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Andrew Couts

Plus: Spyware-packing ads, TikTok GDPR violations, Elon Musk investigations, and more.

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X Challenger Pebble Thinks AI-Generated Posts Can Help Lure Users Away From Elon Musk

Paresh Dave

To encourage conversation, Twitter-like platform Pebble—formerly T2—now suggests AI-generated updates for users to edit or post. It’s also opening sign-ups to anyone with an account on X.

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The Fall of Babylon Is a Warning for AI Unicorns

Grace Browne

When it went public in 2021, Babylon Health was valued at over $4 billion. Now it has declared bankruptcy. Insiders say it could never live up to its hype.

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TikTok Shop Has a Snail Slime Problem

Amanda Hoover

TikTok Shop, which launched in the US last week, is littered with impossibly cheap—and fake—products. Snail slime is just the beginning.

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Crispr Pioneer Jennifer Doudna Has the Guts to Take On the Microbiome

Jennifer Kahn

The world-famous biochemist is ready to tackle everything from immune disorders and mental illness to climate change—all by altering microbes in the digestive tract.

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The Biggest Revelations From the Microsoft Xbox Leaks

Megan Farokhmanesh

Microsoft has traditionally been very tight-lipped about its Xbox and gaming plans. A new leak just opened the floodgates.

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