Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. On Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy claimed that a Ukrainian bombing ...

Ukraine has launched a series of drone strikes over the past week that have knocked multiple Russian data centers offline, resulting in internet bot traffic from the country dropping to almost zero.

Grok Bot just got a second significant upgrade this week: its own email address. “Bot can use it to sign up for services, contact businesses for you, or schedule time with someone,” per the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Russian bot traffic dropped dramatically following Ukrainian strikes on ...

Walmart, Meta and OpenAI Chairman Bret Taylor’s startup Sierra are building a set of tech standards to make it easier to do business with AI bots. As Meta’s Muse and other buzzy AI agents like ...

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Ukraine has struck three data centers belonging to Russian tech company Yandex, which is also known as Russia’s Google. The effects are purportedly being felt across the globe, with many social media ...

A couple of years ago, you’d probably heard of ChatGPT making the headlines as the new AI chatbot that was making waves around the world. Fast forward to today and the landscape has changed ...

The glass facade of the headquarters of Yandex NV, Russia's largest search-engine company, Credit: Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg via Getty Images Russia's army of bots is apparently offline. At least, that ...

In early October, a claim (archived) circulated that Ukrainian strikes on Russian bot farms caused right-wing or MAGA social media activity to decrease. Yandex, a Russian technology giant that ...

Claims that Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centres reduced Kremlin-linked bot networks have spread widely online, but experts have told BBC Verify there is no evidence the attacks have ...

At least, not the troll traffic that blights social media. At least, not the troll traffic that blights social media. is a news writer focused on creative industries, computing, and internet culture ...