Technology
Meta announced that teenagers on Instagram will now be restricted to seeing PG-13 content by default, with no ability to change settings without parental permission. The update aims to filter out inappropriate content such as strong language, risky stunts, and drug-related posts. The company is also introducing stricter settings for parents to set up for […]
AOL is shutting down its dial-up internet service. The company, originally known as America Online, announced the end of an era for a technology that once defined the early internet experience. At its peak AOL had ten million customers, however, as technology advanced most users transitioned to faster broadband connections shrinking current usage down to […]
Instagram is marking a major milestone with three billion monthly active users. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared the achievement in a post to his Instagram account on Wednesday and applauded the “incredible community” that has been built. The photo-sharing app now joins the ranks of Facebook and WhatsApp which crossed the three billion user mark […]
President Trump is expected to sign a deal today that will allow a Chinese company to sell TikTok. That’s according to White House sources who told NBC News the deal will facilitate the sale of the popular social media app to a group of American investors. Under the deal, the app’s U.S. operations will be […]
The White House says American companies will now control TikTok’s algorithm in the U.S. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke on Fox News Saturday and said Chinese company ByteDance will get one of the seven board seats for TikTok’s U.S. operations, and Americans will hold the remaining seats. Congress had voted to ban the video-sharing app […]
OpenAI is announcing new teen safety features for ChatGPT. Now the AI chatbot will include an age-prediction system and ID age verification in some countries. The companies age-prediction system that identifies if a user is under 18 years old and routes them to an “age-appropriate” system that blocks graphic sexual content. If the system detects that the […]
Serena and Venus Williams are joining forces once again for a new venture nearly a decade since they last won a Grand Slam championship together in the sport that’s shaped their athletic careers — but this time, tennis doesn’t take center court. The sisters will launch their podcast “Stockton Street” Wednesday on X. The podcast is named after […]
President Donald Trump on Tuesday extended a delay on enforcing a ban against TikTok until December 16, marking the fourth postponement of a law designed to force the app’s sale from its Chinese owner. The announcement, made through an executive order, came despite Trump telling reporters Tuesday that the United States and China had reached […]
Apple’s upcoming big event on September 9 will unveil details about the iPhone 17 series, including designs, processors, new features, camera upgrades, and prices. A leak suggests that the iPhone 17 Air may have a surprise with a larger battery capacity than expected. The leak reveals battery sizes for different iPhone models, with the iPhone […]
OpenAI and Meta will adjust their chatbot features to better respond to teens in crisis. According to an OpenAI blog post, the tech company “recently introduced a real-time router that can choose between efficient chat models and reasoning models based on the conversation context.” The new measures come after a 16-year-old in California died by […]
I saw this on X (formerly Twitter), Spotify has launched a new in-app messaging feature called “Messages,” allowing users aged 16 and older to share music, podcasts, and audiobooks directly within the app. Starting this week in select markets, the tool aims to enhance social connections and boost user engagement, though privacy concerns arise due […]
AOL has announced that it will be discontinuing its dial-up internet service on September 30. Dial-up, once a popular way to access the internet, has been on the decline with the rise of broadband and wireless options. Despite this, a small number of households in the U.S. still rely on dial-up for internet access. AOL, […]
