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(Picture: PA Archive)A journalist who uncovered a paid disinformation campaign on Twitter in Kenya, says social media firms mustn’t rely on AI to tackle the spread of false information online.
Odanga Madung found users were being paid to tweet disinformation on social media, to try and influence policies in the country.
In response to Odanga’s research - Twitter permanently suspended hundreds of accounts, but he’s called on them to ‘address the problem’ ahead of elections in Kenya this year.
The Natural Museum say a new plant-eating dinosaur has been discovered in China.
Fossils found of the Yuxisaurus dinosaur include parts of the skull, jaws, limbs and large numbers of armour spines and plates.
Microsoft’s Direct-Storage API used in the Xbox Series X to massively improve loading times is coming to PC games.
The new API means more detailed worlds can be launched much faster - and Microsoft says it’ll work on Windows 10 and 11.
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