The mysterious case of the DHS white supremacist memelord
The mysterious case of the DHS white supremacist memelord

Hello and welcome to Regulator, a newsletter that takes Verge subscribers into the smoke-filled back rooms of Washington as they become the Zyn-filled back rooms of Washington. (Although Tucker Carlson’s ALP is more popular among a certain set.) Not a Verge subscriber yet? Sign up here today! I’m not exposing myself to all these carcinogens […]

Facebook Messenger will use AI to read your chats and save you from scams

Meta is rolling out AI-powered scam detection on Messenger and new warnings for suspicious friend requests on Facebook.
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X finally lets you block Grok AI from modifying your photos, but the fix falls short

X’s new Grok edit blocker promises more control over your photos, but the feature only prevents AI edits triggered by tagging @Grok in replies.
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Bluesky CEO Jay Graber steps down

Bluesky’s board will search for a replacement while Graber becomes Chief Innovation Officer.

Periwinkle is making self-hosted social media on Bluesky’s AT Protocol even easier

Periwinkle offers managed hosting for AT Protocol users who want social media accounts on their own domains, with backups, storage, and migration tools.

X says you can block Grok from editing your photos
X says you can block Grok from editing your photos

X has introduced a new feature that makes it slightly harder for other users to manipulate your uploaded images with the Grok chatbot. As reported by Social Media Today and verified by The Verge, a new toggle within the image upload settings on the X iOS app says it can “block modifications by Grok” when […]

Viral Game Wikigacha Turns Wikipedia Articles Into Collectible Cards

Inspired by Japanese gacha games, a popular new free-to-play browser-based title turns Wikipedia articles into randomized collectible cards with rarity tiers.

Anthropic research says AI can mass expose of anonymous internet accounts

New research suggests AI models can analyze online posts and link anonymous accounts to real identities.
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X is testing a new ad format that connects posts with products

An ad test on X promotes Musk’s Starlink beneath original content.

Unmasking the Illusion of Safety Online
Unmasking the Illusion of Safety Online

The global cost of cybercrime surpasses billions of dollars annually, with phishing/spoofing, personal data breaches, and extortion accounting for a significant share of losses. According to Cordell Robinson, CEO of Brownstone Consulting Firm, the scal…