in Seattle

Man arrested for violent racial hate crime against woman in Seattle  KOMO News

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25 h. ago Tom Homan threatens criminal prosecution after activists post photos of ICE agents

President Donald Trump's border czar said Southern California fliers exposing agents' personal information have "crossed the line" as he meets with the DOJ on a course of action.

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25 h. ago Trump’s FCC chairman calls on tech leaders to push back against European censorship

FCC chairman Brendan Carr wrote a letter to top tech CEOs, including Apple CEO Tim Cook and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, calling on them to stand up to European censorship.

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26 h. ago Duolingo's owl mascot is alive after all. What did it gain from faking his death?

Duolingo's mascot faked his death to get users to do their daily lessons, and attention from pop star Dua Lipa. Here's how he masterminded it — and why one expert sees the campaign as a success.

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28 h. ago Pixel Watch 3 is getting ‘Loss of Pulse Detection’ in the US in March

Google announced on Wednesday that it has received FDA clearance for the Pixel Watch 3’s “Loss of Pulse Detection” feature and will be launching it in the U.S. at the end of March. The feature can detect when a user’s heart stops beating due to an event like primary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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28 h. ago Hinge launches a new feature for daters to privately share details with matches

Dating app Hinge launched a new feature called “Match Note” on Wednesday, allowing users to privately share information with matches that they haven’t shared publicly on their profile.  Users can add a Match Note by going to their profile, similar to how they can add a text prompt. The note is always visible to new […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

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28 h. ago Influencers Call These Medical Tests Lifesaving. Here’s What You May Not Know.

New research examined nearly 1,000 posts on tests for fertility, testosterone levels and cancer risk.

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28 h. ago DOGE Subcommittee Chairwoman Greene Opens Hearing by Exposing the “Dark Truth” About USAID’s Mission to Undermine U.S. Interests

DOGE Subcommittee Chairwoman Greene Opens Hearing by Exposing the “Dark Truth” About USAID’s Mission to Undermine U.S. Interests  House Committee on Oversight and Reform |

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