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Instagram makes 'teen accounts' more restrictive
Instagram is tightening the settings on its "teen accounts" to add new limits on what kids on the platform are able to see. Older teens will also no longer be able to opt out of the default stricter...
Instagram is making all teen accounts ‘PG-13’
Instagram’s PG-13-inspired rating will avoid recommending more types of content to teens. | Image: Meta Instagram is making a major update to teen accounts that will only allow them to view content...
The Morning After: It’s the end for Windows 10
After more than a decade of service, Microsoft is declaring the end of Windows 10’s usable life. If your machine still uses it, rest assured it’ll continue to work, but you won’t see any more...
The only thing standing between humanity and the end of HIV
A health worker draws blood at a clinic in Benin. Lenacapavir, a new twice-yearly shot to prevent HIV, could soon be rolled out in similar settings around the world. | Pascal...
Can America recover from Trump? Here’s what new data says.
President Donald Trump looks up at the new flag on the South Lawn of the White House on June 21, 2025. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images The president of the United States is deploying masked troops to...
The uncomfortable problem with America’s greatest civil rights law
This is why we can’t have nice things. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is among the most successful laws in US history. And it is one of the most morally righteous...
TiVo no longer makes DVRs
It’s the end of an era for TiVo. Cord Cutters flagged that the company has removed every digital video recorder product from its website, with TiVo confirming to the publication last week that...
UK regulator fines 4chan for ignoring Online Safety Act demands
Ofcom has slapped 4chan with a £20,000 ($26,700) fine for failing to comply with the internet and telecommunications regulator's request for information under the UK's Online Safety Act of...
Microsoft debuts its first in-house AI image generator
Microsoft is continuing to roll out in-house AI models, further decreasing its reliance on long-standing partnership with OpenAI. Today, the company introduced MAI-Image-1, its first...
Google is making search ads more and less avoidable
Google is tweaking how sponsored results will appear in Search. Going forward, it will group any text ads on the Search page into a "Sponsored results" section that will appear at the top...