After weeks of speculation, X has confirmed that it will start charging new users for the service previously known as Twitter. The company shared details of a new subscription called Not a Bot that it is currently testing in New Zealand and the Philippines. The subscription requires new users to pay the equivalent of $1 per year to post. “As of October 17, 2023, we started testing Not A Bot, a new subscription method for new users in two countries,” explained X.
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X also announced major changes to its crowdsourcing fact-checking tool to stem the flow of misinformation. The company now requires volunteer contributors to cite sources in every community note they write. X announced the change afterwards Wired reported that some Community Notes contributors fear the tool is being manipulated by malicious actors, exacerbating X’s misinformation problems in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. European Union officials have already raised concerns, pointing to the viral spread of video game footage and other unrelated content that falsely claim to depict scenes from the conflict.
Following Musk’s purchase of Twitter, now Requiring a linked source may be an attempt by X to improve the quality of his notes, but there are still no guidelines for the types of sources that are allowed to be cited.
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Apple has introduced a new Apple Pencil priced at $79 and will be available in early November. It pairs and charges with a USB-C cable and is compatible with any iPad that has USB-C. While it’s the company’s lowest-priced Apple Pencil to date ($20 less than the original model and $40 cheaper than the second-generation Pencil), this time there’s no pressure sensitivity, making it aimed at artists and illustrators in the early stages. This is Apple’s latest move in moving away from the Lightning port, largely prompted by European Union regulations. What’s next, the Magic Trackpad?
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WhatsApp has just made signing in a much easier and faster process, at least on Android devices. The Meta-owned app has introduced passkey support for Android, meaning users no longer need to use two-factor authentication OTPs to log in to their account. Passkeys are a relatively new login technology that is resistant to phishing attacks and password leaks. They consist of cryptographic pairs consisting of a public key and a private key, which are stored on the user’s device. The services that support passkeys do not have access to this private key, nor can it be written down or shared.
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