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Its no secret that X has become an even bigger cesspool of misleading information, unchecked claims and flat-out falsities since Elon Musk took over. Two new reports from The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) and The Washington Post reveals that the safeguards Musk removed and replaced arent controlling Xs problems with misinformation. The CCDH published a report on its investigation into Xs Community Notes feature, a user-driven reporting system in which anonymous users write and rate correction for misleading posts. Researchers took a sample of 283 misleading election posts from the social media platform that received proposed Community Notes between January 1 and August 25. The report says that 209 of those misleading sample posts did not show the Community Notes correction to all X users. Even more alarming, the 209 misleading posts in question racked up 2.2 billion views. The Washington Post followed the CCDHs report with its own investigation into Xs Community Notes feature and found that Xs problems with misinformation go far beyond the election. Former President Donald Trump made the bold claim during his only presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris that Haitians were eating peoples pets in Springfield, Ohio. Moderator and ABC news anchor David Muir corrected Trumps statement as false because no such cases were reported to local police or government entities. The fact checking website Politifact rated Trumps claim its lowest false rating of Pants on Fire. That didnt stop this falsehood from spreading across X among conservative-leaning users. The Post found that an account called End Wokeness with a following of 3.1 million X users started disseminating the former Presidents claim about Haitian immigrants. The post remained unchecked for four days until one Community Notes user flagged the post as incorrect, citing five different articles to back up the correction. Unfortunately, the note failed to garner enough votes to label the post as false and it went uncorrected. As of Wednesday, the post is still on @EndWokeness account with a Community Note where its racked up 4.9 million views. Musks account hasnt helped the problem. The Post reports that hes become one of the X users most often targeted with proposed Community Notes with one of 10 posts receiving a proposed correction note. The publication cited a July post from @elonmusk containing a manipulated video of Harris spouting about President Joe Bidens senility and how she became the nominee because shes the ultimate diversity hire. You know where this is going. Theres no Community Notes or correction and the post is still on X even though thousands of replies from other X users are pointing out that its a fake. The post has a whopping 136.6 million views. The CCDH is one of Musk and Xs most vocal opponents. The British non-profit continually monitors Musks account for false posts that failed to earn a Community Note, particularly when it comes to the Presidential election. Its CEO Imran Ahmed said in August that X is failing woefully to contain the kind of algorithmically-boosted incitement that we all know can lead to real world violence. X took the CCDH to court over claims the non-profit created a scare campaign to bring down its advertising revenue. A US district court judge dismissed the lawsuit in March.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/xs-community-notes-feature-has-one-job-and-its-failing-to-do-it-202645987.html?src=rss
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AMD and NVIDIA could be on a collision course for CES. AMD CEO Lisa Su has confirmed for the first time that the company is set to release its next-gen PC GPUs early next year. "In gaming graphics, revenue declined year-over-year as we prepare for a transition to our next-gen Radeon GPUs based on our RDNA 4 architecture," Su told investors on AMD's third-quarter earnings call. "In addition to a strong increase in gaming performance, RDNA 4 delivers significantly higher ray-tracing performance and adds new AI capabilities. We are on track to launch the first RDNA 4 GPUs in early 2025." The timing very much suggests that AMD will reveal those RDNA 4-based graphics cards at CES in early January. It's rare for the company to unveil desktop GPUs at the trade show (laptop cards are generally the order of the day for AMD at that event). However, it's widely expected that NVIDIA will use its CES keynote to debut its next-gen 50-series GeForce RTX GPUs. We might get a little more clarity on that front when NVIDIA announces its own Q3 earnings results on November 19. As PCWorld notes, AMD's first RDNA 4 GPUs are expected to deliver mid-range performance at an equivalent price point in a bid to increase its market share. AMD's gaming business (which includes the company's GPU division) saw a 69 percent year-over-year drop in revenue to $462 million in Q3. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/computing/amds-next-gen-gpus-are-set-to-arrive-in-early-2025-suggesting-a-ces-reveal-192630199.html?src=rss
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The Daft Punk anime Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem is coming to movie theaters on December 12, for one night only. Itll be screened in over 800 cinemas in more than 40 countries throughout the globe. Tickets go on sale November 13, so bookmark this page to make sure you snag one before they sell out. For the uninitiated, the film was first released back in 2003 and was a joint collaboration between Daft Punk and manga legend Leiji Matsumoto, who passed away last year. The anime acts as a visual companion piece to Daft Punks album Discovery. Theres no dialogue and minimal sound effects. Its all about the music. There is a plot, but its more a loose amalgamation of sci-fi ideas that act as a springboard to play Daft Punk songs. For instance, the bands iconic "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger begins when the lead character gets a hold of some high-tech sunglasses. It is, however, a visually stunning affair. To that end, this is a 4K remaster of the original. However, there has already been a bit of controversy surrounding this remaster. Distributor Trafalgar allegedly used AI to upscale some of the footage and, well, people dont seem to be happy with the results. In any event, we dont have too long to see how it all came together. Daft Punk To commemorate this limited theatrical release, the bands releasing a whole bunch of affiliated merch. Theres a physical edition of the film, complete with the original Japanese artwork, stickers and a collectible Daft Club card. Fans can also purchase the soundtrack album in multiple formats, including gold vinyl and numbered CDs.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/tv-movies/the-daft-punk-anime-interstella-5555-is-coming-to-theaters-for-one-night-only-184501194.html?src=rss
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