Meta's flirty AI chatbot invited a retiree to New York. He never made it home

The AI Was Fed Sloppy Code. It Turned Into Something Evil.

Louisiana AG Liz Murrill sues Roblox, alleging among other things that it continues to facilitate CSAM distribution and the sexual exploitation of children

Did Qatar block online game platform Roblox over safety concerns: Gamers in Qatar were unable to access Roblox this week

Attorneys general call on Meta to place privacy limits on new Instagram location feature

Russia goes offline Mobile Internet blackouts in the Nizhny Novgorod region leave residents questioning officials’ explanations and fearing lasting restrictions

Study Finds That School-Based Online Surveillance Companies Monitor Students 24/7

Psst: wanna buy a legit FBI email account for $40?

Vape brands bypass regulations on marketing to young people by using global social media accounts

AI is making reading books feel obsolete – and students have a lot to lose

Quantum alternative to GPS navigation will be tested on US military spaceplane

Grok 4’s new AI companion offers up ‘pornographic productivity’

Bluesky revises its policies and Community Guidelines to comply with new regulations, including the EU DSA, UK Online Safety Act, and US Take It Down Act

Using generative AI, researchers design compounds that can kill drug-resistant bacteria

An internal Meta document shows its chatbots were allowed to engage in provocative conversations; Meta removed some examples, including romantic roleplay with kids

Shopify CEO Tobi Lutke, Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, and 80+ fintech and crypto CEOs urge Trump to block US banks from charging fees to access customer data

YouTube’s AI Tracks Everything You Watch — Stop This Now

New York sues Zelle: "Users Lost More Than $1 Billion While Zelle Operator Controlled by Major Banks Knew the Platform Was Vulnerable to Scammers"

Stripe Says Support Team Reps Were 'Totally Wrong' About LGBTQ Content Ban

LinkedIn Joins Meta and YouTube in Abandoning Policies Designed to Counter Anti-Trans Hate