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Meta, YouTube must pay $3M to woman who got hooked on apps as a child
25 March 2026 @ 7:03 pm
Meta emerges as the biggest loser as second child safety trial verdict hits.
Nintendo is raising prices of Switch 2 game cartridges starting in May
25 March 2026 @ 6:57 pm
The first physical game affected will cost $10 more than a digital copy.
Supreme Court rejects Sony's attempt to kick music pirates off the Internet
25 March 2026 @ 6:25 pm
Sony's 1984 Betamax win helps Cox beat Sony in important online piracy case.
Google's TurboQuant AI-compression algorithm can reduce LLM memory usage by 6x
25 March 2026 @ 5:59 pm
TurboQuant makes AI models more efficient but doesn't reduce output quality like other methods.
Antibiotic resistance among germs swells during droughts, study suggests
25 March 2026 @ 5:49 pm
Study links two crises: Climate change and antibiotic-resistant infections.
Trump staffs science and technology panel with non-scientists
25 March 2026 @ 4:49 pm
Appointee list is in keeping with the administration's hostility toward science.
Google bumps up Q Day deadline to 2029, far sooner than previously thought
25 March 2026 @ 3:49 pm
Company warns entire industry to move off RSA and EC more quickly.
Meta loses trial after arguing child exploitation was “inevitable” on its apps
25 March 2026 @ 2:46 pm
Meta plans to appeal as it faces down two other child safety trials.
Apple begins age checks in the UK with latest iOS update
25 March 2026 @ 2:08 pm
Move follows government pressure on smartphone makers to do more to protect children online.
Disney cancels $1 billion OpenAI partnership amid Sora shutdown plans
25 March 2026 @ 1:56 pm
Press reports suggest Disney was blindsided and that no money changed hands.