TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EU
TikTok’s protection of minors should not be opt-in, warns EU

TikTok has attracted the ire of the European Union over its protection of children who use the video sharing platform. The European Commission announced preliminary findings today under the Digital Services Act (DSA) that offer specific issues to address. The Commission suggests that TikTok should adjust the default settings of minors’ “public” accounts so the […]

Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok
Facebook considers giving up and becoming TikTok

Facebook is planning some big changes to try and keep its users from jumping to rival social platforms like TikTok – changes that sound dubiously similar to becoming a TikTok clone. Facebook head Tom Alison announced today that the platform will begin testing a “reimagined experience” later this year that will put a subset of […]

Instagram is finally going after Ray-Ban Meta-wearing creeps

Instagram has started banning accounts that post footage captured secretly using Ray-Ban Meta glasses.

Intel just pulled its 14A production schedule forward by a year

Intel has moved 14A risk production to 2027 and plans to begin high-volume manufacturing in 2028, one year earlier than previously reported.

Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads
Microsoft pressures LG into killing unwanted McAfee ads

Microsoft has intervened to stop Windows 11 users with LG monitors from being bombarded with annoying McAfee trial pop-ups. In response to complaints about the LG bloatware, Microsoft’s Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, said that LG has agreed to immediately disable the McAfee pop-up from its LG Monitor App Installer, and pledged that Microsoft will “keep […]

Gemini Spark is no longer restricted to Google’s priciest Ultra tier

Google is rolling out Gemini Spark to users on the $20 Pro plan in the US. The AI agent will roll out to Pro users in more countries soon.

A Florida pastor asked ChatGPT if he was okay. It nearly got him killed.

A Florida pastor is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT dismissed his symptoms as harmless for weeks, he later suffered a near-fatal blood clot doctors blame on the bot’s advice.

Scientists made robots curious like toddlers, and it helped them learn language twice as fast

Researchers at OIST gave a virtual robot curiosity, and it learned language twice as fast, playful detours and toddler grammar slip-ups included.

LG agrees to kill McAfee pop-up on Windows PCs after Microsoft steps in

LG has agreed to disable the McAfee pop-up ad in its Monitor App Installer after weeks of user complaints and a direct nudge from Microsoft chief Pavan Davuluri.

Firefox just made work and personal browsing easier to separate

Firefox now lets users keep cookies, logins, and browsing sessions apart through native Containers.