A legal suit against social media addiction to be tried in Los Angeles
The world’s biggest social media companies face several landmark trials this year that seek to hold them responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Opening arguments for the first, in Los Angeles County Superior Court, begin this week.Instagram’s parent company Meta and Google’s YouTube will face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and
AI stocks turn choppy
Volatility has increased for artificial intelligence stocks in early 2026 as investors scrutinize capital spending hikes by hyperscalers Amazon.comAMZN, Google-parent AlphabetGOOGL and Meta PlatformsMETA. While software stocks have been hammered, even Palantir TechnologiesPLTR, optical networking plays LumentumLITE and CienaCIEN remain bright spots.While some AI stocks rebounded on Feb. 6, there’s a long list of stocks
Colon cancer is officially the deadliest cancer for people under 50
Something unique appears to have happened to the cohort of people born after 1950, and it’s putting every subsequent generation at a greater risk of developing colon cancer early and fast. Colon cancer has been the leading cause of cancer death in men under 50 since about 2014, when it beat out lung cancer, but
The Ethereum Foundation launched the One Trillion Dollar Security Dashboard
The Ethereum Foundation launched the One Trillion Dollar Security Dashboard, a public comprehensive tool that is supposed to provide a structured overview of Ethereum’s overall security standard across the ecosystem. The Ethereum Foundation launched the dashboard to address six security dimensions, and is expected to show where Ethereum is strong, where and how it can
Spacex to lauch new Rocket from Vandenberg Space
The latest SpaceX rocket launch at the Vandenberg Space Force Base is coming up soon. And once again, the commercial spaceflight company will use its two-stage Falcon 9 rocket to deploy a batch of SpaceX’s Starlink internet satellites into low-Earth orbit.SpaceX will launch its famous two-stage 230-foot Falcon 9 rocket, one of the world’s most
Dollar nears two-week high
The dollar held near two-week highs on Friday, drawing on its safe-haven appeal, as investors rushed to unwind some of their riskier positions following a deep rout in stocks, crypto and precious metals driven by concerns over a surge in AI-related spending this year.Classic safe-havens such as gold and alternatives including bitcoin have been caught
Canada and France to open Greenland consulates
Greenland has been on Canada’s radar for some time. The consulate was first announced in early 2024, when Ottawa reviewed its Arctic foreign policy. The opening had been slated for late 2025, but that was delayed due to bad weather.Canada is set to open its first diplomatic outpost in Greenland in a significant show of
US-Iran talks over ‘for now’
While the talks are happening in Oman, we know US warships and aircraft have amassed near Iran’s coastal waters, with Trump threatening that “bad things” would probably happen if a deal could not be reached.A military escalation is not completely beyond the realms of possibility and could serve Trump’s interest, according to Middle East expert
Use of Biometrics in unlocking your phone
Using a face scan to unlock your phone and log in to accounts is easy to set up, but it’s not the best option for everyone. Biometric data is a fancy term for the face and fingerprint scanning that your computer, phone, or tablet uses to verify your identity. The data can unlock your device
AWS India layoffs
Amazon Bedrock is a platform for building generative AI applications and agents at a production scale.As Amazon recalibrates its global operations, AWS India is facing the heat as the company has allegedly laid off nearly 400 of the 450 Bedrock employees in Chennai and Bengaluru.Sources also shared that the layoffs have affected AWS and other