Australia’s new social media ban for kids started with a mom saying, “Do something!”
With the world’s first social media ban for teenagers under 16 now in effect in Australia, its initial political architect
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Couple starts movement asking parents to give kids a smartphone-free childhood
A U.K. couple started with a simple message, asking on Instagram if other parents could ban together to start a
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Waymo plans recall after company’s self-driving cars don’t stop for school buses
Waymo, the ride-hailing service, says it is planning a voluntary software recall to fix a glitch after reports its self-driving
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2025 holiday gift ideas from Techno Claus
Who dresses as St. Nick and speaks an odd brogue? Why, it’s Techno Claus, a.k.a. David Pogue! He offers “Sunday
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There’s a new face in Hollywood, generated by AI
Tilly Norwood is unlike any other aspiring TV or movie star: Tilly is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. Jo Ling
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Elon Musk’s X social media platform fined $140 million for violating EU transparency rules
European Union regulators on Friday said it is fining Elon Musk’s social media platform X $140 million (120 million euros)
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Charlie Kirk leads Google’s top search trends in 2025
Google released its annual list of top search trends for 2025 — with the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk,
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India revokes order for smartphone makers to install government security app amid uproar over privacy
New Delhi — India’s government revoked an order on Wednesday that had directed smartphone makers such as Apple and Samsung to
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Go behind the scenes to see how VISA thwarts scams as fraud increases
There have been nearly 1.5 million reports of fraud so far this year, which is up from 1.3 million for
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X’s new feature reveals foreign origins of some popular U.S. political accounts
They go by names like @TRUMP_ARMY— or @MAGANationX, and their verified accounts proudly display portraits of President Donald Trump, voter
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