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Lawsuit alleges Google chatbot was behind a user’s delusions and death
Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot Gemini encouraged a 36-year-old Florida man to embark on violent missions and to take his own life, a lawsuit alleges.The man, Jonathan Gavalas, started using...
Silicon Valley is driving users to ditch keyboards and spend hours talking to their tech
Gavin McNamara has abandoned his keyboard and spends all day talking rather than typing. He speaks for hours with his computer and phone, sending emails, writing presentations, posting on...
Snapchat is nearing 1 billion monthly users. Why can’t it turn a profit?
Snapchat, an app whose disappearing messages and silly face filters made chatting with loved ones more casual, is close to a milestone that few social media platforms achieve: reaching...
Roblox to scan users’ faces to verify age amid persistent child safety concerns
Roblox, a popular gaming platform that’s faced growing scrutiny over child safety concerns, said Tuesday it will require users to verify their age if they want to chat with...
Elon Musk’s X down for thousands of US users, Downdetector shows
Elon Musk’s X down for thousands of US users, Downdetector shows
[WASHINGTON] Elon Musk’s X was down for thousands of users in the US on Tuesday (Nov 18), according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.There were more than 11,500 reports of...
Australia says social media ban will not age test all users
Australia says social media ban will not age test all users
AUSTRALIA will not require social media giants to verify the ages of all users under its ban on under-16s using the platforms, Canberra said on Tuesday.But platforms like Facebook,...
Robinhood launches tokens allowing EU users to trade in US stocks
Robinhood launches tokens allowing EU users to trade in US stocks
[BENGALURU] Robinhood said on Monday (Jun 30) it has launched tokens that will allow its customers in the European Union to trade more than 200 US stocks and exchange-traded...