Austria becomes latest to propose social media ban for children
The proposed under-14 ban follows similar steps in other European countries, including France and Spain.
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OpenAI secures $840-billion valuation in latest funding round
Image: Jernej Furman OpenAI’s latest funding round valued the ChatGPT maker at US$840-billion as Big Tech and Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank piled into the $110-billion blockbuster round, signalling the AI investment race is alive and well despite recent fears of a valuation bubble. The funding round — one of the largest private capital raises on record…
Latest from authorities as they search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother
The desperate search for Nancy Guthrie, the mother of NBC’s “TODAY” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, is ongoing, with mounting questions about what happened to her and concerns for her physical health. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Sunday from her home in the Catalina Foothills, an unincorporated community north of Tucson, Arizona. Authorities have…
How the latest protein frenzy could impact your Super Bowl snacking
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16,000 jobs to be cut in latest anti-bureaucracy push
Amazon said Wednesday it plans to eliminate about 16,000 corporate jobs, marking its second round of mass job cuts since last October. In a blog post, the company wrote that the layoffs were part of an ongoing effort to “strengthen our organization by reducing layers, increasing ownership, and removing bureaucracy.” That coincides with a push…
Latest details on deadly high-speed train crash in Spain
A high-speed train collision that caused a derailment in southern Spain killed at least 39 people, officials said Monday. Liz Palmer has the latest.
YouTube’s CEO is latest tech boss limiting his kids’ social media use
Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube speaks during a panel for the Summit for Democracy on March 30, 2023 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images YouTube’s CEO Neal Mohan is the latest in a line of tech bosses who have admitted to limiting their children’s social media use, as the harms of being…
Steve Witkoff to meet Volodymyr Zelensky for latest Ukraine war talks
US President Donald Trump’s overseas envoy will travel to Germany this weekend to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders for the latest round of high-level talks on ending the war. Steve Witkoff, who has been leading White House attempts to mediate between Ukraine and Russia, will discuss the latest version of the proposed…
CDC webpage claims vaccines may cause autism in latest RFK Jr.-era reversal
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once stated unequivocally that vaccines do not cause autism has been rewritten, now suggesting without evidence that health authorities “ignored” possible links between the shots and autism. “The claim ‘vaccines do not cause autism’ is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the…
ZAR Supercoin is South Africa’s latest rand stablecoin
South Africa has a new rand-pegged stablecoin. Called ZAR Supercoin, the stablecoin is “purpose-built for South Africa and the wider African market”, according to its backer, New York-listed Super Group. ZAR Supercoin is the second rand-based stablecoin to be launched after ZARP, which was developed by Inves Capital. ZAR Supercoin’s backer is a company called…