Australia is set to prohibit social media accounts for users under 16 starting December 10. In response, Apple is directing developers to its existing App Store compliance tools to help them follow the new requirements.
Meta is trying to end an EU investigation by offering users a service with fewer personalized ads. The move comes after a €200 million fine and could avoid massive daily penalties.
Apple is finally bridging a major gap for IT departments by expanding its Platform SSO feature. The changes, coming in macOS Tahoe 26, will allow authentication during initial setup and at the FileVault unlock screen. This is a big step toward the seamless Windows Hello experience enterprises have w
X has deactivated the European Commission’s advertising account on its platform following a €120 million fine. The company’s Head of Product accused the EC of using an exploit to artificially boost a post about the penalty.
Tired of Alexa’s limitations and privacy concerns? One writer migrated his entire smart home to a self-hosted voice system. The setup uses Home Assistant, a local LLM, and a cheap USB mic for surprisingly capable control.
The European Commission has fined X €120 million (about $140 million) for multiple breaches of the Digital Services Act. The charges center on the deceptive design of its paid verification system and failures in ad transparency and data access for researchers. X now has 60 to 90 days to respond with
The Chicago Tribune has filed a lawsuit against AI search engine Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement. The suit focuses on Perplexity’s use of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to deliver verbatim content, bypassing paywalls.
New evidence from Amnesty International reveals spyware vendor Intellexa had remote access to its government clients’ live surveillance systems. This allowed company employees to see the personal data of people hacked with its Predator spyware, contradicting industry claims of separation.
European regulators are formally investigating whether Meta’s new rules for AI providers on WhatsApp violate EU competition law. The probe centers on a policy that bars AI chatbots from being the primary service using WhatsApp’s business tools.
Google has released its Android Security Bulletin for December 2025, detailing critical vulnerabilities affecting all devices running Android 13 or later. The patches are scheduled for release on December 5, but your phone won’t get them until your manufacturer sends the update.
