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Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates

It’s too soon to tell if this week’s jury decisions will lead to fundamental changes in how social media treats its young users

EU targets Snapchat over child safety and accuses porn sites of failing to block minors

EU regulators are investigating Snapchat over fears it's not doing enough to protect children from online harm

Melania Trump shares the spotlight with a robot at an education and technology event

Melania Trump often commands the attention of any room she enters, but on Wednesday, she shared the spotlight with a robot

Southeast Asia revisits nuclear power plans for AI data centers as Iran war disrupts energy supplies

Nuclear power is getting a second look across Southeast Asia to prepare for surging demand for power for artificial intelligence-focused data centers

One Tech Tip: Here's how AI can (and can't) help you in your job hunt

Finding a job feels harder than ever

Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates

Two teenage boys have been given probation after using artificial intelligence to create hundreds of fake nude photos of their classmates

Parents see hope in back-to-back rulings that social media providers failed to protect young users

Parents are wondering what is next after juries in New Mexico and Los Angeles found social media providers failed to protect young users

Verdicts against social media companies carry consequences. But questions linger

Two landmark jury verdicts against social media companies have arrived in a long line of lawsuits alleging harm to children who use platforms including Instagram and YouTube

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial

A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment