Thomas Germain
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
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- Oct 1, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Namibian Sun
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- Jul 9, 2026
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'Things may get ugly': Meta's new AI Muse is about to make the internet more annoying (opens the original)
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Someday we'll redesign the internet for tools like this. Until then, you're in for a wild ride. Last week, my finger hovered over the download button for Meta's new AI Muse. I felt a little bit scared of my phone. Muse wants to help. It's an AI agent, a tool that goes out into the world for unsupervised tasks. Using its own web browser, Muse can cancel your gym membership, haggle with customer service people, buy groceries, invite friends to parties, you name it. Soon it will make phone calls. I
“It feels like a calling”: The internet vigilantes who weaponise kindness (opens the original)
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Social media is often seen as a mirror for human cruelty. One man built a TikTok army of 500,000 to fix it. Their weapon: kindness. Everyday, Laura Tigeleiro of Staten Island, New York, would open TikTok to sea of hatred. "Everyone was making fun of my eye," she says. Tigeleiro has multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease that's made one of her piercing blue eyes droop sideways. "I just wanted to share healthy recipes, and maybe make some friends," she says. "But they said terrible things. It r
Robots are asking for tips. But who actually gets the money? (opens the original)
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Machines are sticking out their digital palms. Your reaction could help shape the future of the service industry. If you're not in the mood for slot machines at Las Vegas's Venetian Hotel, you can find some entertainment at a bar called The Tipsy Robot. It has a kitschy gimmick: two robotic arms that make automated cocktails. I hit "margarita" on a screen and watched them jerk to life. They mixed tequila with lime and triple sec, spinning needlessly for extra flair and bowing to deliver the glas
The secret codewords that scammers hate (opens the original)
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Deepfake scams might use your voice, but they don't know what's in your head. Five minutes of preparation could save your loved ones from falling for fraud. "It was the most terror I've ever felt," says Elizabeth Benz, a mother from Buffalo, New York. In September 2025, she got a phone call. "It was my 16-year-old-son, John," she says. "He was sobbing, 'Mom, my friend is dead. He's dead.'" She panicked, but things were about to get even worse. A stranger took the phone. Over the course of 20 min
How period trackers share your private details (opens the original)
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Some apps are sharing users' health data. New research uncovers which apps lock down your privacy, and which don't. Stardust is a period tracking app that combines users' menstrual cycles with astrology and horoscopes. It also makes bold privacy promises. "Your data is private," Stardust says on its website. "Period." The problem, according to a new report shared exclusively with the BBC, is you and Stardust may have different definitions of "private". The Mozilla Foundation, creator of the Fire
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