Reddit CEO says the platform will thrive not on AI slop but by being a place for 'humans to talk to other humans'

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Reddit CEO Steve Huffman
Reddit CEO says the company is investing in filtering out AI slop.

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Red flags that you might be hooked on your phone, from an addiction researcher. Here's how 'dopamine fasting' can help.

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Dr Anna Lembke, an addiction researcher and host of a new MasterClass on dopamine, sitting in an armchair in a warmly lit library hall
Dr. Anna Lembke is a Stanford professor of psychiatry who specializes in addiction.

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America is banning more and more kids from social media. That's bad news for kids.

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Read the pitch decks of 15 startups looking to disrupt dating apps and social networking that have raised millions

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Money in the shape of a heart

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The Moltbook creator sees a future where every human has a bot that creates content on their own platforms

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moltbook
Moltbook, a social media-like platform exclusive to AI bots, has seen a surge in bot participation.

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'Slow it down a thousand times': How the Minnesota Star Tribune covers the ICE story playing out on social media.

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A federal agent throws a teargas canister towards protesters following the fatal shooting of a protester earlier in the day, on January 24, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The federal government's deployment to Minnesota is being covered by everyone from network news to citizens with iPhones. That poses a challenge for the Minnesota Star Tribune, the state's largest paper.

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What to know about UpScrolled, the app that's surging during TikTok's chaos

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UpScrolled app going viral
UpScrolled is a new social media app gaining traction.

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TikTok probably wasn't censoring ICE posts. It's easy to understand why people think it was.

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Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison speaks at the White House as Donald Trump looks on, January 2025
Donald Trump's administration brokered a deal that let Larry Ellison's Oracle buy a piece of TikTok's US operations.

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Pope Leo's latest AI warning: 'overly affectionate' chatbots

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Pope Leo
Pope Leo has a new message about responsible AI.

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What we know about who's buying TikTok's US business

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Oracle's Larry Ellison, TikTok's Shou Chew, and Michael Dell.
Oracle's CTO Larry Ellison, TikTok's CEO Shou Chew, and Michael Dell.

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