Yelp slapped Google with an antitrust lawsuit that accuses the search giant of leveraging an illegal monopoly to promote its own reviews at the expense of rivals – just weeks after a…
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Pavel Durov’s lawyer says probe against Telegram boss is ‘absurd’
A lawyer for embattled Telegram boss Pavel Durov said Thursday it was “absurd” for French authorities to claim the Russian-born billionaire should be held personally liable for criminal activity on the social…
Telegram’s Pavel Durov freed from custody in new video
Telegram co-founder Pavel Durov was seen in amateur video being released from custody after he was charged in a French court Wednesday following his arrest over the weekend. The Russian-born billionaire briskly…
California lawmakers pass AI bill, awaits governor’s signature
California lawmakers passed a hotly contested artificial-intelligence safety bill on Wednesday, after which it will need one more process vote before its fate is in the hands of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has…
Google to let users generate AI images of people on Gemini
Google rebooted its Gemini artificial intelligence software after its text-to-image photo tool sparked condemnation for generating fake depictions of black Nazis, female popes and “diverse” versions of America’s Founding Fathers. The Alphabet-owned…
Is Reddit down? Users unable to access site during brief outage
Reddit appeared to be back online after a significant outage on Wednesday afternoon that left users unable to access the popular online forum. User reports about issues with Reddit service surged around…
YouTube showing gun videos to minors despite age restriction policy, alarming report reveals
Google-owned YouTube has continued showing gun-related videos to minors even after it claimed to have tightened restrictions, according to an alarming watchdog report published Wednesday. YouTube updated its firearm policy effective June…
Telegram founder Pavel Durov released from police custody
Telegram founder Pavel Durov was released from police custody in France on Wednesday and transferred to court for questioning before a possible indictment. Durov, the Russian-born billionaire who was arrested over the…
Apple lays off 100 workers from its Apple News and Apple Books apps
Apple has taken the rare step of laying off around 100 people from its digital services division, including the Apple News and Apple Books apps, as the iPhone maker reshuffles its priorities…
Facebook posts censored at Biden admin’s demand include COVID-19 memes, satire
The Harris-Biden administration’s campaign to censor COVID-related content on Facebook during the height of the pandemic – as revealed by a remorseful Mark Zuckerberg this week – was so aggressive that it…