A Florida teen who alleged YouTube damaged his mental well-being through the platform has reached a confidential settlement with Google's YouTube. The settlement, revealed on Tuesday, arrives shortly before a second California trial that will look at whether social media firms knowingly create their products to be addictive for youth. The lawsuit was filed in …

Take-Two Interactive Software has officially released the price of the upcoming Grand Theft Auto VI, and it's estimated to be the biggest entertainment event ever by many analysts. The company said on Wednesday that the game will be available in stores and on digital storefronts starting Nov. 19, putting an end to years of rumors …

The global e-commerce and technology giant Alibaba is suing the U.S. government in a major legal battle over technology and national security. The complaint, filed in the U.S. Federal Court in San Jose, California on Tuesday, alleges that the Pentagon placed the company on its growing list of firms that are “engaged in activities of …

The debate on AI in the United States has gone in an interesting direction – one that's nearly radical in its simplicity: what if the American people owned something from the AI boom? President Trump has been thinking about this very thing, proposing that the top AI firms should "return to society" of which they …

When thinking about buying a Tesla, people always have to ask themselves whether they will be able to retain the value of the car in the long run. The price of the vehicle is high, and is currently $36,490 for the Model Y and $71,090 for the Model S, which includes a number of incentives, …

The artificial intelligence landscape witnessed another significant transition this week as John Jumper, the Nobel Prize-winning scientist behind the groundbreaking AlphaFold project, announced his departure from Google DeepMind to join rival AI startup Anthropic. Jumper, who has spent nearly nine years at the prestigious AI lab, confirmed the move through a post on X, marking …

Norway has become the first European country to take a strong stance against the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in elementary schools, imposing broad new limitations on their use that have garnered international attention. The Scandinavian nation said Friday that children aged 6 to 13 (first through seventh grade) will have an almost complete …

A big retail trade association has formally asked Europe's technology chief to rethink its forthcoming Artificial Intelligence Act, which will apply to AI technology, particularly as it relates to advertising. The European retail association Eurocommerce, which represents industry giants such as Amazon, H&M, Inditex and Ikea, has written to EU tech commissioner Henna Virkkunen asking …

Meta Platforms has been pressing Congress for legislation to protect it from liability for child harm on its social media, such as Instagram. The move follows a number of thousand lawsuits by young users and their families claiming that Meta's products have caused serious emotional and psychological harm. The proposed provision, which would exempt federal …

Earlier this year, a California mother won her lawsuit against Meta and YouTube, and she joined a handful of other cases that could change the way social media companies view child safety. The jury determined that the platforms were aware of the harm they caused young users and that they were addictive, and that they …

The professional services landscape witnessed a seismic shift this week as Accenture, the global IT consulting behemoth, saw its market valuation take a dramatic hit following a sobering forecast that sent shockwaves through the entire technology consulting sector. The company's shares plummeted more than seventeen percent in a single trading session, marking one of the …

Amazon is preparing for a major legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission of the United States over claims of misleading advertisers, and it could be a major one. Reports indicated the FTC has been conducting a probe to see if Amazon is adequately clarifying pricing and advertising terms to businesses running ads on its …

The adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in British businesses has completely shifted in the last year, with companies advancing from experimentation to a mature state, with measurable return on investment (ROI) in production. Google Cloud’s Vice President for the United Kingdom, Ireland and Sub-Saharan Africa, Maureen Costello, is describing this transition as a real …

Alibaba, China's technology and e-commerce giant, announced its first set of AI foundation models designed specifically for robotics in an impressive move, highlighting the fast-changing AI ecosystem. The announcement, made on June 16, marks a major shift in the industry's focus, moving beyond the realm of conversational chatbots to market-ready AI agents that can perform …