In 2019, Instagram’s top executive, Adam Mosseri, went on TV to describe how the Meta-owned social media app was “rethinking the whole experience” to prioritize the “well-being” of users above all else. Today, a bipartisan group of attorneys general representing 42 US states alleged in a series of lawsuits that Mosseri’s remarks were part of … Read more
A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general is suing Meta, alleging that features on its Facebook and Instagram social media platforms are addictive and are aimed at kids and teens, the group announced Tuesday. The support from so many state attorneys general of different political backgrounds indicates a significant legal challenge to Meta’s business. Meta … Read more
Detail of the YouTube logo outside the YouTube Space studios in London, taken on June 4, 2019. Photo: Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images (Getty Images) A new survey suggests that American teens—a generation that doesn’t know what life was like without streaming—now favor watching videos on YouTube rather than the previously all-powerful Netflix. Netflix Passwords, … Read more
Hiya, folks, and welcome to Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s digest of the past week in tech news. It’s TC’s column that highlights the major stories over the past few days, and — we humbly submit — it’s a darn useful resource for folks on the go. This week, we cover Sam Altman backing a … Read more
Sam Altman, Peak XV, Eric Schmidt’s trust, and Daniel Gross and Nat Friedman’s AI grant are among backers of an AI startup, founded by two teenagers, that’s aiming to assist businesses in automating numerous workflows in previously unexplored ways. Induced AI, founded this year, enables businesses to input their workflows in plain English, subsequently converting … Read more
In a new report, a social media watchdog group details how steroid content is exploding in some TikTok communities, promoting potentially dangerous and often illegal substances while propagating unattainable body image ideals to boys and young men. Researchers with the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) found that videos tagged with hashtags promoting the use … Read more
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Prosecutors filed additional criminal charges Monday against two teenagers being held as adults in the video-recorded killing of a retired former Southern California police chief as he rode his bicycle on a Las Vegas road. The teens, ages 18 and 16, are due in court on Tuesday following what police say … Read more
McKee, who can also be the director of neuropathology for Veterans Affairs Boston, started finding out the brains of former NFL gamers 15 years in the past. She couldn’t imagine what she noticed: huge lesions within the crevices of the mind, dotted with irregular protein clusters. An enormous Packers fan, McKee has watched a variety … Read more
Police have recognized the victims of a lethal crash after a automobile went over a wall and landed on the interstate in Gwinnett County. The crash occurred the place Interstate 85 and Ga. 316 meet close to the Nice Hill Highway space. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Officers have confirmed … Read more
TOKYO — A crew investigating sexual assault allegations by the late founding father of a strong expertise company for boy bands has discovered the fees credible, calling Tuesday for compensation for the victims and the resignation of the present chief govt. The three-month probe, which included talking with 23 victims, concluded that Johnny Kitagawa sexually … Read more