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Roblox Has A Community Of Players Who Recreate School Shootings
22.4.2025
A new report has exposed a “true crime” community of Roblox players who reenact real-life murders. A part of this group is reportedly dedicated to digitally recreating and playing through famous school shootings within the extremely popular free-to-play game. Read more
Friends With Benefits Grows Up
18.4.2025
The buzzy covid-era crypto social club has launched Friends With Builders to create Web3 products with 20 infrastructure partners
Bitcoin online chatter flips bullish as price chops at $85K: Santiment
17.4.2025
The tone of Bitcoin-related social media posts has flipped to bullish according to crypto analytics platform Santiment, despite Bitcoin continuing to swing around $85,000.“Traders are showing optimism that BTC can regain $90K, which will likely be dependent on tariff and global economy news...
OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report
15.4.2025
Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.Citing anonymous sources, The Verge reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing...
OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report
15.4.2025
Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.Citing anonymous sources, The Verge reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing...
OpenAI is building 'X-like social network' to rival Elon Musk — Report
15.4.2025
Large language model developer OpenAI is reportedly working on a new social media network, putting the company on a collision course with Elon Musk’s X and Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms.Citing anonymous sources, The Verge reported on April 15 that OpenAI is developing...
The Real Reason Politicians Blame Video Games For Society's Most Difficult Issues
15.4.2025
Yesterday, House Speak Mike Johnson attempted to justify planned backdoor cuts to Medicaid by claiming that it would “return the dignity of work to young men who need to be out working instead of playing video games all day.”Read more
Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content
15.4.2025
Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms.Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook...
Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content
15.4.2025
Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms.Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook...
Meta gets EU regulator nod to train AI with social media content
15.4.2025
Tech giant Meta has been given the green light from the European Union’s data regulator to train its artificial intelligence models using publicly shared content across its social media platforms.Posts and comments from adult users across Meta’s stable of platforms, including Facebook...
Bots are killing social media, but decentralization can save it
14.4.2025
Opinion by: Leroy Hofer, co-founder and CEO at Teneo ProtocolAs the old wisdom goes, nobody knows you’re a dog on the internet. Often enough, nobody knows if you’re a bot either, to the point where the dead internet theory sometimes feels disturbingly tangible. Bot traffic share...
Bots are killing social media, but decentralization can save it
14.4.2025
Opinion by: Leroy Hofer, co-founder and CEO at Teneo ProtocolAs the old wisdom goes, nobody knows you’re a dog on the internet. Often enough, nobody knows if you’re a bot either, to the point where the dead internet theory sometimes feels disturbingly tangible. Bot traffic share...
Vitalik Buterin says the app layer needs ‘good social philosophy’ most
14.4.2025
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin argues it’s Ethereum’s application layer, not its infrastructure layer, where Ethereum needs “good social philosophy” the most. The app layer is where developers build decentralized applications on top of Ethereum’s base...
US Social Security moves public comms to X amid DOGE-led job cuts — Report
12.4.2025
The US Social Security Administration (SSA) will move all public communications to the X social media platform amid sweeping workforce cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by X owner Elon Musk. According to anonymous sources who spoke with WIRED, the government...
US Social Security moves public comms to X amid DOGE-led job cuts — Report
12.4.2025
The US Social Security Administration (SSA) will move all public communications to the X social media platform amid sweeping workforce cuts recommended by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by X owner Elon Musk. According to anonymous sources who spoke with WIRED, the government...
Wunder.Social Raises $50M Ahead of Token Offer to Build Bot-Free Social Media
9.4.2025
The company uses blockchain tech to verify users and eliminate bots, and shares ad revenue with users, allowing them to fund causes they care about
Creators of DeFi Firm Aave Launch Social Media Developer Network Lens Chain
4.4.2025
Lens Chain mainnet goes live using an inexpensive Ethereum overlay blockchain designed for building decentralized social media applications
DeFi TVL falls 27% while AI, social apps surge in Q1: DappRadar
4.4.2025
Economic uncertainty and a major crypto exchange hack pushed down the total value locked in decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to $156 billion in the first quarter of 2025, but AI and social apps gained ground with a rise in network users, according to a crypto analytics firm.“Broader...
Anti-L2 push could ‘break the social fabric’ of Ethereum — Sandeep Nailwal
28.3.2025
A portion of the Ethereum community is pressuring the Ethereum Foundation to make decisions that may “break the entire social fabric” of the smart contract network by restricting Ethereum's layer-2 (L2) networks, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said.Speaking during a March 28 episode...
Anti-L2 push could ‘break the social fabric’ of Ethereum — Sandeep Nailwal
28.3.2025
A portion of the Ethereum community is pressuring the Ethereum Foundation to make decisions that may “break the entire social fabric” of the smart contract network by restricting Ethereum's layer-2 (L2) networks, Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal said.Speaking during a March 28 episode...