New MPAA-inspired settings come to Teen Accounts after advocates warn current safety tools don't work. Meta is launching two versions of Teen Accounts — the tentpole youth safety product for Instagram and Facebook users — that fashions the default Instagram experience into a PG-13 rated movie. Inspired by the standards established by the Motion Picture […]
A mass exit from social media
The organized effort to dislodge young people from Big Tech's grip. Last Friday night, close to a hundred of us gathered around candle-lit picnic blankets with a makeshift stage at the head of the grass. We know, that’s probably not your idea of a typical night at Tompkins Square Park in downtown Manhattan — but […]
Lemmon Comet set to appear in UAE Skies – and you don’t want to miss it; Here’s how and when to watch
Celestial visitor visible mid-October under dark, clear skies.
New California law hopes to stop AI-assisted suicide among teens
Teen AI chatbot use has ended in tragedy. One state aims to improve safety. After sustained outcry from child safety advocates, families, and politicians, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a bill designed to curb AI chatbot behavior that experts say is unsafe or dangerous, particularly for teens. The law, known as SB 243, […]
California greenlights AI safety, data protection, Netflix quiet
State leaders hold the fire to Silicon Valley innovators and streaming giants. California is riding a wave of Big Tech legislation, with the state’s leaders signing several technology-related bills in quick succession. The first, referred to as the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act, made headlines as a history-making state-level law ensuring more robust generative […]
Even your side hustle isn’t safe from AI
Autonomous cars and delivery robots make life more convenient — but not for everyone. Walking my dog in Miami the other day, I spotted something both funny and unsettling: A robot cruising down the sidewalk delivering food — and it had my name on it. The sight immediately took me back to a few years […]
The best SAD therapy lamps to remedy the blues this season
Beat the blues. Brighten your day and beat the winter blues with this selection of the very best SAD therapy lamps.
YouTube's rightward shift? Site launches program for reinstating banned creators
YouTube says its giving axed accounts a 'second chance.' YouTube‘s most infamous figures will soon be reappearing to subscribers. The company has officially launched a pilot program designed to streamline the reinstatement of previously banned creators, following a public announcement that the platform felt it was pressured by the Biden administration to remove accounts …
Apple bans app that logged videos of ICE
Eyes Up let users record and store information related to ICE raids. Apple has taken down more community-generated apps meant to document and hold Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents accountable, according to a report by 404Media. In addition to apps that track ICE movements in live time, the tech giant banned an app that […]
UAE announces first Hospital-based Vertiport: Air taxis will now fly critical patients
Flying taxis will transport critical patients at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.