2025-04-11
“...at the time nate was claiming to use AI to automate online purchases, the app's actual automation rate was effectively zero percent. In truth, nate relied heavily on teams of human workers—primarily located overseas—to manually process transactions in secret...” www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr...
TechCrunch
The DOJ charges AI shopping app Nate's ex-CEO, Albert Saniger, with fraud, alleging the app relies heavily on workers in the Philippines; Nate had raised $50M+
Albert Saniger, the founder and former CEO of Nate, an AI shopping app that promised a “universal” checkout experience …
2025-01-17
i'm amused that american users flocking to xiaohongshu (rednote) are causing chinese content moderators to freak out www.theinformation.com/articles/ tik...
Wired
Job listings show Xiaohongshu is rushing to hire English-speaking moderators to help manage the unexpected influx of English videos and posts on the platform
a sign of wider censorship. Earlier this week, China's Cyberspace Administration warned Xiaohongshu to “ensure China-based users can't see posts from US users.” [image] Stuart Gilm...