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[New York Times Opinion @nytopinion]

“As a psychoanalyst,” Orna Guralnik writes, “I see how political disputes follow dynamics similar to disputes between couples, albeit amplified.” The principles that help couples might also help the country reconcile.

Read: https://t.co/xbddoRag37

[The Verge @verge]

Google says it will stop serving political ads in the EU https://t.co/uLJtnDAwau

[Zoe Schneeweiss @ZSchneeweiss]

For Europe, the next US president is a shock — and a catalyst for change https://t.co/FivqAXD6SD via @adwooldridge

[Dr. Jennifer McCoy @jlynnmccoy]

History shows that, if left untreated, extreme polarization is a mortal threat to democracy. And the US is in uncharted territory https://t.co/w7M8PyIlC6 via @business

[Sean Lyngaas @snlyngaas]

New -> Frustration grows as federal agency struggles to combat election lies spread by Americans https://t.co/QXfTQ9ZbyL

[Bellingcat @bellingcat]

Held on #WorldMentalHealthDay , @MerelZoet interviews @lizzypearson on the safety and security of researchers/journalists when investigating cases of online extremism and terrorism. 👂on podcast platforms under 'Stage Talks with Bellingcat' or on YouTube: https://t.co/Zc1O37HhWk

[Character.AI @character_ai]

We are heartbroken by the tragic loss of one of our users and want to express our deepest condolences to the family. As a company, we take the safety of our users very seriously and we are continuing to add new safety features that you can read about here: https://t.co/1F7dZbT0Eo.

[Artsy @artsy]

🍃 Here are 10 contemporary artists innovating landscape paintings, including Shara Hughes, Paul Anthony Smith, and Kylie Manning. https://t.co/ElVQdGdmcR

[Hudson Rock @RockHudsonRock]

We are happy to share an interview with @CybercrimeJunky and @RockHudsonRock's own Leonid Rozenberg covering infostealers, protecting identities online, hackers who sell vulnerabilities, and how to know if your identity is stolen.

https://t.co/PUqC1vNOV7

[Ben Norton @BenjaminNorton]

It's really happening: Russia is proposing a BRICS “multicurrency system” for cross-border trade.

This will help countries circumvent illegal Western unilateral sanctions.

It will also let them settle transactions in local currencies, not the US dollar.
https://t.co/VDdIIg2pFb

[Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg]

I talked to a couple of Wikipedia editors who founded a project to protect the site from AI-generated misinformation https://t.co/DZQN38JQ6v

[Timothy Caulfield @CaulfieldTim]

Yep, misinformation can do serious harm...

‘The worst I have ever seen’: Disinformation chaos hammers FEMA https://t.co/OfOFtxA0Ey via @politico

"Conspiracies and rumors are hurting recovery and relief efforts..."

[Bloomberg @business]

The Meta Oversight Board’s effort to adjudicate the moderation decisions of Facebook, TikTok and YouTube in Europe has several drawbacks, @DaveLeeBBG says https://t.co/AkTEYEqYnC via @opinion

[Ryan Browne @Ryan_Browne_]

This is what bank and fintech execs in the fraud / fincrime space have been calling for, for years...

Meta today says it has expanded its data-sharing framework for scams to help banks in the UK fight online fraud. https://t.co/yOrRtGjRwD

[FTC @FTC]

FTC announces crackdown on deceptive AI claims and schemes: https://t.co/NVPbM8QY9F /1

[Saritha Rai @SarithaRai]

Milestone: An AI chatbot is now cleared to give Buy-Sell investment advice
Israel's stock market regulator has greenlit Bridgewise's Bridget chatbot to provide stock picking advice to leading bank's customers
@technology @business @sfiegerman
https://t.co/gcR3u225wU
#AI

[Businessweek @BW]

Threats to local US election officials are rising, and more workers are quitting https://t.co/Xc0tEtNImh

[TechCrunch @TechCrunch]

Elon Musk’s reposts of Kamala Harris deepfakes may not fly under new California law https://t.co/VAwgdsR252

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

NEW: @CAGovernor Newsom signs three bills to combat deepfake election content: #AB2655, #AB2839, and #AB2355.

"These measures will help to combat the harmful use of deepfakes in political ads and other content” - @CAGovernor Newsom
https://t.co/10Y3dsPVQ2

[The New York Times @nytimes]

In Opinion

“As world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly tuck into fine banquets next week," @NickKristof says, “may they be awakened by thoughts of an orphan of Darfur who ignores her own hunger and divides scraps of bread among her brother and sisters.”https://t.co/D4ddZn9OiI