- September 6, 2024
The US, UK, EU and other major nations have signed a landmark global AI treaty
The United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and several other countries have signed an AI safety treaty laid out by the Council of Europe (COE),
Social media companies can’t be forced to block teens from seeing ‘harmful’ content, judge rules
A federal judge has ruled that social media companies can’t be required to block certain types of content from teens. The ruling will prevent some
Brazil bans X for refusing to comply with Supreme Court order
Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes has ordered the nation’s internet service providers to block the social media platform X. The New York Times
The retro Barbie flip phone arrives in October, only 15 months after the movie
HMD’s Barbie Phone, the novelty device for Y2K-nostalgic hot pink aficionados, finally has pricing and release info. The Mattel-sanctioned champion of tardy movie tie-ins launches
Threads is testing disappearing posts that expire after 24 hours
Threads is testing the option for users to put a 24-hour expiration timer on their posts, after which the post and all replies would disappear,
Google strikes a deal with California lawmakers to fund local news
Google has reached with California lawmakers to fund local news in the state after previously protesting a proposed law that would have required it to
The US lays out a road safety plan that will see cars ‘talk’ to each other
The US Department of Transportation has laid out a nationwide road safety plan [PDF] that will lead to cars communicating with each other. The agency
California state IDs can now be stored in Apple Wallet and Google Wallet
California is the latest state to make its driver’s licenses mobile. Today, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office that both Apple Wallet and Google Wallet will be
Patreon will have to use Apple’s in-app purchase system or be removed from the App Store
Apple takes a lot of strong positions, but their ultimate hill to die on might just be requiring apps to make purchases through the tech
Warner Bros. sends Cartoon Network’s website to the digital graveyard
Warner Bros. Discovery has pulled Cartoon Network’s entire website from the web, which means that you can no longer access free episodes and other interactive