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CBS News reports that the trial, which commenced in Los Angeles County Superior Court, represents one of several major legal challenges confronting the world’s largest social media companies this year. The plaintiffs allege that Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube deliberately created addictive features that harm children who use their services. TikTok and Snap,…

The European Commission filed formal charges against TikTok on Friday, accusing the social media platform of breaching EU online content regulations through addictive design features and demanding changes to its app or facing potential fines up to six percent of parent company ByteDance’s global revenue. Reuters reports that the charges announced by the EU’s regulatory…

Starbucks is deploying AI-powered systems at drive-throughs, virtual assistants for staff, and automated inventory tools as part of a multimillion-dollar turnaround strategy under CEO Brian Niccol. BBC news reports that Starbucks is implementing new technology at locations across the United States, where customers at some drive-through locations are now being greeted by AI robots that…

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has clarified that the AI giant’s widely reported $100 billion investment in OpenAI was never a firm commitment, describing it instead as an invitation to invest up to that amount. Bloomberg reports that Nvidia’s chief executive Jensen Huang has publicly walked back previous suggestions that the company would invest $100 billion in…

Protecting personal privacy from public intrusions in the digital space will underpin an address by Prince Harry when he fronts a Washington, DC, summit this spring. The Duke of Sussex, born into a position of immense inherited privilege who says he just wants to be left alone while touring the world, is designated headline speaker at…

The New York Post reports that San Bernardino County authorities discovered a woman’s body 75 feet down an embankment near Highway 138 on the morning of November 18, 2025. The deceased woman was wearing a blue sweatshirt, blue pants, and white tennis shoes when she was found on the mountainside. After retrieving the body and conducting an autopsy,…

Egypt’s House of Representatives said on Sunday it will craft legislation to limit children’s access to social media, as Australia has done, to “put an end to the digital chaos our children are facing, and which negatively impacts their future.” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi called for such legislation in a televised address on Saturday,…

CNBC reports speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos on Wednesday, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivered an optimistic assessment of how artificial intelligence will impact employment opportunities, particularly for those in skilled trades. Huang emphasized that workers building the factories and infrastructure supporting the AI boom can expect substantial compensation, including “six-figure salaries.” During his…

Salesforce Chief Executive Officer Marc Benioff is demanding government regulation of artificial intelligence technology after multiple documented suicide cases were connected to AI systems. In an interview, Benioff explained, “This year, you really saw something pretty horrific, which is these AI models became suicide coaches.” CNBC reports that speaking at the World Economic Forum’s annual conference…

Ford CEO Jim Farley has provided an update on the automaker’s ambitious electric vehicle platform project, comparing the undertaking to historic space exploration programs while confirming that prototype vehicles are now operational. Ford recently took a historic $19.5 billion write down related to electric cars, signaling its retreat from EVs. Inside EVs reports that during…