Meta told to pay $375m for misleading users over child safety

The owner of Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp has been found liable by a court in New Mexico.

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BTS comeback concert on Netflix draws 18.4m global viewers

The livestreamed show saw the band perform together for the first time since October 2022.

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US bans new foreign-made consumer internet routers

There are almost no major brands of internet routers that are manufactured in the US.

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AI videos of sexualised black women removed from TikTok after BBC investigation

Dozens of Instagram and TikTok accounts have used AI avatars to promote explicit content, the BBC finds.

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False online posts fuel self-diagnosis, says study

Norfolk and Suffolk researchers say the false information about autism and ADHD is most worrying.

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Artificial intelligence is already in use in many areas of healthcare.

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Fortnite-maker Epic Games lays off 1,000 more staff

It is the second time in recent years the company has announced lays offs due to struggles with its blockbuster online game.

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US messageboard 4Chan mocks £520,000 fine for UK online safety breaches

The fine includes £450,000 for lack of age checks to prevent children from seeing pornography.

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Facebook offering TikTok and YouTube creators $3,000 to post content

Meta wants creators to "rediscover" Facebook, but a social media expert says viewers will not follow.

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Child seen in sex abuse videos identified after researcher spots school badge

An analyst tells the BBC how she tracked down a victim of child sexual abuse after years of searching.

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Quantum pioneers win Turing Award for encryption breakthrough

It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.

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Ad for AI editing app which said it could 'remove anything' banned

The UK regulator said the ad condoned "digitally altering and exposing women's bodies without their consent."

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Nvidia faces gamer backlash over 'breakthrough' AI graphics feature

Nvidia says the tool will transform game graphics - critics warn it could squeeze out artistic expression.

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