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Why people have fallen out of love with dating apps

Tinder and Bumble are struggling as singles refuse to pay up

www.economist.com

‘Bumble fumble’: online dating apps struggle as people swear off swiping

Online dating industry in crisis as shares fall and nearly half of all users report negative experiences on the apps

www.theguardian.com

Flirt, reflect, delete: seven tips to tackle dating app fatigue

When swiping through the apps feels as romantic as doing taxes, here’s how to shift our approach to dating

www.theguardian.com

He was tired of dating apps. So he bought a billboard.

David Cline is one of a growing number of singles trying creative ways to meet people offline: “You have to find a way to express yourself the best you can.”

www.washingtonpost.com

Before Reality Became Debatable, There Was ‘The Blair Witch Project’

Twenty-five years ago, the indie horror blockbuster compelled audiences to ask, “Was that real?” The question now permeates our age of misinformation.

www.nytimes.com

NBC Sent 27 Creators to Paris. It Only Needed Snoop and Olympic Athletes

In an attempt to lure in younger viewers, NBCUniversal sent dozens of social media influencers to the 2024 Paris Olympics. But the athletes and entertainers were the ones who went viral.

www.wired.com

The Australian Breaker Who Broke the Internet

It’s been a week since Rachael Gunn, aka Raygun, competed in the breaking competition at the Paris Olympics. The memes—and the controversy—haven’t stopped since.

www.wired.com

Influencers Gain Access to Big Events as Media Members With an Agenda

Internet creators are gobbling up press passes for major events. But first…

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The English Premier League Will Ditch Its Hated VAR Offside Tech for a Fleet of iPhones

Later this season, the UK’s top soccer division will replace its controversial VAR offside-detection system in favor of a phalanx of Apple’s smartphones.

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Want to Win a Bike Race? Hack Your Rival’s Wireless Shifters

Researchers discovered a technique that would allow anyone with a few hundred dollars to hack into wireless gear-shifting systems used by top cycling teams at events like the Tour de France.

www.wired.com

Why I Finally Quit Spotify

The platform interface has gradually made it harder to find the music I want to listen to. With the latest app updates, I’d had enough.

www.newyorker.com

The AI photo editing era is here, and it’s every person for themselves

Things are about to get real weird.

www.theverge.com

The Google Pixel 9’s AI Camera Features Let You Reshape Reality

Add Me, Reimagine, Autoframe, and Zoom Enhance—these camera features from Google Pixel allow you to alter your photos with zero technical know-how.

www.wired.com

Google’s AI ‘Reimagine’ tool helped us add wrecks, disasters, and corpses to our photos

What is a photo, etc., etc.

www.theverge.com

Elon Musk’s Grok xAI chatbot has few limits

Grok-2 users have generated violent, misleading and copyright-infringing AI images

www.axios.com

Donald Trump Shares Fake Taylor Swift Endorsement Generated by AI: ‘I Accept!’

Donald Trump reposted a series of AI-generated images on his social media platform Truth Social, seemingly suggesting that Taylor Swift and her fans are backing his presidential campaign

people.com

Trump posts fake Taylor Swift images on Truth Social to falsely claim singer’s support

Some Swifties were quick to call Trump out and encourage the singer to take legal action.

www.axios.com

Trump falsely claims Harris crowd was faked

The Republican presidential candidate wrongly said AI was used on a photo showing thousands at a Harris rally in Detroit, BBC Verify reports.

www.bbc.com

How ‘Deepfake Elon Musk’ Became the Internet’s Biggest Scammer

An A.I.-powered version of Mr. Musk has appeared in thousands of inauthentic ads, contributing to billions in fraud.

www.nytimes.com

AI Has a Way to Go to Become A Connections Puzzle Champ

Are you a New York Times word game enthusiast? The Mini Crossword, Wordle and the infuriating Connections puzzle have drawn many fans, and some of them tested how AI might fare. But first…

www.bloomberg.com

Artists Score Major Win in Copyright Case Against AI Art Generators

The court declined to dismiss copyright infringement claims against the AI companies. The order could implicate other firms that used Stable Diffusion, the AI model at issue in the case.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Startup using blockchain to prevent copyright theft by AI is valued over $2 billion after fresh funding

Technology startup Story has raised $80 million of funding for a blockchain designed to prevent artificial intelligence makers from stealing copyright.

www.cnbc.com

California’s controversial AI bill is on the verge of becoming law

California’s SB-1047 is on a path to the governor’s desk. Will it kill the AI boom?

www.platformer.news

Waymo robotaxis have made their standby parking lot into a honking mess

A San Francisco parking lot full of Waymo robotaxis has a nightly cacophony of honking as the cars try to park themselves after midnight.

www.businessinsider.com

Has Disney Figured Out How to Never Get Sued Again?

