AI-era internet: Can blockchain prove what’s real anymore?
As AI blurs the line between real and synthetic media, strategies for restoring user trust online are still taking shape as we enter 2026....
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As AI blurs the line between real and synthetic media, strategies for restoring user trust online are still taking shape as we enter 2026....
📋 Key Facts ✓ Two decades ago social media promised to connect people with pals far and wide. ✓ Twenty years online has left people tur...
Article URL: https://reason.com/2025/12/31/dhs-says-real-id-which-dhs-certifies-is-too-unreliable-to-confirm-u-s-citizenship/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46455223 Points: 11 # C...
Instagram boss Adam Mosseri is closing out 2025 with a 20-images-deep dive into what a new era of "infinite synthetic content" means as it all becomes harder and harder to distinguish from reality, an...
Article URL: https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-phone-ban-reveals-some-students-cant-read-clocks Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395757 Points: 9 # Comments: 6...
📋 Key Facts ✓ A document has emerged contradicting Post Office claims about bugs in the Horizon IT system. ✓ The claims were made durin...
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Bari Weiss Leigh Vogel/Getty Images for Uber, X and The Free Press CBS News chief Bari Weiss sent a memo to staff defending her decision to hold a "60 Minutes" piece. Weiss made the decision t...
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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK and climate activist, has died at age 35. : Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter...
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TK Maskot/Getty Images I've been estranged from my mom for several years. Looking back, I can see how my childhood is shaping the way I'm raising my sons. I'm working hard to support their emotions an...
Bill Gurley said the "career industrial complex" is fueling workplace disengagement. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Bill Gurley says the "career industrial complex" is fueling workplace dise...
In early December, Joshua Aaron, the developer behind the ICEBlock app - designed to let people alert others about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents - filed a federal la...
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America...
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Molly Ward hosted an admin night with her friends to get tasks done. Molly Ward Molly Ward hosted an admin night to tackle tasks with friends in Washington, DC. The event combined productivity and soc...
Ethan Choi. Khosla Ventures We asked Khosla Ventures partner Ethan Choi how he sees AI reshaping daily life and work in 2026. Robotics will reach a major breakthrough in capability and have its own &#...
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