itnewsbot, 2 months ago to internet

Instagram and Facebook Subscriptions Are a New Focus of Child Safety Suit - New Mexico’s attorney general has accused Meta of not protecting children from sexual pre... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/26/us/instagram-facebook-children-subscriptions-predators.html #suitsandlitigation(civil) #childabuseandneglect #metaplatformsinc #attorneysgeneral #childpornography #instagraminc #facebookinc #socialmedia #sexcrimes #newmexico

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to TikTok

Florida Passes Sweeping Bill to Keep Young People Off Social Media - The measure would bar networks like YouTube, TikTok and Instagram from giving accounts to... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/23/business/florida-social-media-youths.html #regulationandderegulationofindustry #childrensonlineprivacyprotectionact #ethicsandpublicpolicycenter #teenagersandadolescence #childrenandchildhood #mobileapplications #lawandlegislation #statelegislatures #tiktok(bytedance) #metaplatformsinc #youth

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to internet

Five Takeaways From The Times’s Investigation Into Child Influencers - Mothers are running Instagram accounts for underage girls aspiring to stardom. Many encou... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/us/takeaways-instagram-child-influencers.html #computersandtheinternet #childabuseandneglect #childpornography #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #telegramllc #sexcrimes

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to android

AT&T Is Down. How Do I Make a Call? - Step 1: Connect to Wi-Fi. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/technology/att-outage-cell-service.html #telephonesandtelecommunications #android(operatingsystem) #computersandtheinternet #wirelesscommunications #mobileapplications #cellulartelephones #metaplatformsinc #textmessaging #whatsappinc #at&tinc #iphone

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to internet

Instagram’s Uneasy Rise as a News Site - In this year’s presidential election, more people are turning to Instagram for news, even... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/22/technology/instagram-news-site.html #presidentialelectionof2024 #computersandtheinternet #mobileapplications #newsandnewsmedia #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #mosseriadam #television

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots - Like Meta, the company opened access to its technology to outside programmers, but kept i... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/technology/google-open-source-ai.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #open-sourcesoftware #metaplatformsinc #openailabs #googleinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

In Big Election Year, A.I.’s Architects Move Against Its Misuse - Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta and other key developers are acting to prevent the techno... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/16/technology/ai-elections-defense.html #democracy(theoryandphilosophy) #presidentialelectionof2024 #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #politicsandgovernment #metaplatformsinc #anthropicaillc #openailabs #start-ups #elections #googleinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

The Year Chatbots Were Tamed - A year ago, a rogue A.I. tried to break up my marriage. Did the backlash help make chatbo... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/14/technology/chatbots-sydney-tamed.html #artificialintelligence #enterprisecomputing #metaplatformsinc #anthropicaillc #microsoftcorp #openailabs #googleinc #chatgpt

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label A.I.-Generated Content - The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially creat... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/06/technology/meta-ai-standards-labels.html #computersandtheinternet #rumorsandmisinformation #artificialintelligence #metaplatformsinc #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #cleggnick

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs? - Profits are up and the economy is strong. But the tech industry faces two challenges — de... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/05/technology/why-is-big-tech-still-cutting-jobs.html #computersandtheinternet #layoffsandjobreductions #artificialintelligence #computerandvideogames #nvidiacorporation #metaplatformsinc #amazon.cominc #microsoftcorp #alphabetinc #googleinc #appleinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Meta Reports Profits More Than Tripled and Issues Its First Dividend - The company’s quarterly revenue rose 25% as its costs fell after layoffs last year. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/technology/meta-profit-report.html #computersandtheinternet #layoffsandjobreductions #advertisingandmarketing #artificialintelligence #metaverse(internet) #onlineadvertising #metaplatformsinc #companyreports #instagraminc #socialmedia #facebookinc #whatsappinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to TikTok

Takeaways From the Senate Hearing With Tech C.E.O.s on Online Child Safety - Senators aggressively questioned executives from major tech companies, especially Meta an... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/technology/tech-senate-hearing-child-safety.html #tiktok(bytedance) #childpornography #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #discordinc #snapinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to internet

Mark Zuckerberg Addresses Families at Senate Child Safety Hearing - The Meta chief executive addressed families during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing o... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/technology/mark-zuckerberg-senate-apology.html #childabuseandneglect #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to internet

Meta Rejected Efforts to Improve Children’s Safety, Documents Show - Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to... - https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/01/31/technology/child-safety-senate-hearing/meta-childrens-safety-documents #computersandtheinternet #childrenandchildhood #blumenthalrichard #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to internet

