The X Safety team conducted an investigation into suspected Chinese inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations: We identified a bot farm of approximately 200,000 accounts. Within this farm, we found 200 accounts posting in a manner that could manipulate a legitimate debate about American AI and energy policy. These posts contained claims that AI data centers are driving up household electricity prices and straining the grid. Others included AI-generated cartoons that depicted data-center operators enriching themselves at the public's expense. We remain committed to maintaining an open and authentic platform where people debate topics of public interest. We take seriously any attempts to undermine the integrity of the global town square and suspend accounts that violate our Authenticity policy.

*Checks date* It’s 2026… this is an actual book, in a major book store, in the technology section, not a Spencer’s as a gag gift or something… We’ve learned nothing…

A PBS station has taken legal action after losing access to more than 50TB of programming and archives spanning 70 years of television history It claims its files became trapped after its cloud storage provider apparently went out of business

Be careful downloading Windows 11 apps from Google, 70+ fake sites are pushing malware right now. This includes tools like PowerToys, CrystalDiskMark, EasyBCD, Lively Wallpaper, Wintoys, SignalRGB, MKVToolNix, and more. Some fake sites rank above the real project pages on Google. Attackers create a convincing-looking app website, rank for the app’s name, look harmless at first by linking to the real download source, then later swap the download button with malware. Check Point has already traced malware families like RemusStealer and AnimateClipper to these campaigns. Lively Wallpaper and SignalRGB developers have confirmed active impersonation attacks too. This is why “just Google the app name and download it” is no longer safe advice. For Windows apps, check the Microsoft Store first. If the app is not there, use the developer’s official GitHub or verified website.

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