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Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits
Meta pulls Facebook ads recruiting for social media addiction lawsuits20 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleLaura CressTechnology reporterGetty ImagesMeta says it has removed adverts by law firms on its social media platforms which seek clients for future lawsuits related to social media addiction.The Facebook owner has recently lost two large-scale lawsuits, including a landmark trial in California in which a young woman successfully sued Meta and YouTube over her childhood addiction...
China’s Li Qiang urges faster industrial AI adoption at meeting with Moonshot AI founder
Yang Zhilin, founder of fast-rising start-up Moonshot AI, has become the latest artificial intelligence entrepreneur to meet Chinese Premier Li Qiang, as Beijing steps up its push to accelerate the digital transformation of manufacturing. The 32-year-old was among a select group of business leaders and experts invited to a high-level symposium on Friday, where participants offered views on China’s economic resilience and future growth drivers. Li acknowledged that the external environment had...
Abu Dhabi Police warn residents of remote access apps used in scams
Abu Dhabi Police warned the public about the dangers of downloading remote control software on smartphones and computers, saying such tools are increasingly being exploited by scammers to steal money and personal data.The authority said these applications are originally designed for legitimate purposes such as technical support, remote work, or screen sharing. However, fraudsters are tricking victims into installing them under the guise of providing assistance or fixing technical issues, allowi...
China banks buffer against AI contagions as US sweats over Anthropic’s Mythos
With US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell reported to have held urgent talks over Anthropic’s latest artificial intelligence model, experts are warning that immediate cybersecurity assessments are needed to avert potential economic damage running into the hundreds of billions of US dollars. Across the Pacific, however, analysts said China’s banks were taking a more cautious approach, as Beijing prioritises financial stability and intensifies monitoring of.....
China telecoms face US exit risk as FCC deepens crackdown on data centres
The latest US restrictions on Chinese telecoms operators could ultimately force them out of the American market, analysts said, marking an escalation in Washington’s multi-year crackdown on Chinese technology. The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said on Thursday that it was considering broader measures to bar Chinese telecom carriers from operating data centres in its territory, further restricting Chinese telecoms carriers’ access to US networks and infrastructure. China Mobile,...
France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech
France is trying to move on from Microsoft Windows. The country said it plans to move some of its government computers currently running Windows to the open source operating system Linux to further reduce its reliance on U.S. technology. Linux is an open source operating system that is free to download and use, with various customized distributions that are tailored and designed for specific use cases or operations.
YouTube Premium and YouTube Music are getting more expensive
YouTube is raising subscription prices for YouTube Premium and YouTube Music in the U.S., the company confirmed to TechCrunch on Friday. The YouTube Premium individual plan is increasing from $13.99 to $15.99 per month, while the family plan is increasing from $22.99 to $26.99 per month. YouTube Premium Lite, which offers ad-free viewing for most content excluding songs and music videos, is going from $7.99 per month to $8.99 per month.
Every fusion startup that has raised over $100M
Over the last several years, fusion power has gone from the butt of jokes — always a decade away! — to an increasingly tangible and tantalizing technology that has drawn investors off the sidelines. The technology may be challenging to master and expensive to build today, but fusion promises to harness the nuclear reaction that powers the sun to generate nearly limitless energy here on Earth. If startups are able to complete commercially viable fusion power plants, then they have the potential t...
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Tencent moves to rein in AI content flood on WeChat with stricter rules
Tencent Holdings’ super app WeChat has updated its content governance rules to ban non-human automated publishing, including the use of artificial intelligence and scripts, amid a surge in technologies that can replace human creators. “Official accounts and service accounts must not use AI, scripts, APIs or other automated methods to replace human involvement in content production and distribution,” WeChat said on Thursday via its official platform. The super app, marketed as Weixin on the...
'How are you using AI?' Your therapist should ask you that question, experts argue
A paper in JAMA Psychiatry says mental health providers should ask if patients are using artificial intelligence chatbots, just as they would ask patients about sleep habits and substance use.(Image credit: Kiichiro Sato)
Morocco Advances Digital Sovereignty At GITEX Africa 2026 Amid AI Transformation
Marrakech – Morocco’s Minister in charge of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, spoke during a high-level panel at GITEX Africa 2026 on the third day of the event, addressing the evolving process of digital transformation and redefinition of sovereignty in the age of AI. She was joined by Anne Hennaf, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty in France, and Mark-Alexandre Doumba, Minister...
What to Know About the EU’s New Digital Border Checks
The European Union’s new digital border control system has finally been fully implemented, changing how the majority of member states handle the arrival of hundreds of millions of people every year.
UAE weather: Rains likely; Dubai temperatures to dip to 23ºC
UAE residents can expect a rainy Saturday (April 11), according to the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM).The weather department said conditions will be partly cloudy to cloudy at times, with convective cloud formation bringing a chance of rainfall over scattered areas of the country.While some rains are expected, temperatures in the country are set to remain relatively warm, with highs reaching up to 35ºC. In Dubai, temperatures could dip to around 23ºC and a high of 31ºC, while Abu Dhabi is...
UK digital ID plan slammed for dropping sex and gender markers
The government says such data “is not necessary” for a system that would rely on “biometric authentication” The UK’s proposed digital ID scheme has drawn criticism for not recording whether a person is male or female – traditionally a core identifier alongside name and age – after the government deemed it “not necessary” for identification. The scheme, unveiled by Prime Minister Keir Star...
Talk back: Tech deal promotes conversations between journalists and those who follow their stories
NewsWorldAmericasTalk back: Tech deal promotes conversations between journalists and those who follow their storiesA media deal is offering a peek into a future where journalists have more than just a one-way conversation with the people following the newsDavid Bauder Friday 10 April 2026 13:01 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},...
Snap gets closer to releasing new AI glasses after years-long hiatus
Snap has announced a new partnership between its AR-glasses-focused subsidiary, Specs, and chipmaker Qualcomm, as the company revs up for the release of its wearable later this year. The Snapchat creator has been teasing the release of the glasses — dubbed Spectacles, or merely Specs — for a long time and, earlier this year, it spun off a new company to specifically focus on the business venture. In February, the company abruptly parted ways with Scott Myers, its SVP of Specs, over a reported “b...
African country blocks children from social media
Gabon’s new law shifts the responsibility to parents and platforms while mandating age checks and rapid action on harmful content Gabon has imposed a sweeping ban on social media use for people under 16, introducing one of the strictest digital laws on the continent, Gabon Review reported on Thursday, citing the newly enacted law. The authorities declared it illegal for children to create accounts on social media netw...
Anthropic's New AI Model Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to CEOs | The Pulse 4/10
"The Pulse With Francine Lacqua" is all about conversations with high profile guests in the beating heart of global business, economics, finance and politics. Based in London, we go wherever the story is, bringing you exclusive interviews and market-moving scoops. Today's guests: Emmanuel Cau, Barclays, Head of European Equity Strategy; Judy Ganes, J Ganes Consulting, President; Zsuzsanna Szelényi, CEU Democracy Institute, Program Director. (Source: Bloomberg)
Captured Ukrainian Soldier Describes How Ukrainian Tank Crew Fired on Their Own Forces
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A captured Ukrainian serviceman, Dmitry Semera, has described in a video released by the Russian Defense Ministry on Friday how Ukrainian tanks fired on their own forces with machine guns.