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16 hours a day on Instagram: ‘Problematic use’ but not an addiction, says Meta app boss

Amid this, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has come to the spotlight for his belief that social media addiction cannot be clinical in nature. Instagram’s parent company, Meta and Google’s YouTube face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children

First Post - Feb 12, 2026 5:35am EST

Instagram chief dismisses addiction claims in landmark US trial

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri on Wednesday dismissed the notion that users could be clinically addicted to social media, as he testified in a landmark...

Daily Sabah - Feb 12, 2026 5:29am EST

Instagram, TikTok and Facebook posts by users promoting weight-loss jabs banned as 'ads' for the first time

The Advertising Standards Authority has warned that promoting weight-loss drugs to family, friends and social media followers is not a "loophole" around the ban on advertising prescribed medicines.

Sky News - Feb 12, 2026 4:36am EST

Pentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks, sources say

During a White House event, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael told tech executives that the military is aiming to make the AI models available on both unclassified and classified domains, according to two people familiar with the matter.

First Post - Feb 12, 2026 4:32am EST

Zhipu leads rally in Chinese AI stocks, surging 30%, as a wave of new releases hits market

The Shanghai STAR AI Industry Index climbed 1.7% before paring gains.

CNBC - Feb 12, 2026 4:12am EST

Ukrainian star disqualified from Winter Olympics over helmet honoring war dead

The International Olympic Committee told Vladylsav Heraskevych that his "helmet of remembrance" violated its rules prohibiting political statements.

NBC News - Feb 12, 2026 3:52am EST

Brazil gives Elon Musk’s X five days to fix Grok AI over sexualised deepfakes

Brazil on Wednesday told X to stop its AI chatbot Grok from creating sexually explicit images. X claimed it had deleted thousands of posts and suspended hundreds of accounts after Brazil issued a warning last month, Brazilian authorities said.

First Post - Feb 12, 2026 3:34am EST

Apple may add built-in cameras to next-gen AirPods Pro

Infrared sensors could enable gesture controls and spatial upgrades

Gulf News - Feb 12, 2026 3:06am EST

Google says attackers used 100,000+ prompts to try to clone AI chatbot Gemini

Google says private companies and researchers are trying to copy Gemini’s capabilities by repeatedly prompting it at scale.

NBC News - Feb 12, 2026 2:07am EST

China fuels AI war, its largest tech firms preparing to launch new AI models soon

Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance are gearing up for a wave of high-profile AI model launches around the Lunar New Year, marking a new chapter in China’s race to dominate the artificial intelligence landscape.

First Post - Feb 12, 2026 1:50am EST

Instagram chief says people cannot get clinically addicted to social media in landmark trial

In the courtroom, bereaved parents of children who have had social media struggles seemed visibly upset during a discussion around body dysmorphia and cosmetic filters

First Post - Feb 12, 2026 1:33am EST

Google Pushes AI Shopping Features in Search and Gemini Chatbot

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 12, 2026 12:55am EST

Cisco hikes prices to cover memory cost rises

Register UK - Feb 12, 2026 12:47am EST

Instagram CEO Denies Addiction Claims in Landmark US Trial

Deccan Chronicle - Feb 12, 2026 12:13am EST

Cisco's stock drops 7% on mediocre forecast even as earnings and revenue top estimates

Cisco reported revenue growth in the quarter of close to 10%, topping analysts' estimates.

CNBC - Feb 11, 2026 10:59pm EST

Conservative group blasts LinkedIn for removing pro-ICE post, labeling it 'hateful'

A conservative advocacy group is crying foul after LinkedIn temporarily removed one of their posts praising ICE agents that the company says was taken down by mistake.

Fox News - Feb 11, 2026 9:43pm EST