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Think online dating is a ‘numbers game’? You’re playing it all wrong, says this researcher
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (535+ words) By Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times According to relationship scientist Paul Eastwick, online dating is a market where there are dramatic winners and losers. "I think our modern existence happens to pull from modes of interaction that really amp up…...
Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (503+ words) By KAITLYN HUAMANI, AP Technology Writer Discord, the popular platform for gamers to communicate online, is postponing its controversial age verification policy after receiving swift backlash from users with concerns about their privacy. The global rollout of the system is…...
Samsung rolls out more AI, new Galaxy S26 lineup
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (494+ words) By MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO " Samsung on Wednesday unveiled its latest Galaxy smartphones, which boast an even bigger toolbox of artificial intelligence technology than the previous two generations and introduce a new privacy shield mode that blocks…...
Serbin: Having fun with faux phone calls
1+ week, 3+ day ago (665+ words) Has the wretched winter weather ended? I'm not betting on it. And I won't end my policy to stay in whenever I see something I don't like outside, on the ground or in the air. Given all the home time,…...
WhatsApp says Russia has tried to fully block the messaging app
2+ week, 3+ day ago (384+ words) Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government effort to tighten control over the internet. A WhatsApp spokesperson said late Wednesday that the Russian authorities" action was intended…...
Instagram chief says he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media
2+ week, 3+ day ago (343+ words) By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek to hold social media companies responsible for harms to children who use their platforms. Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube are…...
Social media ‘addicting the brains of children,’ plaintiff’s lawyer argues in landmark trial
2+ week, 5+ day ago (745+ words) By KAITLYN HUAMANI and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Instagram's parent company Meta and Google's YouTube face claims that their platforms addict children through deliberate design choices that keep kids glued to their screens. TikTok and Snap, which were originally…...
Serbin: There are other webs besides the Internet
3+ week, 3+ day ago (643+ words) It continuously occurs to me that things that once were simple have become complicated. Even writing. If I'd said "simple has become complicated," I could have saved four words. There's no way to pinpoint when this transition started. However, I…...
Delaware County expects big savings with new telecom provider
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (717+ words) Delaware County Council has entered into a mobile services contract that will save the county more than $500,000 over three years and more than $100,000 this year alone. At its first regular council meeting in January, council unanimously approved a contract with…...
TikTok faces app deletions, censorship claims and glitches in days after its ownership change
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (444+ words) By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer Censorship claims, technical problems and a report of a surge in app deletions are just some of the challenges TikTok is facing as it adjusts to a'new ownership structure in the United States'that was…...