Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge. [@AssociatedPress](
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Australia will enforce a social media ban for children under 16 despite a court challenge
The Australian government says children under 16 will be banned from social media next month as scheduled despite a legal challenge.
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Kumma, the AI-enabled teddy bear that was pulled from shelves last week after people discovered it had a thing for BDSM, is available again. [@Engadget](
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FoloToy's AI teddy bear is back on sale following its brief foray into BDSM
The company ironed out the kinks, and it's back on sale.
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When the U.S. House Oversight Committee released 20,000 emails earlier this month, some people wanted to check out the messages for themselves, but without having to wade through the whole digital dump. [@motherjonesmag](
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 ) reports on Jmail, which presents the documents as if they were in a Gmail account, with a working search function. Here's how programmer Luke Igel and prankster Riley Walz made it. At the second link, find the inbox, with some familiar names within: Steve Bannon, Quora, and, erm, @Flipboard.
The Uncanny Gmail Clone That Drops You Straight Into Epstein’s Inbox – Mother Jones
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Jmail, logged in as jeevacation@gmail.com
You are logged into jeevacation@gmail.com, Jeffrey Epstein's email. Sourced from the November 2025 House Oversight Committee data release.
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This year, three U.S. states filed lawsuits against Roblox over child-safety issues, and 20 lawsuits were filed accusing the platform of enabling sexual exploitation. How did CEO David Baszucki respond when asked by Hard Fork hosts @npub1ld4v...at00 and Kevin Roose about the problem of predators on Roblox? He dismissed the issue, and even described it as "an opportunity." Newton writes for Platformer News about what he thinks Baszucki's responses says about the tech industry at large. "Over and over again, we have seen leaders in Baszucki's position choose growth over guardrails. Safety features come out years after the need for them is identified, if at all. Internal critics are sidelined, laid off, or managed out. And when journalists ask, politely but insistently, why so many of their users are suffering, executives laugh and tell us that we're the crazy ones."
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Roblox is a problem — but it’s a symptom of something worse
What is the role of tech journalism in a world where CEOs no longer feel shame?
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Some teenagers are saying tearful goodbyes to their AI companions, [@WSJ](
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 ) reports. "Chatbot maker Character.AI is cutting off access, citing mental-health concerns." Gift link: https://flip.it/1SwPcn #AI #artificialIntelligence #Tech #Teen #Chatbot
Takeoff of China’s flying taxis hits turbulence, [@AssociatedPress](
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 ) reports. "The so-called 'low-altitude economy' faces obstacles such as strict airspace controls and battery limitations."
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Takeoff of China's flying taxis hits turbulence
Chinese companies are rushing to deploy low-flying vehicles and drones for various uses as the country finds innovative ways to drive its economy.
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Can AI systems understand the physical world? Artificial intelligence pioneer Yann LeCun is leaving Meta to launch an AI startup that will set out to do just that. More from [@AssociatedPress](
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Meta's chief AI scientist Yann LeCun to leave Meta and start new AI research company
Yann LeCun, a pioneer in artificial intelligence, has announced he will leave his role as Meta's chief AI scientist at the end of the year.
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The DOGE Days are over. [@Techcrunch](
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DOGE days are over as Trump disbands Elon Musk's team of federal cost-cutters | TechCrunch
DOGE members are reportedly worried that they could face prosecution for some of their activities conducted while under the leadership of Elon Musk.
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Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, U.S. court filing alleges. CNBC reports: "The legal brief is related to high-profile multidistrict litigation from plaintiffs such as school districts, parents and state attorneys general against companies like Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok."
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Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
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