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Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta asks judge to throw out FTC’s antitrust case
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has asked a federal judge to throw out the FTC’s landmark antitrust case – in the middle…
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Meta executive warned ‘fake engagement’ on Instagram app ‘could be in range of 40%’: court docs
A Meta executive once flagged concerns that as much as 40% of all activity on Instagram was “fake,” according to…
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Heed Pope Leo XIV’s warning on AI dangers — and don’t let Big Tech police itself
Pope Leo XIV was entirely right in his warning Saturday: The rise of AI poses “new challenges for the defense…
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Meta ‘nudged’ Big Tech critic Media Research Center for help on eve of FTC trial: sources
Meta “nudged” a prominent Big Tech critic to help Mark Zuckerberg’s social-media giant curry favor with powerful Republicans ahead of…
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Opinion
Violent online networks like ‘764’ show how terrifying the dark web is for young children
Parents, do you know what your kids are doing online? If not, the answer may terrify you. Last month, the…
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Parents’ obsessive technology use may have serious long-term effects on babies and toddlers: study
Call it phoney parenting. Tots under the age of five suffer adverse effects if their moms and dads are distracted…
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Life Style
Viral Reddit post sparks emotional time-travel confessions
If you could talk to yourself 10 years ago, what would you say? That tearjerking question stopped one popular chat…
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Life Style
Online shopper shocked by weird packaging
That is one unexpected package. A UK woman picked up an online order from Vinted, an online marketplace, that she…
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Tech
Majority of Americans trust what’s online less than ever before
The average American trusts less than half of what they see and read online, according to new research. A survey…
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Tech
Pinterest is pushing teens to close the app and pause notifications at school: ‘Stay in the moment’
Pinterest is getting on board with the movement to get kids off their phones. The social-media platform is testing a…
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