Australia has become the first country in the world to ban children under 16 from using social media, with the law taking effect at midnight on Wednesday. Major platforms including TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, and seven others are now required to block underage users or face fines of up to A$49.5 million ($33 million). The […]
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received Jeff Bezos, Founder and Executive Chairman of Amazon, on Wednesday at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. Their discussion focused on strengthening cooperation in innovation, advanced technology, and artificial intelligence, particularly in key sectors such as education, healthcare, and the economy to support development and improve […]
A US federal judge has ruled that Meta is not a social-media monopoly, allowing the company to retain ownership of WhatsApp and Instagram. The decision marks a major win for CEO Mark Zuckerberg after a five-year legal battle in which the Federal Trade Commission accused Meta of buying rivals to stifle competition. Judge James Boasberg […]
Elon Musk’s AI platform Grok has introduced an impressive new tool that transforms ordinary photos into short animated video clips — and social media is already buzzing. Musk himself showcased the feature on X, sharing a clip generated from a simple image using the playful prompt: “add a boyfriend and they transition into muppets.” He […]
Google Lens is now able to offer more information on that pesky rash that you’re not sure whether to worry about. In a blog Google outlined how the Lens image search feature built into its apps on iOS and Android can “search for skin conditions” like an “odd mole or rash.” It’ll also work on other […]
New requirements for content creators to join the YouTube Partner Program and monetize their channels were revealed by YouTube, Google’s free video-sharing service. The most recent YouTube rules appear to be creator-friendly; the company has eased many of the requirements, making it simpler for newer content creators to start making money on YouTube. The YouTube Partner […]
The popular instant messaging service WhatsApp will soon acquire a new Snapchat-like function that lets users send brief video messages. The ability to record and send video messages, which is now available on the beta version of the app, is anticipated to become available to all users in the upcoming weeks. The new function requires […]
More than $250 million in damages are being sought by the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA). The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) sued Twitter, alleging that the social media platform “permits and encourages infringement” for financial gain. It claims that after Elon Musk acquired the business, the situation remained the same. Twitter continues to “reap […]
UAE’s telecom companies on Monday changed their network names to ‘UAENUMBER1’ after the country jumped to the first place from the 104th spot globally in the internet and telephony level of competition. UAE’s remarkable climb up the charts was revealed in the Knowledge Index Report, which was recently published by the United Nations Development Programme […]
While facebook has been adding Group video chat features to its other platforms like Instagram and Messenger, they have decided to shut down a clone of the main Group video chat app called “Houseparty”, which is a virtual hangout for its users in a group. The clone app called “Bonfire” which Facebook began testing in […]