SpaceX rocket seen soaring across Southern California sky
According to SpaceX, a Falcon 9 launched 25 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in…
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Google allows users to rename their Gmail username
For the first time in the platform’s 22-year history, Google users in the U.S. are now allowed to change their Gmail address…
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OpenAI to shut down Sora video app
On Tuesday, parent company OpenAI said it’s shuttering the standalone app to focus on other priorities, and said it needed to make trade-offs that…
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California jurors find YouTube and Meta liable in social media addiction trial
A California jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media…
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City of San Luis, Arizona offers new way for people to park
San Luis will have two new ways to pay for parking, with the first one being through a phone app called “Park Smarter.” The other way to pay is by…
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President Trump appoints first members of PCAST
PCAST, established by an executive order, will bring together industry leaders to advise the president and provide recommendations on strengthening…
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Apple issues warning to iPhone users about updating their software
Researchers say they have identified two entities, from Russia and China, are developing hacking programs called DarkSword and Coruna that can…
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Company behind Tilly Norwood’s creation release music video speaking to the critics
Norwood may look like a star, but she’s entirely AI-generated. Her, or its, first music video is a tongue-in-cheek response to the backlash she’s…
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Instagram to alert parents of self-harm searches
In a statement, Instagram’s owner Meta said these alerts are “designed to give parents the information they need to support their…
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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies in social media addiction lawsuit
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse Wednesday, testifying in a lawsuit brought by a woman and her…
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Bytedance rolls out Seedance 2.0, drawing backlash from Hollywood
At first glance, it looks like an epic fight scene starring two Hollywood heavyweights, but the Tom Cruise-Brad Pitt fight scene is…
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Lyft rolls out new ride-sharing options for teens
The company says “Lyft Teen” will provide a safe and affordable way for parents to get their kids from point A to point…
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Opening statements underway in New Mexico’s case against Meta
Opening statements underway in the state of New Mexico’s case against Meta Monday. The state is accusing the social media giant of failing to protect…
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Wednesday marks 22 years since Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook
On February 4, 2004, Mark Zuckerberg launched “Facebook” from his dorm room at Harvard…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX to merge with xAI
In a memo to employees, Musk cited the need to build data centers in space as a main driver for the…
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Yuma Airport introduces app to help navigate facility
The Goodmaps app is an indoor navigation platform. It supports audio navigation for blind and low-vision travelers, visual guidance for people who…
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Music experts on whether AI-generated songs could win a Grammy
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already reshaping how music is written, produced, and released, and music experts are sharing whether an AI-generated…
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Teen in Los Angeles creates app on immigrant rights
A 14-year-old boy in Los Angeles won an award for inventing an app designed to help people understand their rights when encountering immigration…
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TikTok establishes new U.S. entity
The transaction’s close wraps-up a long process that began with President Donald Trump in his first term. At the time, he vowed to ban the app over…
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Google agrees to pay $68 million to settle privacy lawsuit
The company will pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit claiming its voice-activated assistant improperly recorded private conversations on…
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