The fight over banning TikTok in the United States goes beyond national security implications—with youth mental health as one of the main reasons cited by both proponents and opponents of the popular app. And that issue does not just apply to the Chinese Communist Party-tied platform. “You can say social media, in general, could potentially…
Advocates Sound Alarm on TikTok, Social Media Apps’ Harmful Effects on Young People
Ford Launches Europe’s First Hands-Off Driving System on UK Motorways
Some British Ford drivers will become the first in Europe to have their cars driving themselves as long as they watch the road ahead. The U.S. automaker on Thursday said the UK’s Department for Transport has approved the use of its “hands-off, eyes-on” driving technology, named BlueCruise, on 2,300 miles (3,700 kms) of pre-mapped motorways in…
Twitter Allowing Users to Monetize Content Through Subscriptions
Twitter will allow users to apply to monetize their content—including long-form text and hours-long videos—through follower subscriptions in the latest change to the social media platform. “Apply to offer your followers subscriptions of any material, from long-form text to hours-long video! Just tap on ‘Monetization’ in settings,” Twitter CEO Musk wrote in a tweet on April 13. The…
Coalition Sues California Attorney General Over Alleged Social Media Censorship
April 13, 2023
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A coalition including satirical website The Babylon Bee, social media company Minds, Inc., and podcaster Tim Pool has sued California Attorney General Rob Bonta for enforcing a state law they claim is unconstitutional on the grounds it violates free speech. The legislation, authored by Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), regulates social media platforms, requiring them to…
Arizona Mother Warns About AI Voice Cloning After Kidnapping Scam
April 13, 2023
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An Arizona mother received an unexpected phone call from her daughter, only it wasn’t actually her daughter calling. Jennifer DeStefano’s 15-year-old daughter called her while out of town on a ski trip, so DeStefano didn’t assume anything was out of the ordinary. “I pick up the phone, and I hear my daughter’s voice, ‘Mom!’ and…
Ontario Announces New Hub for Health Tech Research and Startups
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Thursday the province will help build a new “innovation arena” in Waterloo, a major centre for Canada’s tech industry. The arena will be an incubator for new companies and a research facility. It will bring together researchers and entrepreneurs to develop new health technology and commercialize it. “It will accelerate…
PBS Joins NPR, Stops Tweeting because of ‘Government-Funded’ Label
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has stopped posting from its primary Twitter account after being labeled by the platform as “government-funded media.” PBS has not posted from its main Twitter handle since April 8, when a new “government-funded” label was added to a few media outlets that receive government funding. Accounts affiliated with PBS, such…
Twitter Taps EToro to Let Users Trade in Stocks, Crypto
April 13, 2023
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Trading and investing platform eToro said on Thursday it has partnered with Elon Musk-led Twitter to let users access real-time prices of cryptocurrencies, stocks, and other assets, and to enable the trading of those instruments. The trading data will be available through Twitter’s Cashtags feature, which was launched in 2012 and allows users to interact…
Intel to Work With Arm on Chip Manufacturing Compatibility
Intel Corp. on Wednesday said its chip contract manufacturing division will work with UK-based chip designer Arm Ltd. to ensure that mobile phone chips and other products that use Arm’s technology can be made in Intel’s factories. Once the biggest name in chips known as central processing units (CPUs), Intel has seen long seen its…
Biden EPA’s New Vehicle Emissions Standards Sparks Backlash From Auto Industry, Republicans
April 12, 2023
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The Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed emissions standards for automobiles and trucks are raising eyebrows in the auto industry and Washington alike. “EPA’s proposed emissions plan is aggressive by any measure. By that I mean it sets automotive electrification goals in the next few years that are … very high,” John Bozzella, president and CEO of…
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