A viral Reddit post by a purported developer alleging that a "major food delivery app" exploits drivers is likely AI-generated; Uber, DoorDash deny the claims (Elissa Welle/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/855328/viral-reddit-delivery-app-ai-scam
Some Reddit moderators say a surge of AI slop on the site is eroding its authenticity and could lead to a feedback loop of AI models training on AI content (Kat Tenbarge/Wired)
https://www.wired.com/story/ai-slop-is-ruining-reddit-for-everyone/
Reddit reports Q4 revenue up 70% YoY to $726M, vs. $665M est., DAUq up 19% to 121.4M, above est., forecasts Q1 revenue above est., announces a $1B share buyback (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/reddit-rddt-q4-2025.html
As @… and others point out, we can be fairly confident that companies do things in the •general spirit• of these accusations, albeit not quite as cartoonishly as the Reddit post described.
We can and should fight this kind of corporate behavior, and the concentration of power that foments it. We also shouldn’t lean on that dubious Reddit post as any kind of smoking gun.
https://mstdn.ca/@DavidM_yeg/115848857710186158
If you are a Kobo Libra Colour user who, like me, makes annotations (typed, not drawn) in books, you may find it frustrating to lose those notes when returning library books.
These steps work to allow you to export those annotations:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/1bh
Reddit reports Q4 revenue up 70% YoY to $726M, vs. $665M est., DAUq up 19% to 121.4M, above est., forecasts Q1 revenue above est., announces a $1B share buyback (Jonathan Vanian/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/05/reddit-rddt-q4-2025.html