Internet bots, also known as web robots, WWW robots or simply bots, are software applications that run automated tasks over the Internet. Typically, bots perform tasks that are both simple and structurally repetitive, at a much higher rate than would be possible for a human alone. The largest use of bots is in web spidering, in which an automated script fetches, analyzes and files information from web servers.
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Why reCAPTCHA is actually an act of human torture
Like many things that start out as a mere annoyance, though eventually grow into somewhat of an affliction. One particular ...
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I’m scared shitless of my new robot colleague
The age of man has ended: my new colleague is a robot writer.
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4chan users pose as Jews to peddle anti-Semitic propaganda on Twitter
A group of 4chan users have taken to Twitter, impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitic conspiracy theories following ...
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This century-old oak tree is live-tweeting climate change
This summer has proven a punishing reminder that climate change isn’t a far-off scenario, but one that’s happening right ...
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Listen to this AI chat up a frustrated telemarketer for 15 minutes
Telemarketers are the bane of our existence. With the rise of robocalls and automated bots meant to call hundreds of numbers ...
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TRON’s Justin Sun confirms he’s a ‘big-mouthed over-marketer’ in Warren Buffett lunch apology
The founder of cryptocurrency platform TRON, Justin Sun, has issued a public apology after postponing the charity lunch with ...
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This bot smushes emoji together to create messed-up hybrids (that we love)
Every year, the Unicode Consortium, the organization which oversees emoji development, adds new emoji ranging from hand ...
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Shitposters are using sophisticated Bitcoin satellites to troll each other
Blockstream maintains a set of five satellites to help curtail Bitcoin's reliance on the internet, but shitposters are taking ...
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This AI-powered bot is learning how to tweet like Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin
Meet Vitalik Boterin, a new form of artificial intelligence that mimics Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin with alarming ...
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Twitter's cryptocurrency scam bots are back with a fresh new look
More cryptocurrency scam bots have been spotted in the wild (Twitter), but these look way better than previous incarnations ...
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We’re missing the ‘Skynet’ to complete our connected robot future
Throughout history, innovators have strived to create automata, or robots as we now know them, to augment labor intensive ...
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Researchers show how data science techniques can find Twitter 'amplification bots'
It's easier than you might think.
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Crypto trading bots are a thing these days – but can they actually earn you money?
Humans aren’t infallible when it comes to trading. It’s becoming quite popular these days for people to invest money ...
