YouTube showing gun videos to minors despite age restriction policy, alarming report reveals
Google-owned YouTube continues to stream gun-related videos to minors even after it claims to have tightened its controls, according to a warning report from a watchdog group released Wednesday. YouTube updated its firearms policy on June 18 to include age restrictions on “the use of homemade firearms, automatic weapons, and certain firearm accessories,” but earlier […]
This restaurant takes diners on a trippy bus tour of Bangkok — without leaving NYC
This restaurant offers a wide range of Bangkok flavours at reasonable prices. While many places aim to “transport” you to another country, Bang Bang Bangkok wants to bring Thailand to you. Thanks to immersive projection technology, the Brooklyn-based fine dining restaurant lets you savour the tastes of Thailand's capital city without ever leaving Gotham. Bang […]
Apple lays off 100 workers from its Apple News and Apple Books apps
iPhone maker Apple has reportedly taken the unusual step of laying off around 100 people from its digital services division, which includes the Apple News and Apple Books apps, as it realigns its priorities to focus on artificial intelligence. Affected employees, including several engineers, were informed of the decision on Tuesday. According to Bloomberg News. […]
Apple to replace CFO Luca Maestri in ‘planned succession’ on Jan. 1
Apple has announced that its longtime chief financial officer, Luca Maestri, will step down from his role on January 1. Kevan Parekh, Maestri's top vice president and an 11-year veteran of Apple, will succeed Maestri as CFO in what the company describes as a “planned succession” move. Maestri, 60, will stay on in a reduced […]
Nvidia employees can work 7 days a week until 2 a.m. — but few leave because of AI chip giant’s lavish pay: report
Employees at AI chip maker Nvidia are expected to sit at their desks seven days a week, often until 2 a.m., but the company’s generous pay packages reportedly make them reluctant to leave. Ten people who have worked or still work at the company described a high-pressure environment where meetings often devolved into shouting matches, […]
France’s Macron says no political motive behind arrest of Telegram CEO Pavel Durov
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that the Russian-born founder of messaging app Telegram, Pavel Durov, was arrested in France as part of an ongoing judicial investigation but that his actions were not politically motivated. Macron’s statement about X marked the first official confirmation of Durov’s arrest, nearly two days after he was detained […]
Pavel Durov has nothing to hide after Paris arrest
Telegram said in a statement that Russian-born Telegram founder Pavel Durov, who was arrested in Paris, had nothing to hide and that it was unreasonable to hold the owner responsible for misuse of the messaging and social media platform. Durov, a 39-year-old billionaire who has portrayed himself as “Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg”, was arrested shortly after […]
Elon Musk posts #FreePavel after Telegram founder’s arrest
Elon Musk has defended Telegram co-founder and CEO Pavel Durov, who was arrested in Paris on Saturday, and slammed fellow social media billionaire Mark Zuckerberg for bowing to “censorship pressure.” Musk posted “#FreePavel” X hours after Russian billionaire Pavel was arrested at Le Bourget airport, reportedly for allegedly facilitating criminal activity through his encrypted messaging […]
Nearly half of Americans think we should be polite to AI
Does an AI deserve to be spoken to politely? 48% of Americans think so, with Gen Z being the kindest towards robots. And manners may become somewhat important, as four in ten Americans (39%) believe that past behavior toward AI, Alexa, Siri, and any robot will one day be taken into account in some way. […]
Buffy Wicks defends ‘disastrous’ $250M Google deal with newspapers
The California Democrat, who brokered a funding deal for local newsrooms with Google, defended the controversial partnership, arguing it was the best he could come up with during tough negotiations with the powerful search giant. Rep. Buffy Wicks led the negotiations for the roughly $250 million truce, but critics say it allows Google and other […]