With Australia passing a law that will ban social media for people under 16, age assurance is being thrust into the spotlight. Other similar countrywide bans could follow, which will also require platforms to adopt age-assurance technologies, setting up the sector for growth. [@Techcrunch]( ) has more. #Tech #SocialMedia #Australia #SocialMediaBan #AgeAssurance
Happy Friday, techies! Check out these newly federated Flipboard profiles and magazines for where to go for computers, gadgets and games, as well as the latest in tech news and opinion. Get the latest Samsung product and company news at Android Authority, Get your latest Amazon deals at BGR, CNET reviews the latest gadgets from games to cameras to computer equipment, Get reviews of the latest games at IGN, Keep up with the latest tips and ways to make your home smart, #Tech #Technology #FollowFriday #Fediverse #Media #News #Journalism
A federal appeals court upheld a law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the popular app or face a U.S. ban. Read it at [@TheHill]( ). #TikTok #ByteDance #SocialMedia #Cybersecurity #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/LyB-sg
As telecoms scramble to oust Chinese hackers, FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel says a yearly cyberdefense plan should be mandatory. Read more at [@TechRadar]( ). #Hack #Telecoms #FCC #Cybersecurity #SaltTyphoon #China #Tech #Technology
xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, has raised $6 billion, according to a filing with the SEC. Read more at [@Techcrunch]( ). #xAI #AI #SEC #ElonMusk #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/pfJaMc
Donald Trump made two nominations that will shape significant parts of his administration’s tech enforcement, if confirmed by the Senate. Read more at [@theverge]( ). #Trump #SEC #DOJ #Antitrust #Crypto #Google #Tech #Technology
The push for artificial intelligence in defense weapons is getting a boost from OpenAI’s new partnership with Anduril Industries, less than a year after the company's policies did not allow usage of its models for “[a]ctivity that has high risk of physical harm” such as “military and warfare.” Read more at [@quartz]( ). #AI #OpenAI #Drone #Anduril #Pentagon #Tech #Technology
The FBI is warning Americans to use encrypted messaging apps as a result of the "Salt Typhoon" hack, which one U.S. Senator called “the worst [in] our nation’s history.” Read more at [@Gizmodo]( ). #SaltTyphoon #Hack #Cybersecurity #Signal #FBI #Tech #Technology
Critics have argued that the newly-created Department of Government Efficiency provides Elon Musk with an opportunity to unfairly privilege his own businesses ahead of his competitors. This week, Vivek Ramaswamy did little to disabuse critics of that impression. [@Gizmodo]( ) has more. #DOGE #VivekRamaswamy #ElonMusk #Trump #Tesla #Tech #Technology
A Delaware judge has again blocked Elon Musk’s controversial multibillion-dollar pay package from Tesla. Read more from [@TheHill]( ). #Tesla #ElonMusk #DelawareChanceryCourt #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/PKWBUn