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‘Click Farms’ to Inflate Online Popularity Exposed
How do you get a few hundred people to like your “Why are courgettes* so neglected?” page? Paid advertisements? Viral publicity? Trusting in the innate power of that most underestimated of Summer squashes? With the success…
Microsoft’s Racist AI is Back And It’s Still Crazy!
Remember that crazy TayTweets AI that Microsoft unleashed on the (mostly) innocent users of Twitter recently? The one that quickly pick up the bad habits of many online pranksters, turning it into a genocide-denying Nazi lover? Yes,…
YouTube Looking To Go Live With YouTube Connect
YouTube is the name people think of when they hear about videos on the internet, and while social media like Facebook and Twitter have added video support, many still prefer to upload to YouTube and then…
Microsoft’s “Teen Girl” AI Becomes Incestuous Nazi-Lover
Microsoft, in trying to launch a customer service artificial intelligence presented as a teen girl, got a crash course in how you can’t trust the internet after the system became a foul-mouthed, incestuous racist within 24…
Hackers Claim ISIS Twitter Accounts Lead Back to UK Government
Unconfirmed reports suggest that a number of Twitter accounts affiliated with the militant group ISIS can be traced back to IP addresses associated with the UK government. According to Russia Insider, a group of hackers known…
Twitter to Keep 140-Character Limit Afterall
Recently, Twitter had revealed plans to remove the 140-character per tweet limit that currently existing on the platform, 10,000-characters being the suggested new limit. This news did not have the desired effect amongst their user-base, as…
Machine Learning Algorithm Can Tell If You Are Drunk Tweeting
So you’ve had a few drinks and decide it would be a great idea to drunk text someone? The next morning you wake up and check your phone to see several responses which make you swear…
Storywriter Cameron Harris is Leaving BioWare
BioWare is known for their stories, from the magical world of Dragon Age: Inquisition to the space-faring scenes the of Star Wars and Mass Effect. One of the people responsible for these tales of adventure is senior…
Google Allowing Twitter Like Posts Straight From Businesses
Google is not one to shy away from experimenting with new features and thanks to someone’s keen eyes they’ve even spotted that you could see twitter like posts in your google searches. Similar to their mobile…

MIT Attempts to Out-Trump Trump With DeepDrumpf Twitterbot
Donald Trump’s antics on social media are infamous at this point, seeming crazy and unpredictable at times. Now, we can all look forward to an improvement to Trump thanks to the field of deep learning. DeepDrumpf…
Kanye West Caught Pirating Software in Social Media Blunder
Kanye West’s buffoonery on social media is reaching comical levels and makes me wonder if it’s all just a publicity stunt. Initially, West went on an e-begging campaign pleading Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg for $1 billion and…
Donald Trump Retweets Quote From Benito Mussolini
American presidential candidate Donald Trump has found himself on the receiving end of an online frenzy after he retweeted a quote attributed to the founder of fascism, Benito Mussolini. The original tweet was from an account…
Marc Andreessen Issues Apology After Social Media Backlash
Marc Andreessen is a venture capitalist best known for co-creating Mosaic, the first widely adopted web browser and has an estimated net work of around $600 million. Mr. Andreessen is also a Facebook board member and one…
Tim Cook Failed to Snap a Decent Super Bowl Photo
As many of you are probably aware, it was that American extravaganza known as the Super Bowl, this year’s event was extra special as it was the 50th incarnation and saw the Denver Broncos triumph over…
Twitter Users Condemn Company’s Decision to Ditch Chronological Tweets
Twitter is one of the most popular forms of online communication due to the 140 character limit which allows users to discuss topics in a very quick manner. Additionally, the retweet system means it’s easy to…
Youtuber Uses Minecraft to Prey on Underage Fans
The internet is a wide and wonderful place, being able to play games with people all over the world and listen to music at the press of a button the ability to communicate and share your…
Xfinity User Creates Bot to Tweet Comcast Whenever His Internet Speed Drops
An industrious Comcast Xfinity customer, disgruntled over poor internet speeds, has created a bot that auto-Tweets Comcast whenever his broadband drops below advertised speeds. Redditer AlekseyP used a Raspberry Pi to monitor his internet speed, checking…
Is Google Glass Being Killed Off?
Google Glass, the Alphabet Inc. wearable device that was pulled from the market in January 2015 after a decidedly mixed reception, could be dead after the company pulled all social media accounts connected to Glass, while…

Breathtaking Images From an Astronaut Aboard the ISS
Space has always provided a glimpse into many a fascinating world over the years, from research that has been undertaken by NASA to the Astronauts who have boarded the International Space Station as well as successfully…
Investors “Universally Negative” on Twitter as Five Executives Leave
With its share price plummeting and five of its top executive leaving the company, future prospects for Twitter have been branded as “universally negative” by investors, Business Insider reports. The departures were confirmed by new CEO…
Twitter Suffers Massive Outage
Twitter didn’t have the best stability record when it first launched and there were so many downtimes that we even got a nickname for them, the fail whale. Recently Twitter has upped the service standard and…
Widow Sues Twitter for Allowing ISIS to Use the Platform
Nowadays, pretty much anyone with internet access can create accounts and become active on social media platforms, and this also applies to terrorist organizations. As far as Twitter is concerned, it has recently become the main focus…
Twitter Wants to Connect Users’ Tweets with Ads
Since it currently represents one of the most important social networks, Twitter is often tweaking things and adding new features in order to keep up with its competitors. Advertising is a very important part of social…
‘Snooper Charter’ Causes Issues With Google, Microsoft, Twitter And Others
The Investigatory Powers Bill (IP Bill for short) goes by another name, the Snooper Charter. The bill is aimed to help extend and update the government’s legislation surrounding their surveillance powers, this extension though is gaining…
Twitter CEO Speaks Out on Scrapping 140-Character Limit
When rumours emerged yesterday that Twitter was considering dropping its 140-character limit for tweets in favour of 10,000 characters, share prices plummeted and Twitter users revolted. i swear to god the first person who tweets over…
Doctors Notes Is What Happens When Doctor Who Meets Social Media
Doctor Who is a science fiction show that has spanned generations, with multiple actors coming and going as both supporting and main characters featuring some of the biggest names in their credits and having inspired more…
Twitter Considers 10,000 Character Limit – Shares Plummet
New Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey is considering dropping the site’s unique selling point, the 140-character limit for Tweets, in favour of up to 10,000 characters, according to a report by Re/code. Since the rumour broke, the…