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Roblox Safeguards Failed to Stop Adults Contacting Children, Regulator Says
Australia’s eSafety regulator says Roblox safeguards failed to fully prevent adults from contacting children, prompting legally enforceable safety changes.
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EnterpriseFCC Drops Gigabit Broadband Speed Goal, Keeps 100 Mbps Benchmark
The FCC has dropped its long-term 1 Gbps broadband goal while retaining a 100/20 Mbps benchmark, arguing that policy should remain technology-neutral.
BriefSenators Demand Answers From TikTok Over Safety Experiment
U.S. senators demand answers from TikTok over an experiment that reportedly withheld an algorithmic safety safeguard from about 15 million users.
GadgetsIllinois Age-Verification Law Pushes Checks Into Operating Systems
Illinois’ new age-verification law brings age assurance to devices, operating systems, and apps, raising new privacy and compliance questions online.
AIDario Amodei Says AI Backlash Stems From a Broader Crisis of Trust
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says public scepticism toward AI reflects a broader crisis of trust, rather than simply warnings from technology leaders alone.
BriefChatGPT Dominates AI Spending by U.S. House Offices, Records Show
House spending records show ChatGPT accounted for about 90% of congressional AI tool spending, with staff using AI for research, legislation, and constituent work.
BriefSnap Settles Social Media Addiction Lawsuit as Meta Remains Sole Defendant
Snap has reached a tentative settlement in a lawsuit alleging social media platforms contribute to addiction and mental health harms among children, leaving Meta as the only remaining…
BriefFederal Employees Can Download TikTok on Government Devices Again
The U.S. Department of Justice has cleared federal employees to download TikTok on government-issued devices following changes to the app’s U.S. ownership structure.
AIDeepMind CEO Proposes Independent Standards Body for Frontier AI Oversight
Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis has proposed creating an independent standards body to review frontier AI models before their public release.
BriefEurope Challenges Washington’s Chip Export Strategy
Europe is resisting tougher US semiconductor export restrictions as concerns grow over their impact on ASML, global chip supplies, trade, and the future of the semiconductor industry.
SecurityUS Supreme Court Strengthens Privacy Rights by Limiting Geofence Warrants
The US Supreme Court ruled that geofence warrants are subject to Fourth Amendment privacy protections, limiting broad location-data searches by law enforcement and strengthening digital…
AIState Attorneys General Launch Inquiry Into OpenAI Practices
OpenAI is facing an investigation by multiple state attorneys general examining its business practices, AI development, consumer protections, data handling, and compliance with state…