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Ex-Meta exec says Instagram exposed teen daughter to ‘predators’ in bombshell testimony
The underage daughter of a former Meta safety researcher was bombarded with sexually explicit pictures and propositions within just days of creating her first Instagram account, according to bombshell testimony at a landmark New Mexico trial.
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“Now, you don’t have to wait for symptoms,” Y-Brush founder Benjamin Cohen told The Post.
TikTok is tracking your every move even when not on the app — these are the steps to stop it
Here’s a surefire Tok-block.
Chilling ‘vending machine test’ proves AI will do ‘whatever it takes’ to get its way
This doesn’t bode well for humanity.
We fart twice as much as previously thought, scientists discover from new ‘smart underwear’
Previous research pinpointed an average of 14 toots a day.
Oops! South Korean crypto exchange accidentally hands out $40B in Bitcoin
The blunder at Bithumb, South Korea’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange, briefly turned ordinary users into nine-figure Bitcoin holders.
Mark Zuckerberg latest tech billionaire to shun California with ultra-luxe Miami mansion purchase
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg bought a multimillion-dollar mansion in Florida, as one of the latest celebrities set to leave California as the wealth tax looms.
Ex-Google CEO, 70, sparks romance rumors with 27-year-old daughter of German politician
She is believed to be working on her PhD thesis in New York, was reportedly seen alongside Schmidt in Davos last month.
Apple News promotes left-leaning media outlets — as it shuts out conservative sites entirely: study
Apple’s popular news aggregation app displayed a clear bias against right-leaning outlets in January – and media watchdogs say it’s part of a long-running effort by the company’s editorial team to clamp down on conservative viewpoints.
Data breach exposed 25 million Americans – including half of Texas
The ransomware attack is now coming into sharper focus as states continue to uncover how many people were affected.
ChatGPT’s viral caricature trend proves how well it knows you — and it’s freaking people out
While similar images can be made in apps like Cartoonify, ChatGPT offers the twist of proving how well it “knows” you based on what you’ve previously asked or searched on the platform.
Meta researcher warned execs that 500K kids ‘per DAY’ were targeted by creeps
A top Meta researcher warned executives that there could be as many as 500,000 cases of online sexual exploitation per day on Facebook and Instagram, according to unsealed documents that surfaced on the eve of a landmark jury trial in New Mexico…
AI bots’ terrifying talk of 2047 takeover appears to be a big troll — by humans
“It looks less like a window onto the future and more like a mirror held up to our own obsessions with AI today,” one writer observed.
Boycott on US goods in Greenland surges as app sees massive spike in downloads
The creator of the “Made O’Meter” app, Ian Rosenfeldt, said he saw around 30,000 downloads of the free app in just three days at the height of the trans-Atlantic diplomatic crisis in late January out of more than 100,000 since it was launched…
Crypto startup inspired by ‘Lord of the Rings’ becomes first bank approved in Trump’s 2nd term
Erebor plans to serve technology businesses in artificial intelligence, crypto, defense and manufacturing, as well as individuals who work at or invest in them, according to its charter application.
Tech mogul trolls rival over ‘pal’ Jeffrey Epstein emails
Justice Department tranche of documents show that Calacanis, the angel investor who was one of the first to buy into Uber, casually emailed Epstein, writing: “hey pal.”
This easy-to-get blood test can help detect cancer before symptoms appear
When it comes to cancer, waiting for symptoms may soon be old news.
Dow blows past 50K for first time ever as tech stocks bounce back from earlier losses
The Dow staged a 1,200-point rally as US stocks bounced back from an intense tech sell-off this week.
Dad claims teen daughter took her own life after meeting predator on Roblox, slams beloved game
“They are grooming girls to do whatever it is they can get a girl to do, whether it’s nudes or cuts or gore or violence,” Jason Sokolowski said of online predators.
Ride-share company ordered to pay woman $8.5M in first trial over driver sex assault claims
The jury found that the driver was an agent of Uber, so the company was responsible for his actions.
Amazon shares tumble as $200B AI spending spree rattles investors
CEO Andy Jassy struck a defiant tone in the company’s conference call to discuss results, swiping at competitors and boasting about AWS’s many new offerings.
