When it comes to the AI search landscape, there is no “even playing field.” Like any industry with big investments, it’s all shaped by deals. When a brand asks why their YouTube content shows up in Perplexity but not ChatGPT, or why their X posts appear in Grok but nowhere else, the answer isn’t algorithmic … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Confrontational and expletive-laden social media posts by a Republican candidate for Arkansas secretary of state are in the campaign spotlight in a GOP nomination runoff election in the solidly red state. U.S. Army veteran Bryan Norris is facing off against state Sen. Kim Hammer in Tuesday’s ballot … Read more
America’s poster-in-chief has a new challenger. While most Iranians are barred from the internet, one of the country’s rising hard-line figures is using social media to take on President Donald Trump. Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, 64, is adopting an increasingly Trumpian approach to wartime communication, posting English-language snark and memes in an apparent attempt … Read more
You may have more options than you expect for dealing with your unpaid debt while on Social Security. Ekaterina Vasileva-Bagler/Getty Images For millions of retirees, Social Security serves as a financial foundation and a predictable source of income. That stability is being tested in today’s tough economic landscape, though, as many older borrowers are facing … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Top White House aide Stephen Miller joined Vice President JD Vance to launch the White House anti-fraud task force Friday, pledging to “demolish” the kind of corruption that unfairly burdens taxpayers and gives a free ride to bad actors. Earlier this month, President Donald Trump launched the … Read more
THORNTON, Colo. — A Colorado woman whose son died from a fentanyl-laced pill he bought through social media celebrated a pair of verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube that she said opened the door for companies to be held responsible for harms to children using their platforms. “The truth is out, and it’s time … Read more
Back-to-back verdicts this week against Meta and YouTube could usher in a new chapter in accountability for tech companies, while opening the door to fresh legal challenges, experts tell CBS News. Two cases, decided in New Mexico and California, are the first to hold social media companies liable for harming young people. On Tuesday, a … Read more
The Justice Department has launched an investigation into admissions policies at the Ohio State University College of Medicine, according to the university and a social media post by the head of the department’s Civil Rights Division that appeared to inadvertently reveal it. “Launching a series of civil rights investigations,” Harmeet Dhillon wrote on X, posting … Read more
AI models don’t read content the way humans do. They don’t watch your videos. They don’t scroll your feeds. They don’t absorb the ~vibe~ of your Instagram aesthetic, or feel the energy of your TikTok. They extract. They pull structured information from text (transcripts, captions, metadata, descriptions) and use that extracted material to construct answers. … Read more
How the partial government shutdown is affecting more than just airports. Tensions flare during a briefing with lawmakers about the Iran war. And the AI-generated reality show starring fruit captivating social media audiences. Here’s what to know today. Long airport lines are the tip of the iceberg of DHS shutdown The Senate failed again to … Read more