X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account the day after major fine

Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X's head of product, accused the European Commission of using an e [...]

Under-16s social media ban lands in Australia

Australian teens are now locked out of the most popular social media apps. Here's how the platforms are complying with the new rules [...]

Australia Bans Social Media for Kids Under 16. Which Sites Are Blocked?

The new Australian law restricts some social media platforms, but other services and AI chatbots are exempt. [...]

The Morning After: Apple will use Gemini to power Siri AI

Apple and Google have confirmed that Gemini’s models power the new version of Siri and other generative AI features. CNBC broke the news, but Apple and Google soon followed up with a lengthy joint s [...]

How I quit social media for a month… and then ended up right back where I started

Here's what I learnt after trying to kick Reddit and YouTube cold turkey for a month. [...]

Reddit is starting to verify public figures

Like it or not, the checkmark has become an almost universal symbol on most social platforms, even though its exact meaning can vary significantly between services. Now, Reddit, which historically has [...]

Bluesky enforces age checks to comply with Australia's under-16s social media ban – and reverses Mississippi's block

Blusky took a bold decision and decided to follow Australia's under-16s social media ban, despite not being directly required to. The company also reversed restrictions in Mississippi, but still [...]

Nous Research just released Nomos 1, an open-source AI that ranks second on the notoriously brutal Putnam math exam

Nous Research, the San Francisco-based artificial intelligence startup, released on Tuesday an open-source mathematical reasoning system called Nomos 1 that achieved near-elite human performance on th [...]

Galaxy AI's New Photo Editing Features Will Amplify Social Media's Inauthenticity Problem

Commentary: The features unveiled at Samsung's Unpacked event could make social media even more treacherous, especially for young adults. [...]