4 h. ago Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work

Australia's world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites cleared a big hurdle Friday as a trial found digital age checks can work "robustly and effectively."

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2 w. ago Silicon Valley Is Starting to Pick Sides in Musk and Trump’s Breakup

As Elon Musk and US President Trump spar on social media, tech investors and executives are being forced to choose whether to support the most powerful man in business—or the White House.

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2 w. ago Bonfire’s new software lets users build their own social communities, free from platform control

Bonfire's mission is to build social software where people get to make the decisions, not big tech platform makers like Meta or Google.

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2 w. ago Woman on trial for mushroom murders says she was trying to fix a 'bland' lunch

An Australian woman on trial for the triple murder of her estranged husband's relatives and the attempted murder of another has told the Supreme Court in the state of Victoria that she carefully planned the July 2023 lunch where her dinner guests were ...

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3 w. ago Nancy Mace's Former Staff Claim She Had Them Create Burner Accounts to Promote Her

According to former staffers and a deposition, Nancy Mace has allegedly used her tech background to deploy bots across social media—and asked staffers to surreptitiously post on her behalf.

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3 w. ago Teen Dies from Head Injuries After Playing Social Media 'Tackle Game'

A teen has died after participating in a rugby-based tackling game inspired by social media posts where participants run into each other The post Teen Dies from Head Injuries After Playing Social Media ‘Tackle Game’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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last month Major newspapers ran a summer reading list. AI made up book titles.

The use of AI-generated content in the insert was first reported by 404 Media, a tech-focused news publication, after it was shared across social media Tuesday by writers and podcasters who discovered the stories in print. The post Major newspapers ran a summer reading list. AI made up book titles. appeared first on Boston.com.

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