Technology

Jury Finds Instagram and YouTube Addictive for Minors, Awards $6 Million in Landmark Design-Defect Case

A Los Angeles jury found Meta and Google negligently designed Instagram and YouTube to hook minors, awarding $6 million to a woman harmed as a teen.

#socialmedia, #metaplatforms, #google, #youthmentalhealth, #section230

ARC-AGI-3 Ignites a Benchmark Battle Over What Counts as AI Progress

A new interactive AI test claims frontier models score under 1%—but startups and researchers report 36% and “human-level” results, sparking debate.

#ai, #benchmarks, #arcagi3, #agents, #kaggle

Apple Taps Google Veteran Lilian Rincon to Market AI Push as Siri Overhaul Nears

Apple hires ex-Google executive Lilian Rincon to lead marketing for AI products as it prepares a delayed Siri overhaul and broader Apple Intelligence reset.

#apple, #ai, #siri, #google, #marketing

Meta Turns Its AI Assistant Into a News Gateway With New European Publisher Deals

Meta AI will now summarize and link to reporting from News Corp, Prisa, Le Figaro and Süddeutsche Zeitung, deepening its paid news-licensing push.

#meta, #ai, #journalism, #europe, #licensing

When Fact-Checking AI Gets It Wrong: A Newsroom Memo That Flagged Real Headlines as False

An AI-assisted newsroom review rejected major 2026 stories—from the Iran war to EU elections—highlighting how anti-hallucination tools can mislabel reality.

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation, #newsrooms

Micron’s Gujarat chip plant nears first output as India rolls out Semiconductor Mission 2.0

Micron’s Sanand facility is set to ship its first commercial chips as India launches ISM 2.0—though a much larger 1-trillion-rupee fund remains unapproved.

#india, #semiconductors, #micron, #gujarat, #budget

Nvidia Posts Another Record Quarter as AI Spending Soars, but Investors Flinch

Nvidia’s revenue and profit hit new highs as AI data-center demand surges and sovereign projects grow, even as export curbs and cycle risks loom.

#nvidia, #ai, #semiconductors, #datacenters, #earnings

Samsung Halts Production of $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold After Limited Run

Samsung has stopped making its $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold just months after launch, ending a tightly controlled experiment in tri-fold phones.

#samsung, #foldables, #smartphones, #galaxyz, #mobileinnovation

When AI Sends a Ghost Tip: Newsrooms Confront Automation’s Limits

A phantom 3 a.m. assignment shows how AI can misfire in newsroom workflows—highlighting both safeguards and the risk of chasing non-stories.

#ai, #journalism, #newsrooms, #automation, #mediaethics

Honor’s ‘Robot Phone’ prototype adds a moving camera arm — and a new AI personality

Unveiled in Barcelona, Honor’s Robot Phone pairs a 200MP camera on a tiny robotic arm with on-device AI to track, stabilize and even “emote.”

#honor, #smartphones, #mobileworldcongress, #ai, #robotics

Trump administration AI blueprint urges federal preemption of state rules, light-touch national standards

White House AI framework asks Congress to override many state laws, avoid a new regulator and focus on child safety, speech and growth.

#ai, #regulation, #congress, #statesrights, #childsafety

A Physician’s New Metaphor for AI: Treat the Model Like a Patient

A South Korean doctor proposes “Model Medicine,” a clinical framework to diagnose and treat AI behavior, complete with scans, syndromes and recalls.

#artificialintelligence, #aisafety, #interpretability, #regulation, #research

Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Gets Gemini ‘Screen Automation,’ Letting AI Order Coffee and Book Rides

A new Gemini feature on Samsung’s Galaxy S26 can control apps to complete multi-step tasks—raising questions about privacy, liability and platform power.

#samsung, #google, #gemini, #aiagents, #android

Six AI-Generated Scoops Fell Apart Under Scrutiny, a Warning for Newsrooms

An AI tool pitched six plausible international stories—laws, deals and a summit. Editors found none could be verified, underscoring AI’s limits in journalism.

#ai, #journalism, #factchecking, #misinformation

War Around Strait of Hormuz Forces Halt to Meta’s 2Africa Internet Cable Extension

Alcatel Submarine Networks cites safety risks and declares force majeure, pausing work on Meta-backed 2Africa “Pearls” as Gulf conflict threatens data routes.

#subseacables, #internetinfrastructure, #straitofhormuz, #meta, #iran