Big Tech bent the knee for Trump in 2025

Sure, we've seen millions poured into lobbying and other means of influence during every presidency, but the last two years set a whole new bar. Business leaders, including those from almost ever [...]

The best microSD cards in 2025

Most microSD cards are fast enough for boosting storage space and making simple file transfers, but some provide a little more value than others. If you’ve got a device that still accepts microSD ca [...]

Meta, TikTok and Snap are participating in an online safety ratings system

Numerous major social platforms including Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snap say they will submit to a new external grading process that scores social platforms on how well they protect adolescent mental [...]

The MPA tells Meta to stop using PG-13 to describe teen accounts

The Motion Picture Association doesn’t share Meta’s view that the content people under the age of 18 might encounter on an Instagram Teen Account is comparable to what you might find in a PG-13 mo [...]

What will happen to TikTok? A look at the potential buyers.

TikTok may be back online, but the app’s future in the United States is still far from certain. President Donald Trump’s executive order delaying enforcement of the ban was only a temporary reprie [...]

Meta will "substantially reduce" describing Instagram teen accounts as PG-13

Meta has agreed to "substantially reduce” its use of the PG-13 ratings system in relation to its Teen Accounts on Instagram starting April 15.<br /> Last year, the Motion Picture Associat [...]

FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US

The Federal Communications Commission has announced that Netgear has been given conditional approval that effectively exempts it from a previous ban on foreign-made networking routers. The conditional [...]

This new AI technique creates ‘digital twin’ consumers, and it could kill the traditional survey industry

A new research paper quietly published last week outlines a breakthrough method that allows large language models (LLMs) to simulate human consumer behavior with startling accuracy, a development that [...]

PEGI ratings for game releases in Europe will be age-restricted if they contain loot boxes

European regulators are continuing to crack down on loot boxes and gaming features it classifies as "interactive risk categories." The Pan-European Game Information, better known as PEGI, is [...]