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Meta partners with news outlets to expand AI content

Meta announced Friday it will integrate content from major news organizations into its artificial intelligence assistant to provide Facebook, Instagram... Read more

Down-ranking polarizing content lowers emotional temperature on social media: New research

Reducing the visibility of polarizing content in social media feeds can measurably lower partisan animosity. To come up with this... Read more

Selfie-based age checks boom as govts push for online controls

As governments crack down on online platforms from social networks to porn sites, business is booming for one sector offering... Read more

EU could hit X with fine before 2025 ends

The European Union could fine Elon Musk's X platform for breaking its digital rules by the end of 2025—two years... Read more

Tim Berners-Lee wants everyone to own their own data. His plan needs state and consumer support to work

Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, has released an important new book about the problems we face... Read more

The avatar in a wheelchair: A call for more diversity in the Metaverse

A study by the University of Stuttgart, the California State University at Fullerton, and the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent... Read more

Based in US or Nigeria? Musk's X erupts over location feature

Elon Musk's X erupted in uproar after the rollout of a feature revealing an account's location, exposing what users describe... Read more

Don't expect AI to disrupt Google's monopoly on search

In a recent episode of the podcast "Acquired," venture capitalists and hosts Ben Gilbert and David Rosenthal argued that the... Read more

Snapchat begins age checks in Australia ahead of social media ban

Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, a company spokesperson said Monday, just weeks before Canberra enforces... Read more

Meta alerts young Australians to download their data before a social media ban

Technology giant Meta on Thursday began sending thousands of young Australians a two-week warning to downland their digital histories and... Read more

EU moves to delay 'high-risk' AI rules, cut cookie banners

The EU executive proposed rolling back key AI and data privacy rules on Wednesday as part of a push to... Read more

Under pressure, EU to scale back digital rules

The EU will unveil plans on Wednesday to overhaul its AI and data privacy rules after coming under pressure from... Read more

Cloudflare resolves outage that impacted thousands, ChatGPT, X and more

A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of... Read more

Cloudflare outage impacts thousands, disrupts transit systems, ChatGPT, X and more

A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of... Read more

Global number of Internet users increases, but disparities deepen key digital divides

The world's online population grew by more than 240 million people in 2025, according to Facts and Figures 2025 released... Read more