If you signed up for Disney+ or visited Disney World, you probably waived your right to take them to court.

nymag.com

Disney axes bid to stop wrongful death lawsuit over Disney+ terms

The firm had argued the case should go to arbitration because of its streaming service’s small print.

www.bbc.com

The Disney+ Trap: After His Wife Died at Disney World, a User Learned His Subscription Meant He Can’t Sue

A recent legal case has illuminated the limited rights of Disney+ subscribers, per the streaming platform’s user agreement.

www.indiewire.com

Disney told a man he couldn’t take it to court over his wife’s death at one of its parks because he once had a Disney+ trial. Now it’s backing down.

A doctor died from a severe allergic reaction at Disney Springs in Florida last year. Disney said her husband couldn’t take it to court under the T&Cs of his Disney+ free trial.

www.businessinsider.com

Telegram says CEO has ‘nothing to hide’ after being arrested in France

The messaging app says “it is absurd to claim that a platform or its owner are responsible for abuse of that platform.”

www.theverge.com

Detention of Telegram founder sparks debate about free speech and criminal activity online | CNN Business

The detention of the Russian-born billionaire founder of Telegram, a messaging app known for its unfiltered content, has sparked debate about freedom of speech and illegal content on the internet.

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How Telegram’s Founder Pavel Durov Became a Culture War Martyr

Conservatives have spent months championing Telegram as an app that more closely aligns with their values than Signal.

www.404media.co

X/Twitter fecha operação no Brasil, demite funcionários e culpa Moraes

A rede social X, ex-Twitter, encerrou suas operações no Brasil. Em nota, a empresa diz que a responsabilidade é do ministro do STF Alexandre de Moraes.O que aconteceuA rede social diz que seu serviço continua disponível para a população do Brasil. A in

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Social Media Platforms Show Little Interest in Stopping Spread of Misinformation

Social media platforms gave up on content moderation a long time ago. But first…

www.bloomberg.com

FTC finalizes rule to prohibit sale or purchase of fake reviews

The rule prohibits businesses from buying reviews or testimonials, whether positive or negative, as well as the suppression of reviews.

www.retaildive.com

Nvidia Sued for Scraping YouTube After 404 Media Investigation

David Millette, a YouTube creator, filed a class action lawsuit against Nvidia citing “unjust enrichment and unfair competition” for how the company built its training data for the “Cosmos” project video model.

www.404media.co

A new web crawler launched by Meta last month is quietly scraping the web for AI training data

Meta has not announced the new bot, dubbed Meta External Agent, beyond updating an existing web page for developers.

fortune.com

Raquel Landim: Meta tem monopólio de anúncios digitais pagos com fundo eleitoral

Os marqueteiros das campanhas dos candidatos à Prefeitura de São Paulo estão reclamando que a Meta, dona do Facebook e do Instagram, tornou-se monopolista dos anúncios digitais no pleito de 2024 feitos com dinheiro público do fundo eleitoral.Na avaliaç

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A estratégia da Temu para ganhar mercado no Brasil

O aplicativo da Temu foi o mais baixado no Brasil em julho. A loja chinesa, rival de AliExpress, Shopee e Shein, “gamificou” a experiência de compra para ganhar mercado no país.

manualdousuario.net

Game em app de compras seduz usuário com brindes, em estratégia criticada por vício e frustração

Engajamento artificial produzido por usuários comprometidos com o game infla números da Temu, dizem especialistas

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Sala Digital: como é o projeto inédito entre Band e Google

Sala Digital, da Band e Google, pretende ser uma mistura de central de dados e estúdio para munir os veículos do grupo com insights.

www.meioemensagem.com.br