Users say new feature tells people their location without their knowledge; Instagram says the feature is off by default
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Excessive screen time raises heart disease risk: study
Researchers studied the screen time of 10 and 18-year-olds and found that each additional hour of screen time increased the risk of disease
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U.K. starts online checks to stop children accessing harmful content
Rule-breakers face fines of up to $23 million or 10 per cent of worldwide revenue; government is considering a daily limit for social media
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Trump admin unveils AI strategy to maintain U.S. dominance
The strategy includes sweeping deregulation of AI companies; critics say it favours Big Tech over people
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How Trump turned his Truth Social app into a megaphone
In the first six months of his second term as president, Trump has posted more than 2,800 times on the social media platform he owns
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Five EU states to test age-check app to protect children online
Bloc recommends measures such as removing addictive features, making it easier to block users, and preventing accounts from taking screenshots of content
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EU unveils recommendations to rein in powerful AI models
The code applies to general-purpose AI models, such as Google’s Gemini, Meta’s Llama and X’s Grok ; industry leaders want a delay
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U.S. judge backs using copyrighted books to train AI
‘Use of the [copyrighted] books at issue to train Claude [AI] … was exceedingly transformative and was a fair use,’ ruled a U.S. judge
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Tesla launches long-discussed robotaxi service
Tesla kicked off robotaxi services Sunday in the U.S. city of Austin, Texas. Autonomous technology could reap US$1 trillion or more: analyst
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Australian trial says tech for social media teen ban can work
A trial of Australia’s world-leading ban on under-16s joining social media sites found digital age checks can work ‘robustly and effectively’