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A Reddit user’s viral post detailed purported secrets about an unnamed company — then used NBC News’ inquiry to further the ruse.

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June 30, 2025 — Computer scientist Laura Edelson and China researcher Jessica Batke discuss some of what they learned over the course of their 18-month investigation into China's online censorship ...

UN says multiple stakeholders are necessary to create a human-centric Internet Concerns still exist around access, misuse and the environment AI also had an entire section devoted to its risks The UN ...

'Tis the season for holiday gift guides. You know, the ones that suggest 31 fish gifts for your fish-obsessed friends. They're everywhere this time of year, though nowhere quite as surprising as a ...

Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appears to whisper this crass confession to his daughter in a popular TikTok post from Massachusetts’ Worcester Art Museum titled, “what the paintings talk about when ...

You already know that the internet is a weird place. But it’s a weird place we get to choose to visit when we want to be entertained, or find information, or do work. Then, we generally go outside and ...