Instagram to alert parents when their teens search for suicide or self-harm terms

Instagram will start notifying parents when their teenage children repeatedly search for terms related to suicide or self-harm in a short period.

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis leans into AI skepticism, seeking a contrast with Vance

DeSantis has emerged as one of the Republican Party's most prominent AI skeptics, which could distinguish him from the vice president in 2028.

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AI song generator startups angered music industry. Now they're hoping to join it

Suno and Udio were once sued by major music industries in 2024, but have since sought to make peace as artificial intelligence continues to grow.

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Tech companies are making their robots cute to try to win over humans

As AI-powered robots grow more common in households and public spaces, tech developers are racing to figure out how to make them appealing to humans.

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Apple paying $95 million after lawsuit over ‘unintended' use of Siri in devices

Settlement check distribution began on January 23, 2026. Physical checks, as well as ACH deposits and digital checks may take some time to arrive.

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Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, will testify during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles.

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EU privacy investigation targets Musk's Grok chatbot over sexualized deepfake images

X faces a new EU privacy investigation after its Grok chatbot generated nonconsensual deepfake images on the platform.

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