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Australia says won't let big tech have 'unfettered' access to kidsAustralia said Thursday it refused to allow big tech to have "unfettered" access to its kids as it formally introduced new legislation that...
White flecks floating around canned squash can look like spoilage, but starch, hard-water minerals, or table-salt additives may cause harmless cloudiness in the jarOpening a can of squash might show some cloudy liquid or floating particles, but don't panic—they're often harmless culprits like starch, h...
Pakistan: Karachi's crime wave exposes public safety concerns after fatal robberyKarachi experiences escalating street crime incidents, including armed robberies and fatal shootings affecting daily life. A recent robbery...
Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooting that killed 8: US woman charged in plot detainedMelody Bryant, charged with conspiracy in a Canadian school shooting, has been detained pending hearings. She allegedly aided Jesse Van Roo...
Philippine lower house approves bill restricting minors' social media accessThe Philippines is the latest country, from Greece and Portugal to Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia, to try to curb social media use by mi...
Iran-US war: Is key Donald Trump ally Saudi Arabia losing battle against Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen?Iran-US war: The latest attack on the Saudi airport drew condemnations from Arab countries, including Iraq, Lebanon and Syria, as well as U...
Instagram turns 16, but the internet isn't celebratingWhile some users shared their early Instagram grids, replies to the post quickly turned sour. Many users said they wished the app could be ...
Meta deploys new AI tools to combat child exploitation on Facebook, InstagramMeta said the new measures are designed to identify advertisements that either feature child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or covertly direc...
US non-profit urges OpenAI to keep teens off ChatGPT: ReportThe group's Youth AI Safety Institute ran more than 4,000 prompts on accounts registered to users aged 13 to 17, and found that the bot did...
US, China, EU: three paths to regulating AIThe United States, China and the European Union are taking different paths to govern artificial intelligence, as calls grow worldwide to re...
Apple's Tim Cook praises EU over efforts to protect children onlineApple executive chairman Tim Cook on Tuesday pledged the US giant would protect children online and praised the EU's efforts to ensure mino...
A reckoning on social media addiction came late for many kids. Will AI safety be different?When Meta agreed to changes to its social media platforms and enhanced safeguards in an $18 billion settlement, it made progress by "gettin...
Meta, TikTok, X challenge UK watchdog over online safety data demandsThe challenge is one of the first in relation to the 2023 Online Safety Act, which sets tougher standards for platforms such as TikTok, X a...
Karachi's women delivery riders navigate traffic, stigma and the road to independenceFour women in Karachi are taking to motorcycles for food delivery work to support their families. They have each faced personal challenges ...
Salman Khan, Ranveer Singh, R Madhavan, Vicky Kaushal and others celebs praise flydubai 'Dhurandhar' pilot Smit Machchhar: 'Well done, bro'Bollywood personalities have expressed their support for pilot Captain Smit Machchhar after he was injured in a cockpit attack. The inciden...
WhatsApp rolls out new parental controls for teenagers: Here's everything you need to knowWhatsApp has introduced enhanced parental controls to assist parents in monitoring their teenage children's app activity. These new feature...
Centre backs Supreme Court, plans legal bar on social media accounts for under-18sThe Centre plans to amend the Information Technology Rules to restrict children under 18 from opening social media accounts. During a Supre...
ETtech Explainer: Decoding EU’s move to dismantle addictive technology for childrenThe proposed KIDS Act would set different access rules by age, bring AI companions and conversational chatbots under the bloc’s child-safet...
Ex-Google safety chief warns AI could harm children more than social media didThe founder of the trust and safety team at Alphabet's Google this week called for a slowdown in AI development, warning that the tech indu...
Australian PM seeks big tech backing for internet safety, AI rulesAustralian leader Anthony Albanese said Sunday he was seeking big tech backing for his country's child online safety laws and greater AI re...