Massive Chrome Extension Scam Exposes 20,000 Users to Data Theft

Researchers linked 108 malicious Chrome extensions to a coordinated campaign that exposed about 20,000 users to data theft, ...

X’s Big Bot Purge Wiped Out a Lot of People’s Secret Porn Feeds

The platform’s large-scale crackdown on automated accounts is also impacting people who’ve spent years curating niche porn on ...

Snap slashes 1K jobs in ‘AI efficiency’ bloodbath

Spiegel, whose personal fortune is pegged by Forbes at $2.3 billion, said he was “deeply sorry” in a staff memo announcing ...
Jefferson Public Radio

Millions of people are pretending to be AI chatbots — for fun

Websites like youraislopbores.me have become playgrounds for people looking for light relief in a bot-heavy world.
IEEE

Engineering a Robust Social Media Bot Detection Model Using Roberta, Time Series Patterns, and Graph Neural Networks

Abstract: This study presents an engineering-driven multimodal deep learning framework for robust detection of social media bot accounts by integrating advanced natural language processing, temporal ...
IEEE

Comparative Analysis of Machine Learning Algorithms for Spam SMS Classification Using TF-IDF Vectorization

Abstract: The rapid increase in unsolicited SMS messages necessitates the development of efficient spam detection systems. This study compares three widely used machine learning algorithms — Naive ...
Reuters

Tencent integrates WeChat with OpenClaw AI agent amid China tech battle

BEIJING, March 22 (Reuters) - Tencent(0700.HK), opens new tab launched a tool on Sunday to integrate its WeChat messaging platform with the OpenClaw ‌agent, deepening its push into AI agents that have ...
Engadget

Reddit is weighing identity verification methods to combat its bot problem

There could be one more step required before creating an account and posting on Reddit in the future. According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to ...
Variety

Elon Musk Misled Twitter Investors Ahead of His $44 Billion Takeover in 2022, Jury Finds

Elon Musk artificially drove down the price of Twitter‘s stock in 2022 with tweets claiming the social-media company — which he had already agreed to acquire — had underreported how many fake and spam ...
Courthouse News Service

San Francisco jury finds Elon Musk defrauded Twitter investors during $44 billion takeover

Attorney Aaron Arnzen of Bottini & Bottini questions Elon Musk during a trial over Musk's purchase of Twitter. (Photo by Vicki Behringer via Courthouse News) SAN FRANCISCO (CN) — Elon Musk defrauded ...
Spotify

Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty

The man at the center of what’s been described as the first-ever criminal prosecution for AI-assisted streaming fraud in the United States has pleaded guilty. Michael Smith, of Cornelius, North ...
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Will her boyfriend use Snapchat to cheat on her?

Alexis had a feeling something wasn’t right, so we helped her put her boyfriend to the ultimate loyalty test. What started as a simple Christmas toy drive turned into an unforgettable setup involving ...