Meta Rejected Efforts to Improve Children’s Safety, Documents Show - Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/31/technology/meta-childrens-safety-documents.html #computersandtheinternet #childrenandchildhood #blumenthalrichard #metaplatformsinc #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Law Enforcement Braces for Flood of Child Sex Abuse Images Generated by A.I. - Artificial intelligence technology has drastically simplified the creation of images of c... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/us/politics/ai-child-sex-abuse.html #nationalcenterformissingandexploitedchildren #artificialintelligence #childabuseandneglect #lawandlegislation #justicedepartment #metaplatformsinc #supremecourt(us) #childpornography #socialmedia #sexcrimes

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to Amazon

Focused Cuts and Fewer Layers: Tech Layoffs Enter a New Phase - Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have been on a layoff spree this month... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/30/technology/layoffs-tech-industry.html #computersandtheinternet #layoffsandjobreductions #twothousandtwentyfour #workplaceenvironment #metaplatformsinc #companyreports #amazon.cominc #microsoftcorp #laborandjobs #socialmedia #start-ups #googleinc

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to twitter

Mediapocalypse Now, a16z’s Chris Dixon Defends Crypto, and HatGPT - Strangely a lot of pro wrestling in this episode. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/26/podcasts/hard-fork-ai-news-media-a16z-chris-dixon.html #blockchain(technology) #scienceandtechnology #dixonchris(1972-) #metaplatformsinc #openailabs #elections #googleinc #twitter

itnewsbot, 3 months ago to VirtualReality

Making VR Headsets Cool Won’t Be Easy, Even for Apple - Starting with Google Glass, all have been plagued with the same issues, even as Apple plu... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/24/technology/personaltech/apple-vr-smart-goggles.html #virtualreality(computers) #headphonesandheadsets #computerandvideogames #3-ddevicesandeffects #wearablecomputing #metaplatformsinc #sonycorporation #samsunggroup #googleglass #oculusvrinc #googleinc #appleinc

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to AppleInc

Apple Takes a Humble Approach to Launching Its Newest Device - The Vision Pro augmented reality device goes on sale Friday. Don’t expect Apple to host a... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/technology/apple-vision-pro-augmented-reality.html #augmentedreality(computers) #computersandtheinternet #advertisingandmarketing #nationalfootballleague #wearablecomputing #metaplatformsinc #cooktimothyd #appleinc

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to internet

Sheryl Sandberg to Depart Meta’s Board of Directors - Ms. Sandberg, who left her role as Meta’s chief operating officer in 2022, said she would... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/17/technology/sheryl-sandberg-meta-board.html #appointmentsandexecutivechanges #computersandtheinternet #boardsofdirectors #metaplatformsinc #sandbergsherylk #zuckerbergmarke #socialmedia #facebookinc

itnewsbot, 4 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

How 2024 Will Be A.I.’s ‘Leap Forward’ - A.I. is set to advance at a rapid rate, becoming more powerful and spreading into the phy... - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/08/technology/ai-robots-chatbots-2024.html #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #twothousandtwentyfour #robotsandrobotics #metaplatformsinc #altmansamuelh #microsoftcorp #manyikajames #openailabs #cohereinc #googleinc

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to instagramreality

TikTok Quietly Changes User Terms Amid Growing Legal Scrutiny - Some lawyers say the changes could make it more difficult to bring legal action against t... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/14/business/media/tiktok-changes-user-terms.html #arbitrationconciliationandmediation #ethicsandofficialmisconduct #suitsandlitigation(civil) #computersandtheinternet #teenagersandadolescence #tiktok(bytedance) #lawandlegislation #metaplatformsinc #attorneysgeneral #instagraminc #facebookinc

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to internet

How Meta’s New Face Camera Heralds a New Age of Surveillance - Meta’s $300 smart glasses look cool but lack a killer app, and they offer a glimpse into ... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/13/technology/personaltech/meta-ray-ban-glasses.html #computersandtheinternet #wearablecomputing #metaplatformsinc #socialmedia #eyeglasses #privacy #cameras

itnewsbot, 5 months ago to ArtificialIntelligence

Mistral, French A.I. Start-Up, Is Valued at $2 Billion in Funding Round - The company has publicly released its latest technology so people can build their own cha... - https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/technology/mistral-ai-funding.html #lightspeedventurepartners #computersandtheinternet #artificialintelligence #open-sourcesoftware #andreessenhorowitz #metaplatformsinc #venturecapital #mistralaisas #start-ups #france