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Search giant Baidu’s Ernie Bot met online jeers and also faces the challenge of operating on a firewalled internet ruled by government censorship.

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s case against Ripple over the XRP token will establish a critical precedent.

A new bot has entered the chat. But Google warns that, like its competitor, it will sometimes “hallucinate.”

Moderators who handled Facebook and Instagram content allege they’ve been blacklisted after raising concerns about working conditions.

Lawmakers call for an investigation into the SVB collapse, fearing hostile foreign governments will use social media to manipulate markets.

Universities boost revenue by partnering with unregulated, for-profit providers. But when a boot camp went bust, some students took the fall.

First, stay human.

When SVB collapsed, entrepreneurs who feared losing everything spent nerve-wracking days crafting backup plans, seeking new funds, and pleading with politicians.

Notoriously smart risk-takers missed a huge threat under their own noses, while avowed libertarians begged for government help.

Pro-Russia groups are gaming Facebook’s review process, and moderators are stuck in the middle.