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A bill backed by dozens of senators would require platforms take “reasonable measures” to shield children from bullying, harassment, sexual exploitation, anorexia, self-harm and predatory marketing.

Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to focus on the online safety of minors, hours before a hearing on the topic.

Lawsuits filed by NetChoice, which represents companies including TikTok and Meta, have stalled protection efforts in three states.

Artificial intelligence technology has drastically simplified the creation of images of children being exploited or abused, whether real or fake.

Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have been on a layoff spree this month, with the latest cuts differing from last year’s mass reductions.

Some tech workers are filming their layoffs and sharing them on social media. They say it’s part catharsis, part transparency.

Fans of the star and lawmakers condemned the images, probably generated by artificial intelligence, after they were shared with millions of social media users.

The agency plans to scrutinize Microsoft, Amazon and Google for their investments in the A.I. start-ups OpenAI and Anthropic.

The music-streaming platform’s new “daylist” feature serves users three personalized playlists a day, with titles ranging from quirky to bewildering.

Not long ago, true crime storytellers had little in the way of first-person footage captured in real time to rely on. Now, as much of our daily lives are documented, the genre is transforming.

Ms. Sandberg, who left her role as Meta’s chief operating officer in 2022, said she would serve as an adviser to the company.

El supuesto patrocinio de Swift a los productos de la empresa, que ha aparecido en anuncios publicados en Facebook y otros medios, es falso.

The X account of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the approval of an investment product linked to Bitcoin. It wasn’t true.

The singer did not promote a giveaway of the popular cookware, but an artificially generated version of her voice suggested otherwise.

People and groups had harnessed the tool to scrutinize content on the site related to the Israel-Hamas war and other topics.

In the hands of anonymous internet users, A.I. tools can create waves of harassing and racist material. It’s already happening on the anonymous message board 4chan.