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09.30.24

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Inside Two Years of Turmoil at Big Tech's Anti-Terrorism Group

BY PARESH DAVE | 9-MINUTE READ

X has left the board of GIFCT, an anti-terrorism organization through which tech companies exchange information to keep violent content off the web. It's the latest in a series of episodes driving tension within the ranks.

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China's Plan to Make AI Watermarks Happen

BY ZEYI YANG | 5-MINUTE READ

New Chinese regulation attempts to define how AI content labeling should work and stamp out AI-generated disinformation.

A Brazilian user of the social network X, formerly Twitter, browses posts on a cell phone in Brasilia on August 31, 2024. Despite the court order to block X throughout Brazil, issued by Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, some users are still able to access the social network's pages in the country.

The Stan Accounts That Keep Posting Through Brazil's Ban on X

BY ANGELA WATERCUTTER AND GABRIEL LEÃO | 4-MINUTE READ

When the country's Supreme Court suspended X in Brazil, stan Twitter in the region seemed to grind to a halt. Others found ways to persevere.

The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun

BY LILY HAY NEWMAN AND MATT BURGESS | 6-MINUTE READ

"Pig butchering" scam operations that once originated in Southeast Asia are now proliferating around the world, likely raking in billions of dollars in the process.

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How a 15-Year-Old Gamer Became the Patron Saint of the Internet

BY KYLE MACNEILL | 4-MINUTE READ

In 2025, Carlo Acutis will officially become the first millennial saint. But will he help the Catholic Church reach a younger audience?

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Inside TikTok's Unhinged Home Remodeling Videos

BY RYAN BRODERICK | 5-MINUTE READ

We kept seeing more and more utterly absurd, hugely viral, AI-fever-dream home remodeling videos on TikTok. So we tracked down where they actually come from.

A screenshot from the new Nintendo role-playing game (RPG), The Legend of Zelda - Echoes of Wisdom.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Trades Tropes for New Tricks

BY MEGAN FAROKHMANESH | 3-MINUTE READ

Nintendo's latest Legend of Zelda game proves the franchise's namesake princess doesn't need to pull off Link's tricks to have a great game of her own.