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Meta pulled the plug on a new artificial intelligence image-generation feature just three days after launching it, bowing to a wave of criticism from users, entertainment industry groups, and privacy advocates who objected to how the tool accessed Instagram photos…
The European Union escalated its regulatory crackdown on social media on Friday, levying preliminary findings that accuse Meta of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to be addictive in violation of the bloc’s strict digital rulebook. The preliminary findings, announced by…
— Apple filed a major lawsuit Friday against OpenAI, accusing the artificial intelligence company of systematically stealing trade secrets as it develops its own consumer hardware devices. The complaint represents a dramatic reversal from the companies’ high-profile partnership less than…
Anyone who has ever passed their iPhone over to show a photo or video will probably recognise the instant dread that kicks in when the other person starts swiping somewhere they were never meant to go. There is, however, a…
South Korean chip giant SK Hynix raised a record-breaking $26.5 billion in its debut on the Nasdaq, marking the largest initial public offering by a foreign company in United States history. The South Korean memory chipmaker began trading Friday under…
Long-haul flying could soon feel very different, if Airbus’ latest cabin concept is anything to go by. A new preview of Airbus’ Airspace cabin vision offers a clearer look at how air travel could evolve over the next decade, with…
Finding a reliable used sedan for under $15,000 is entirely possible in today’s market, according to automotive experts at Edmunds. The average transaction price for a three-year-old used vehicle typically exceeds $30,000, making budget-conscious shoppers wonder if affordable options even…
Microsoft is cutting approximately 4,800 jobs, roughly 2.1 percent of its global workforce, the company announced Monday as it pursues what it describes as a massive reset of its gaming division amid mounting pressure to rein in spending and prioritize…
Anyone who has endured an especially long domestic flight across the US may find this development particularly interesting. The Federal Aviation Administration has proposed a major change that could move the US much closer to a future where coast-to-coast journeys…
NASA is racing to save an aging telescope from falling back to Earth with a daring rescue mission. The Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory, which has been scanning the cosmos since its launch in 2004, has been sinking faster and faster…
Mark Zuckerberg has weighed in on the debate over which jobs AI could replace, after Bill Gates suggested that only a small number of professions are truly protected. Two of tech’s biggest names appear to have very different expectations for…
A growing number of countries are moving to block social media access for children under 16, and the list has continued to expand in 2026. Australia became the first country to put a nationwide under-16 social media ban into law,…
An AI model has identified 10 roles it believes could be taken over by the technology in years to come. Worries around artificial intelligence are still intensifying, and critics have raised several different objections. For some, the issue is creative…
Mark Zuckerberg has spoken candidly about what The Social Network failed to capture about Facebook’s beginnings, saying he has only watched the film a single time. Now 42 and worth an estimated $220 billion, Zuckerberg launched Facebook in 2004 while…
Some Grand Theft Auto 6 buyers are paying far more than the official asking price on eBay for pre-orders, even though the game is still widely available at normal retail cost through approved sellers. Pre-orders for Rockstar Games’ next GTA…
Apple on Thursday raised prices on several Mac and iPad models, saying it could no longer absorb surging memory and storage chip costs tied to the artificial intelligence boom. The Cupertino, California, company described the situation as an “unprecedented challenge”…