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Texas is poised to become the second state to enact an across-the-board ban on social media for minors before its state legislative session ends in a little over a week, NBC News reported.
X is back up for most users after what appeared to be a significant outage that spiked early this morning around 9AM ET. The Verge reported. Global internet monitor NetBlocks posted this morning that X “has been experiencing international outages for some users for a second time in a week,” adding that the issue isn’t “related to country-level internet disruptions
US President Donald Trump reignited trade tensions on Friday, threatening a 50% tariff on all goods sent to the United States from the European Union, BBC reported. He also warned Apple that he would impose a 25% import tax “at least” on iPhones not manufactured in America, later widening the threat to any smartphone. The warning against the EU came
Both the US and UK governments are considering the use of copyrighted material from the creative industries in training data for AIs, particularly Generative AI. The tech companies want to do this with few restrictions and without cost, citing "fair use". As it stands at the moment, the UK Government looks to be leaning towards the tech companies but judges
OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman gave his staff a preview Wednesday of the devices he is developing to build with the former Apple design Jony Ive, laying out plans to ship 100 million AI “companions” that he hopes will become a part of everyday life, The Wall Street Journal reported. Employees have “the chance to do the biggest thing we’ve
A year ago Xbox president Sarah Bond revealed that Microsoft was planning to launch a new Xbox mobile web store in July 2024. That never happened. The Verge reported.
According to Bloomberg, Nintendo has turned to Samsung to make the Nvidia-designed custom processor for the Switch 2 console, in an attempt to speed up production, VideoGamesChronicle reported. The publication’s sources say the deal with Samsung means production should be fast enough to make and sell 20 million Switch 2 units by the end of March 2026, with the potential