Children under age 2 should be forbidden screen time and TV, according to this country
There are pediatric issues. It's no secret that too much screen time can have a negative impact on the developing mind. But now Swedish health officials say digital media and TV use by young children should be banned altogether, as it can lead to sleep deprivation, mental health problems and other issues. The country's public […]
Musk’s X braces for Brazil shutdown amid feud over free speech
Elon Musk's ongoing feud with Brazil's Supreme Court judge has led to social media platform X being on the verge of being shut down in the country, and satellite internet provider Starlink demanding that its financial accounts in the country be unblocked. X was operating normally in Brazil as of Friday, but announced late on […]
Amazon hopes selling through Instagram, Facebook, TikTok will spur growth
Amazon hopes that selling its goods through TikTok, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat will help reignite sluggish e-commerce growth as American consumers cut back on spending in a hyperinflationary environment. The Seattle-based online retailer reportedly engaged in tough negotiations with CEOs of other tech giants over the course of two years, reaching the deal despite opposition […]
Elon Musk suggests he’ll limit travel to countries with ‘constitutionally protected’ free speech
Billionaire X owner Elon Musk has suggested he will avoid traveling to countries where freedom of speech is not strictly protected, following the controversial arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov in France. Musk, who called for Durov's release after the Russian-born billionaire was handcuffed over the weekend on suspicion of facilitating illegal activity on Telegram, […]
Apple, Nvidia in talks to invest in OpenAI fundraising round that would value ChatGPT maker at more than $100B: report
Apple and chip giant Nvidia are reportedly in talks to invest in OpenAI as part of a new funding round that could value the ChatGPT maker at more than $100 billion. Thrive Capital, a venture firm founded by real estate heir Joshua Kushner, is leading the latest funding round, which is expected to be worth […]
Judge blasts Google over ‘destroyed’ evidence as another DOJ antitrust case looms
The judge overseeing the Department of Justice's antitrust trial over Google's alleged digital advertising monopoly said the company committed a “clear abuse of privilege” by implementing a policy to automatically delete employee chat records. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema sharply criticized Google during a hearing considering the Department of Justice's motion for an “adverse inference” […]
Yelp claims Google uses search monopoly to tout its own reviews, ‘starve’ rivals: lawsuit
Yelp filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of using an illegal monopoly to promote its own reviews at the expense of competitors, just weeks after a federal court ruled the tech giant a “monopoly.” The lawsuit alleges that Google is using its dominant position in general search to “divert traffic away from competitors and to […]
Pavel Durov’s lawyer says probe against Telegram boss is ‘absurd’
A lawyer for Telegram CEO Pavel Durov, who is the subject of an unprecedented investigation in France, said on Thursday it was “absurd” to hold the head of a social network responsible for any criminal activity carried out on the platform. The case against Durov, which highlights the government's uneasy relationship with major social media […]
Is Reddit down? Users unable to access site during brief outage
Reddit appears to be back online after a major outage on Wednesday afternoon prevented users from accessing the popular online forum. User reports of issues with Reddit's service spiked around 4pm ET. According to DowndetectorA website that tracks online outages. The site received over 150,000 reports as users experienced issues with the Reddit app, website, […]
Google to let users generate AI images of people on Gemini
Google has rebooted its artificial intelligence software Gemini after a tool that converts text in photos into images sparked outrage over the way it generated fake depictions of a black Nazi, a female pope and “diverse” versions of America's founding fathers. The Alphabet-owned tech giant said on Wednesday that an early access version of the […]