TECHNOLOGY
GPT-3 a double-edge sword, can inform and mislead: Study
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Zurich, delved into the capabilities of AI models, specifically focusing on GPT-3, to determine their potential risks and benefits in generating and disseminating (dis)information. The study, not peer-reviewed yet, involving 697 participants sought to evaluate whether individuals could differentiate between disinformation and accurate information presented in the form of tweets.
WhatsApp blocks over 65 lakh bad accounts in India in May
Between May 1 and May 31, 6,508,000 WhatsApp accounts were banned and 2,420,700 of these accounts were proactively banned, before any reports from users in the country. In the month of April, WhatsApp, which has more than 500 million users in India, had banned a record over 74 lakh bad accounts.
Twitch to host TwitchCon Paris as planned despite protests
According to the Verge, the event is scheduled for July 8 and July 9. The company tweeted, "We are closely monitoring the protests taking place in and around Paris. The safety and security of our community and staff is always, and will continue to be, our top priority."
Jack Dorsey says running Twitter 'hard'
Dorsey tweeted, "Running Twitter is hard. I don't wish that stress upon anyone." He further said that the team is doing their best under the constraints they have, "which are immense.""It's easy to critique the decisions from afar…which I'm guilty of…but I know the goal is to see Twitter thrive.
Twitter rival Bluesky disables new sign-ups
In an update, the platform said: "We are still working to accommodate the large influx of users and increase in traffic."On Sunday, the platform posted: "Sign ups are currently disabled as is the 'Popular with Friends' feed.
Twitter to soon increase rate limits: Musk
Musk on Saturday said that verified accounts have been limited to reading 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts will be able to read 600 posts per day and new unverified accounts just 300 posts a day.
Twitter faces global outage, users in a fix
The "cannot retrieve tweets" error message has been reported by many users when they try to view or post a tweet. Besides this, users are also get "rate limit exceeded" message while refreshing the 'For You' tab. According to outage monitor website 'Down Detector', nearly 4,000 reports of issues with Twitter have been logged.
Users cry ‘wake up Elon’ as Twitter goes for a toss for millions
According to outage monitor website 'Down Detector', more than 7,000 users reported issues with Twitter. “Someone wake up Elon and tell him his $44 B app isn't working!” a Twitter user posted. "Me coming to twitter to see why it says 'rate limit exceeded' #TwitterDown," another user wrote. The hashtags #TwitterDown and #RateLimitExceeded were trending on Twitter.
Tech industry sees boom in full-time jobs; dip in part-time opportunities: Report
The data released by leading job portal Indeed showed sluggish job growth in part-time and contractual tech jobs, with only a 3 per cent increase in share from April 2019 to April 2023. During the peak of the data released by leading job portal Indeed showed sluggish job growth in part-time or contractual positions increased by 23 per cent.
Musk claims Twitter hits all-time high user engagement, numbers speak otherwise
Musk on Saturday tweeted that the "platform hit another all-time high in user-seconds last week". The Twitter owner has made such claims in the past too. In April, as part of a BBC interview, Musk said the social media service was seeing record user engagement, and that major advertisers were
returning.
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