Homebuyers Are Crowdsourcing Their Loan Estimates on Reddit. Is That a Good Idea?

It's not unusual for people to seek the advice of strangers, but in the world of homebuying, it can be dangerous.

ChatGPT citations change when hidden search pipelines switch

Two analyses found ChatGPT’s hidden search systems can change its sources, making citation tracking harder than answers ...

Reddit’s AI is hunting brands that dress marketing slop up as honest opinions

Reddit is deploying large language models against brands and marketers planting fake conversations that could later surface as trusted recommendations in ChatGPT and Gemini.
QueertyOpinion

Is Reddit the queer internet’s last stand or an AEO dead zone? An investigation.

Companies are cashing in on this confusion, and they’re using Reddit to skew the answers in their favor. AI bots are ...
GameSpot

If You’ve Been Sitting On Xenoblade Chronicles, You Have No Excuse With These New Switch 2 Editions

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Xenoblade Chronicles has been one of Nintendo’s most significant ...
Android

The US Government Is Trying to Unmask a Reddit user—and It's Not Going Well

The US government has subpoenaed Reddit to reveal the identity of an anonymous user critical of ICE’s immigration crackdown, escalating to a secret grand jury after an initial attempt was thrown out ...
TechCrunch

Reddit takes on the bots with new ‘human verification’ requirements for fishy behavior

Would-be Reddit competitor Digg just shut down because it couldn’t get a handle on the bots overrunning its site. On Wednesday, Reddit said it’s taking on the challenge itself. The company will begin ...
Ars Technica

Reddit will require “fishy” accounts to verify they are run by a human

Reddit will require accounts that exhibit “automated or otherwise fishy behavior” to verify that a human runs them, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a Reddit post today. The verification process aims ...
Digital Trends

Reddit may ask you to prove you’re human as it cracks down on bot accounts

Reddit is stepping up its fight against bots, and now your account could be asked to prove it is human if the platform detects fishy behaviour. Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says these checks will be rare, ...
Entrepreneur

Reddit CEO Says He Plans to ‘Go Heavy’ Hiring Recent Grads. Here’s Why.

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman said in a new interview that the company will “go heavy” on hiring new college graduates. According to Huffman, these new grads have the advantage of being “AI native,” ...
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 ...
Popular Mechanics

Is the Nintendo Switch 2 Worth It? We Broke Down Everything to Consider.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? The Switch 2 launched last year, and it took the gaming community by storm. Internet ...