… Ciaran Hale, chief technology officer at another one of the platforms, Deputy, said in a statement that the company’s “third-party relationships are limited to trusted operational and infrastructure providers that support the delivery, security, and reliability of our platform.” Hale added that Dep… …
ArXiv, a popular platform for preprint academic research, is taking a new step to attempt to reduce the volume of papers that include AI slop. …
… For more than an hour on Friday, many people were having trouble connecting to Discord, with the platform showing a message saying that there were “increased API errors.” Discord confirmed it was investigating issues at 3:08PM ET, and by 6:38PM ET, it reported that all “critical functionalities hav… …
… A notable example is that minors can simply enter a false birth date when signing up for Facebook and Instagram to falsely declare they’re over 13 years old — the minimum age outlined in Meta’s own terms and conditions — with no effective controls to verify their real age. “Meta’s own general condi… …
… In the press release announcing his departure, Apple noted that Cook, who will become the company’s executive chairman, “will assist with certain aspects of the company, including engaging with policymakers around the world.” And Trump is still setting US trade policy — sometimes impulsively — so C… …
… But to Washington, the shift in the White House’s policy was due to three major changes. …
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… Image: Meari’s public claim of “advanced encryption technology” and “strict access controls” seems laughable now. https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/firefox 98Vt5tE3BT.jpg?quality=90&strip=all To fix the problems, Meari’s unnamed spokesperson says it shut down its EMQX… …
… Presumably this tweet was timed before Elon Musk’s Grok posted an estimated 3 million sexualized images onto the platform, including 23,000 of children, averaging an estimated 190 images per minute over an 11-day sample period: X supports SaferInternetDay and remains committed to protecting childre… …