… Social media is making our children unhappy and unsafe,” Starmer wrote in an X post. “Our children deserve better.” Under-16s will lose access to social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube, while the minimum age for chatbots that imitate romantic interact… …
… Pelley alleged that new executive leadership wanted him “to inject falsehoods and bias” into his reporting in an effort to “curry a moment of favor with the Trump administration.” The FPF ad warns that if the Paramount-WBD deal goes ahead, CNN journalists could soon face a similar corporate mandate… …
… In each case, the acquisitions raised immediate questions about whether the outlets would remain truly independent. …
… In a letter to CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Monday, it argues that face recognition in inconspicuous consumer eyewear “cannot be resolved through product design changes, opt-out mechanisms, or incremental safeguards.” Bystanders in public have no meaningful way to consent to being identified, it says. …
… The video is part of a coordinated influence campaign that Build American AI is funding, which is being rolled out on social media in two phases. …
… Unlike the Amodei siblings, who are more exposed to the media, Olah represents the more theoretical and almost philosophical side of AI research. …
… Median total compensation at Meta fell to $388,200 last year from $417,400 in 2024, according to public filings, though Meta's Clayton said salaries are still trending higher than they were in 2022. …
… During his time at DOGE, Makecha worked at the Department of Justice, the FBI, the State Department, and he US Agency for Global Media. …
… This is WIRED and this is a tech show, so if we had an alternative format to the emergence of social media and were much more mindful to the opportunities, the way it connected Americans, in certain regards pulled folks together, but also divided us and put us into separate camps, I would want to, … …
… The problem isn't the masses, the problem is the leadership, or the lack of the leadership team, and that wasn't any one person's responsibility. It was the leadership team as a whole. So I set out focusing on the people. I changed the leadership team quickly, one at a time. …