Half of parents have ‘no idea’ how to raise kids without smartphone: study
It’s a smartphone generation — of parents. A study has found that nearly half of all parents — 43% — have “no idea” how people raised children before everyone had...
Snapchat’s AI bot posts photo on its own, causes privacy scare
Snapchat’s artificial intelligence feature, My AI, freaked users out when it went rogue on Tuesday, automatically posting a photo to users’ stories who thought the techy tool was only a...
Meta pivots away from news
News sites have seen traffic plummet in recent months due to a lack of referral clicks from Facebook, whose pivot away from hard news has taken a toll on media...
Meta warns employees could be fired for ignoring 3-day-per-week office rule
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta delivered a fresh warning to employees Thursday about their office attendance – cautioning that workers who fall short of a looming three-day-per-week requirement could lose their jobs....
Tech tycoon Bryan Johnson touts ‘penis rejuvenation therapy’
Bryan Johnson, the 45-year-old tech bro known for his obsessive anti-aging regimen, revealed this week that he has “started penis rejuvenation therapy” as part of a $2 million-per-year effort to...
How tech billionaires with property in Hawaii are responding to Maui wildfires
The devastating wildfires that have ravaged Maui have prompted billionaire tech moguls who have bought wide swaths of property in Hawaii to pitch in with charitable donations to help rebuild...
X suspends pro-Hitler account after brands paused ads
At least two major organizations paused advertising on X after their ads appeared on an avowedly pro-Hitler account, according to a report. Gilead Sciences, the California-based pharmaceutical giant, and NCTA...
Pornhub parent MindGeek changing its name under new owners
Pornhub’s shadowy parent company MindGeek said it is changing its name as its new owners seek a “fresh start” for the scandal-ridden smut empire. MindGeek — which has faced scrutiny...
ChatGPT has a ‘significant’ liberal bias, researchers say
OpenAI’s wildly popular ChatGPT artificial-intelligence service has showed a clear bias toward the Democratic Party and other liberal viewpoints, according to a recent study conducted by UK-based researchers. Academics from...
