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Meta knew teen safety tools were ineffective, witnesses testify
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Meta knew that its tools for protecting teenagers on Instagram were largely ineffective, witnesses testified at the trial in California where 29 US states are a...
Brazil fines TikTok $30 mn over child data management
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Brazil's National Data Protection Agency (ANPD) said Tuesday it had imposed a fine of nearly $30 million on TikTok for "irregularities in the processing of data...
US robotaxi firm Waymo plans to launch in Germany
Aug 25, 2026 (AFP)
Self-driving car company Waymo said Tuesday it will launch its robotaxis in the German city of Munich next year, marking the US group's first foray into the Eur...
Australian PM wants to ban data centres near schools
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will seek to ban large data centres being built near schools, homes and farms when he meets with state leaders this ...
US state probes OpenAI over rogue AI hack
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI faces an investigation by the state of Alabama after the company revealed last month that its models went rogue and hacked an AI platform d...
US state probes OpenAI over rogue AI hack
Aug 24, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI faces an investigation by the state of Alabama after the company revealed last month that its models went rogue and hacked an AI platform d...
Austrian mountain town finds niche in AI boom
Aug 23, 2026 (AFP)
Nestled in the wooded hills of Austria's Styria region, the town of Leoben oozes tradition with its pastel-coloured buildings and quaint central square boasting...
TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing pla...
TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
TikTok has agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing platform violated federal childre...
TikTok to pay $400 mn settlement in US children's privacy case
Aug 21, 2026 (AFP)
TikTok and parent company ByteDance have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a lawsuit with the US Department of Justice over claims that the video-sharing pla...
Zuckerberg buys Gothic castle in Ireland: spokesman
Aug 20, 2026 (AFP)
Tech billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought an Irish castle and are "excited" about the historic home, a spokesman for the business...
KILL: Press Release from Business Wire:
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
Aug 19, 2026 (BSW) - NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, INC requests that their press release NewsItemId: 20260806845222 issued August 6, 2026 "NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS and Chile'...
Some of Meta's safety tools were 'designed to fail': witness
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
A former employee testified on Wednesday that some of Meta's safety tools for Facebook and Instagram were "designed to fail," contradicting the company's defens...
OpenAI slows advanced AI development after cyberattack
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after ...
OpenAI slows advanced AI development after its tools launched cyberattack
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
ChatGPT creator OpenAI said Tuesday that it was tapping the brakes on development of its most advanced AI model and tightening internal controls, a month after ...
OpenAI says ads coming to ChatGPT in Europe next week
Aug 19, 2026 (AFP)
European users of ChatGPT's free and low-cost artificial intelligence agents will start seeing ads from August 24, as its builder OpenAI expands a plan for extr...
EU 'welcomes' Apple steps to comply with digital rules
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
The European Commission on Tuesday welcomed changes made by Apple to its rules for app developers to address charges of breaking the bloc's competition rules --...
Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Meta knowingly hooked and exploited children, a US federal court heard Tuesday in a trial against the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made In...
Meta hooked children and misled public: prosecutors
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Meta hooked and exploited children, a federal court heard Tuesday in the trial of the social media giant on charges that it deliberately made Instagram and Face...
Meta in court over child social media addiction
Aug 18, 2026 (AFP)
Opening arguments begin Tuesday in the federal trial of Meta, the social media titan accused of deliberately making Instagram and Facebook platforms addictive t...
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