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Education
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 day ago

What learner drivers need to know about changes to driving test booking

DVSA is tightening driving test booking rules to stop bot auto-booking and black-market resales, making it illegal to book or transfer tests for others.
Video games
fromEngadget
6 days ago

Valve will open reservations on May 8 for the second wave of Steam Controllers - Engadget

Valve will use a reservation queue for Steam Controller sales to limit bots and resellers and ensure one controller per user.
fromEngadget
6 days ago

Twitch has new penalties for streamers caught viewbotting, CEO says - Engadget

“Today, we're introducing a new enforcement type that we plan to roll out over the next few weeks,” Clancy shared in a post on X. “For channels identified as persistently viewbotting, we will apply a cap to the streamer's CCV [concurrent views] for a fixed period of time, on all of the Twitch surfaces.” Clancy added that the cap would be based on “historical data regarding that creator's non-viewbotted traffic” and that the limits will increase in duration with repeated violations.
Privacy technologies
Business
fromArs Technica
3 months ago

Increase of AI bots on the Internet sparks arms race

Web-scraping firms claim to collect only publicly available content while legal, technical fights and anti-bot measures fuel new businesses like AI-training data services and GEO.
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