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Mark Zuckerberg has announced that Meta will get rid of fact-checkers and allow for more political content to be posted. The action will be implemented across Meta platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Threads, and is set to “dramatically reduce the amount of censorship” implemented. This is a similar model to see with X (formerly known as Twitter), which relies on other users to add context and warnings to posts. Zuckerberg […]

The move, which comes less than two weeks before President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office, represents a challenge to the new administration.(Image credit: Kent Nishimura)

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge I have to commend Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his new policy chief Joel Kaplan on their timing. It’s not hugely surprising that, as the pair announced yesterday, Meta is giving up on professional third-party fact-checking. The operator of Facebook, Instagram, and Threads has been backing off moderation recently, and fact-checking has always been contentious. But it’s probably smart to do it two weeks […]

No nub here. | Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto Lenovo has unveiled two new ThinkPads: the X9 14 and X9 15, both Aura Editions equipped with Intel Core Ultra processors and slim designs. But what they don’t offer might be the most interesting thing about them: namely, Lenovo’s signature red TrackPoint. Instead, they use a haptic trackpad without the ThinkPad’s usual discrete button for a distinctly MacBook vibe. No […]

Image: Lenovo Qualcomm teased it was about to enter the mini desktop PC space yesterday, and now Lenovo is announcing two mini PCs that cater to consumers and businesses. Both the ThinkCentre neo 50q and IdeaCentre Mini x will include Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X series chips, enabling Copilot Plus PC features in a desktop form factor. The IdeaCentre Mini x is a 1-liter mini PC that’s designed for creatives who want […]

Those are 14-inch OLED displays now. | Image: Lenovo Lenovo is updating its Yoga device lineup to 10th-generation versions, including a new lightweight Yoga Slim 9i, a fresh Yoga Book 9i dual-screen laptop with larger displays, and a Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition convertible notebook. The first is the Yoga Slim 9i, now powered by NPU-packing Intel Core Ultra chips that earn it Windows 11 Copilot Plus PC designation. The […]

Peri is expected to launch in June 2025. | Image: Peri, identifyHer When it comes to reproductive health tech, wearable makers tend to focus on one of two things: period tracking and fertility windows. But at CES 2025, health startup identifyHer wants to shake up that narrative with Peri, a wearable designed to help people track and manage perimenopause symptoms. Perimenopause refers to the transitional period before menopause when the […]