Meta loses bid to dismiss US states' claims that Facebook, Instagram addict childrenIn a decision late Monday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, denied Meta's motion to dismiss claims based ...
01 Jul, 2026, 07.44 AM IST
Irish regulator reconsidering TikTok data-transfer ban after court rulingIreland's Data Protection Commission (DPC), TikTok's lead EU privacy regulator, fined the Chinese tech giant €530 million a year ago and or...
30 Jun, 2026, 10.14 PM IST
For sale on Facebook: monkeys, rhino horn and dead pangolinsThe ghostly white creature curled up on a weighing scale is almost unrecognisable in the Facebook post offering it for sale. Some of the co...
29 Jun, 2026, 09.31 AM IST
Lights, camera, AI: For entertainment companies, a prompt may come with copyright headacheIndian entertainment firms are heavily investing in AI for content creation, but a lack of clear copyright laws is creating significant own...
29 Jun, 2026, 12.30 AM IST
'They will watch a 3hr podcast if...': Ankur Warikoo says Gen Z doesn't have a short attention span, just a faster rejection spanEntrepreneur Ankur Warikoo has ignited a debate on social media, asserting that Gen Z possesses a 'faster rejection span' rather than a sho...
28 Jun, 2026, 12.39 PM IST
The US lags other countries in social media restrictions for kids, but a reform push is growingTwo mothers, Amy Neville and Kristin Bride, are spearheading a movement for stronger online child safety after losing their sons to social ...
28 Jun, 2026, 10.57 AM IST
Hollywood gets into the microdrama race as mobile-first storytelling draws stars and major studiosHollywood is diving headfirst into the world of microdramas, following the massive success of Issa Rae's 'Screen Time', which racked up an ...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.12 AM IST
Man earns Rs 2350 in just 180 mins while applying tilak in Rishikesh, netizens amusedA social media creator has gone viral after a Rishikesh 'experiment' where he claims to have earned ₹2,350 in three hours by applying tilak...
26 Jun, 2026, 10.08 AM IST
Bodhi Tree Multimedia bags Assam government mandate to build state OTT platformBodhi Tree Multimedia will spearhead Assam's official digital content platform, a significant move into platform ownership and recurring re...
25 Jun, 2026, 11.08 AM IST
ByteDance rolls out paid subscriptions for China's largest AI chatbotChinese tech giant ByteDance has launched paid subscriptions for its popular AI chatbot, Doubao, a move aimed at monetizing its vast user b...
24 Jun, 2026, 04.05 PM IST
Google's YouTube settles case over social media harm to childrenThe terms of the settlement of the state court lawsuit were confidential, the lawyers said on Tuesday. The suit named four defendants - You...
24 Jun, 2026, 08.58 AM IST
India emerges as a hybrid video entertainment economy, driven by shifting audience preferencesIndia's entertainment landscape is transforming into a hybrid model, with audiences now dictating content, business strategies, and viewing...
23 Jun, 2026, 12.47 PM IST
UK considers forcing social media firms to prioritise trusted newsThe culture department said on Monday it was considering requiring platforms such as Meta's Facebook, Alphabet-owned YouTube and TikTok to ...
23 Jun, 2026, 09.46 AM IST
Collective Artists Network expands Galleri5 AI Studio with Agentic CanvasCollective Artists Network launches Agentic Canvas, an AI-native creative platform featuring 12 specialized agents that collaborate like a ...
19 Jun, 2026, 03.35 PM IST
Viral video: Fans flocked to Kai Cenat's Streamer University in Atlanta. What happened next shocked many.Kai Cenat's Streamer University auditions in Atlanta were disrupted by a bomb threat and crowd control issues, leading to several arrests. ...
17 Jun, 2026, 11.28 PM IST
Florida sues TikTok, claiming it violates state child safety lawThe lawsuit seeks a court order directing the platform, which is owned by ByteDance, to make changes to bring it into compliance with the l...
16 Jun, 2026, 07.19 AM IST
Varya AI video generator by Avataar AI: India’s breakthrough in text-to-video creation technologyVarya by Avataar AI is an AI video generation model that creates videos from simple prompts quickly and cost-effectively. It delivers local...
15 Jun, 2026, 06.45 PM IST