Karnataka is moving toward becoming the first state in India to prohibit children under 16 from using social media. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah shared the proposal during the 2026-27 budget announcement on Friday, March 6, 2026, highlighting a major shift in how the state intends to manage digital safety. As the…

To avoid a high-stakes antitrust investigation by the European Commission, Meta has announced it will temporarily allow third-party AI chatbots to operate on WhatsApp in Europe via its Business API. This 12-month concession comes after regulators threatened interim measures to stop Meta from blocking competitors like ChatGPT or Claude. While…

In a surprising move to capture the budget-friendly computer market, Apple has just pulled the curtains back on the MacBook Neo. Starting at only $599, this is the most affordable entry point for a Mac in years, aimed squarely at students and buyers who might otherwise choose a Chromebook or…

According to a report from TechCrunch (citing the BBC), TikTok has decided against implementing end-to-end encryption for its direct messaging service, a move that sets it apart from many of its biggest competitors. While apps like WhatsApp and Signal have made this high-level privacy the industry standard, TikTok argues that…

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri told a California court on Wednesday that he does not believe social media use should automatically be labeled as a clinical addiction. He was testifying in a major trial that is examining whether companies like Meta and YouTube intentionally designed their platforms to hook children in…

The move is part of a major new partnership with OpenAI under the ambitious Stargate UAE initiative, which aims to build what would be the world’s largest AI supercomputing cluster. OpenAI revealed that it is teaming up with Abu Dhabi–based tech group G42 on a high-profile project designed to create…

The social media addiction trial in Los Angeles heated up this week as YouTube’s engineering VP, Cristos Goodrow, took the stand to defend the platform’s intentions. During his testimony, Goodrow pushed back against claims that YouTube is designed to hook users, arguing instead that the goal is to provide value…

About five years ago, Facebook made headlines when it shut down its facial recognition system that automatically suggested tags for people in photos. At the time, the company said it wanted to strike a better balance between innovation and growing concerns around privacy, legality, and misuse of biometric data. Now,…