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Meta will start using data from EU users to train its AI models

Engadget

This is particularly important as AI models become more advanced with multi-modal functionality, which spans text, voice, video, and imagery." After some early hype, the company was accused of gaming LMArena , a website where humans compare the outputs of different AI models to rank them.

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Cybersecurity firm says social media bots hyped GameStop during trading frenzy

The Verge

Shares in GME skyrocketed in January as Reddit users on r/wallstreetbets rallied around the stock in an attempt to squeeze hedge funds that had bet against the video game company. PiiQ told Reuters it detected “patterns of artificial behavior” in GameStop-related posts just before the January 28th chaos through February 18th.

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Influencers are disgusted with Amazon's paltry $25-per-video endorsement offer

TechSpot

Inspire is essentially TikTok-like videos featuring Amazon products. The retailer wanted to jump on the hype train of user-generated content (UGC) product videos blowing up on TikTok. Users can now upload short videos promoting items they had. Read Entire Article

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The best Windows laptops for 2025

Engadget

With all the hype around AI PCs, computer makers are rushing to release new designs featuring efficient new chips from Intel and AMD. Screens with high refresh rates are great for competitive gamers (or anyone who wants smoother document scrolling), while those with wider color gamuts are important for content creation and video editing.

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The video game hype machine is less fun than it used to be

Digital Trends

Game releases used to be the biggest events of the year. Launches have gotten much tamer in recent years.

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OnePlus is trying to jump on Samsung’s folding phone hype

The Verge

The company tweeted out this brief video clip with some kind of two-screened mobile device, although it’s unclear exactly what we should expect. We’ll see what’s real and what’s hype at 10AM ET on Wednesday. View this post on Instagram. A post shared by OnePlus? oneplus_usa).

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Poparazzi hypes itself to the top of the App Store

TechCrunch

’ To its credit, the new app has perfectly executed on a series of choices designed to fuel day one growth — from its pre-launch TikTok hype cycle to drive App Store pre-orders to its post-launch social buzz, including favorable tweets by its backers. — ???????????? — Chase Stubblefield (@chasestubb) May 25, 2021.

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