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Reddit is looking for methods to combat its bot problem, team work makes the dream work for Plastic Eating Bacteria, and the Crimson Desert developer promised to replace the game’s AI-generated art
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-According to Reddit's CEO, Steve Huffman, the social media platform is exploring different ways to verify a user is human and not a bot.
-In Cheyenne MacDonald’s Science column over the weekend, she wrote about how researchers in Germany have identified a trio of bacteria that can digest a common plastic additive, but only when working together.
-The developer behind the open-world RPG Crimson Desert has issued an official apology after players discovered several instances of AI-generated art in the game.
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