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Reddit users rally against Chinese censorship after $300 million funding round — Time

Reddit, which boasts 330 million active users and bills itself as the “Front Page of the Internet,” is inaccessible in China, writes Tara Law. Here...

MIT trains psychopath robot ‘Norman’ using only gruesome Reddit images — Newsweek

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) trained an artificial intelligence algorithm dubbed "Norman" to become a psychopath, writes Benjamin Fearnow in Newsweek. Here...

Reddit Raises $50M

Social news and user-generated content platform Reddit has secured a $50 million round of funding. The investment was led by Sam Altman, the president of Y...

Imgur Raises $40M

Image-sharing platform Imgur has raised $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Reddit. Andreessen Horowitz general partner, Lars Dalgaard is joining the Imgur board. Imgur has more than 130 million unique visitors each month, says the company.

Engaging Online Crowds Important For Teaching Innovation, Finds Study

Online crowds can be an important tool for teaching the ins and outs of innovation, educators at Carnegie Mellon University and Northwestern University say,...