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Instagram launches teen accounts with private settings, limited capabilities
Toronto Star - Sep 17, 2024 8:46am EDT
TikTok ban goes to the court: 5 essential reads on the case and its consequences
The Conversation - Sep 17, 2024 8:45am EDT
Instagram makes all teen accounts private, in a highly scrutinized push for child safety
NPR - Sep 17, 2024 8:40am EDT
Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over "foreign interference"
ABC News - Sep 17, 2024 8:40am EDT
Instagram introduces teen accounts, other sweeping changes to boost child safety online
Instagram is introducing separate teen accounts for those under 18 as it tries to make the platform safer for children amid growing backlash against how social media affects young people’s lives.
AP News - Sep 17, 2024 8:33am EDT
These are the cheapest binocular deals ahead of the Amazon Prime Big Deal Days
Live Science - Sep 17, 2024 8:14am EDT
Trump doesn’t share details about his family’s cryptocurrency venture during X launch event
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday launched his family's cryptocurrency venture, World Liberty Financial, with an interview on the X social media platform in which he also gav
Washington Times - Sep 17, 2024 8:12am EDT
iOS 18 Update Brings Support for RCS Messaging to iPhone
iOS 18 Messages app bundles features such as end-to-end encryption, support for sharing media in high resolution, and chat indicators.
NDTV - Sep 17, 2024 8:10am EDT
Facebook owner Meta bans Russia state media outlets over ‘foreign interference’
Meta said it's banning Russian state media organizations from its social media platforms, alleging that the outlets used deceptive tactics to amplify Moscow's propaganda. The announcement dr
Washington Times - Sep 17, 2024 7:16am EDT
Elon Musk & Larry Ellison 'begged' Jensen Huang to allot them NVIDIA GPUs at private dinner
The meeting underscored the high demand for NVIDIA’s GPUs, which dominate the AI chip market with an 80 per cent share. These chips are essential for training AI models and powering supercomputers, making them a highly coveted resource in the rapidly growing AI industry
First Post - Sep 17, 2024 6:47am EDT
Big AI models will be commoditized — the value will come from the applications, Infosys chair says
Nandan Nilekani, co-founder of Infosys, said there are going to many different large language models around the world.
CNBC - Sep 17, 2024 6:16am EDT
If you can walk fast, you'll probably run fast: The science of running faster
Olympic sprinters may have won the genetic lottery, but that does not mean that the rest of us cannot learn to run faster.
BBC News - Sep 17, 2024 5:57am EDT
Amazon tells workers to return to the office five days a week
Amazon is requiring employees to be in the office five days a week starting next year, reverting to its pre-pandemic policy. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a message shared with workers on Monday that the company’s leadership has been thinking about how to better “invent, collaborate and be connected enough to each other” to deliver the best results for customers and the business.
AP News - Sep 17, 2024 5:42am EDT
Amazon tells staff to get back to office five days a week
The e-commerce giant is ending hybrid working and will stop people hot-desking in the US.
BBC News - Sep 17, 2024 5:30am EDT
iOS 18’s new home screen features are a long-awaited win for flexibility
Wiggle mode gets an update that opens up almost Android-like customization.
Ars Technica - Sep 17, 2024 5:10am EDT
Amazon requires workers in office 5 days a week starting January
The U.S. tech giant Amazon is reverting to its pre-pandemic policy and will require corporate employees to be in the office five days a week starting next...
Daily Sabah - Sep 17, 2024 5:06am EDT
What does data governance mean to you? Join us for an online discussion on September 30
Connected Conversations is a series of informal, virtual discussion sessions focused on the principles of collective, democratic, participatory, and deliberative data governance.
Global Voices - Sep 17, 2024 4:00am EDT
Meta bans Russian state media outlets for 'foreign interference'
Meta late Monday (16 September) said it is banning Russian state media outlets from its apps around the world due to "foreign interference activity."
Euractiv - Sep 17, 2024 2:41am EDT
Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
ABC News - Sep 17, 2024 1:31am EDT
A key employee who called the Titan unsafe will testify before the Coast Guard
David Lochridge is one of the most anticipated witnesses to appear before a commission trying to determine what caused the Titan to implode.
AP News - Sep 17, 2024 1:03am EDT
The race is on to save Quebec's elusive, rare spring salamander | CBC News
Conservation groups in Quebec are trying to save a rare, endangered salamander before it's too late. But the first step is finding the reclusive amphibian.
CBC News - Sep 17, 2024 12:41am EDT