UpScrolled’s social network is struggling to moderate hate speech after fast growth Social media platform UpScrolled faces challenges moderating hate speech after a period of rapid user growth, testing its safety tools. Technology San Francisco: A popular social media platform called UpScrolled is having trouble keeping its users safe. The website grew very fast — … Read more
Iran’s Complete Digital Surveillance System Is Nearly Ready Iran is building an all-encompassing digital surveillance system that monitors citizens’ daily life, blocking outside connections and controlling what information can be accessed or shared. World Tehran: Iran has built a big digital system to watch what people do every day, experts say. The system uses cameras, … Read more
Twilio Cofounder’s Fusion Startup Lands $450M from Bessemer and GV Twilio co-founder Jeff Lawson’s fusion startup has raised $450 million to build powerful lasers for grid-scale power plants by 2030. Technology Inertia Fusion: $450 Million Boost for Laser Power Plants Lawrence Livermore Tech Paves Way for Fusion Breakthroughs Big Money Flows to Fusion: Over $10 … Read more
This Startup Plans to Make Rocket Fuel From Water—Here’s How A space startup aims to transform water into rocket fuel in orbit, potentially revolutionizing satellite propulsion and deep space exploration. Technology Houston: A young company wants to turn water into rocket fuel in space. Their name is General Galactic. They are led by Halen Mattison … Read more
OpenAI Policy Exec Opposed Chatbot Adult Mode Fired on Claim OpenAI executive Ryan Beiermeister was reportedly fired after opposing a new chatbot “adult mode” feature, with a male colleague accusing her of sexual discrimination Technology San Francisco: An OpenAI leader who spoke against a new chatbot feature that would add adult content was fired after … Read more
Google Adds Tool to Remove IDs and Sensitive Info from Search Results Google lets users remove ID numbers and sensitive info from Search results by requesting deletions through their Results about you tool. Technology San Francisco: Google made new tools to help people take out personal info from search results. On Safer Internet Day, the … Read more
India accelerates AI takedown rules for social media platforms India mandates faster removal of AI deepfakes on social media with strict deadlines. Technology New Delhi: India made new rules for social media platforms. These rules say companies must remove fake videos called “deepfakes” very quickly. India has over one billion internet users, so these rules … Read more
MrBeast’s Beast Industries Acquires Gen Z-Focused Fintech App Step YouTube star MrBeast buys Step, a banking app with 7 million users, to promote financial literacy among Gen Z. Technology New York: YouTube’s biggest creator, known as MrBeast, announced his company Beast Industries is buying Step. Step is an app that helps teenagers with banking. It … Read more
RFK Jr. Fills Autism Panel With Anti-Vaccine Activists Health Secretary Kennedy appoints anti-vaccine activists to key autism committee, raising concerns about pseudoscientific treatments going mainstream. Health Washington, DC: Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made new appointments to a group that studies autism, but many of the new members think vaccines cause autism. This … Read more
More Than 800 Google Workers Urge Company to Cancel ICE Contracts Over 880 Google employees signed a petition demanding the company cancel any contracts with US immigration agencies amid growing concerns about technology being used for state violence. Technology Minneapolis : More than 880 people who work at Google signed a letter this week. They … Read more