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Here are the 7 rules of group chats, including how to leave when you've had enough
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (1047+ words) Communicating on group chats has quickly become a way of life, but what are the rules? We used to use email, the phone or talk in person. Now we use platforms like iMessage, WhatsApp or Slack to coordinate a night…...
Your Google search history can be used against you in court. Does that violate the Constitution?
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (1052+ words) Criminal investigators hoping to develop suspects in difficult cases have been asking Google to reveal who searched for specific information online, seeking "reverse keyword" warrants that critics warn threaten the privacy of innocent people. Unlike traditional search warrants that target…...
Analog-obsessed Gen Zers are buying $40 app blockers to limit social media use and take breaks from the ‘slot machine in your pocket’
1+ week, 6+ day ago (871+ words) Gen Zers are trying to get over their phone addiction with the help of products that make it harder to impulsively doomscroll, while also allowing them to not throw their phone away entirely." Among the frenzy of videos promoting healthier…...
Instagram chief grilled over his previous use of 'addiction' to describe smartphones
2+ week, 1+ day ago (387+ words) Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. The question of addiction is a…...
Google lawyer on YouTube: 'It’s not social media addiction when it’s not social media and it’s not an addiction"
2+ week, 2+ day ago (931+ words) Jurors in a'landmark social media case'that seeks to hold tech companies responsible for harms to children got their first glimpse into what will be a lengthy trial characterized by dueling narratives from the plaintiffs and the two remaining defendants, Meta…...
Gen Z is rebelling against TikTok USA by installing another app—founded by an Oracle alum
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (239+ words) Gen Z creators in the U.S. are staging a quiet revolt against TikTok's new American owners, and their protest is happening one download at a time: by installing a rising alternative app built by a former Oracle employee. For Gen Z,…...
Inside the race to build data centers
4+ week, 1+ day ago (846+ words) In a recent feature, my colleague Sharon Goldman flew out to Arizona to Hassayampa Ranch, a 2,000-acre site 50 miles west of Phoenix. There, developer Anita Verma-Lallian is trying to bring to life a $51 million deal to build a massive data…...
TikTok users panic over the app's 'immigration data' collection in its new privacy policy, but the wording isn't new—here's what it means
1+ mon, 6+ hour ago (425+ words) The panic was likely fanned in part by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) recently expanded enforcement in Minnesota, as well as the fatal shooting of 37-year-old protester Alex Pretti. The immigration-specific language, however, appears to be driven more by timing…...
Match Group says a 'readiness paradox' is crippling Gen Z in dating: Fear of hard-launching on Instagram is making it worse
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (734+ words) Gen Z is sometimes criticized for its proclivity toward slang or its approach to the workforce. But this generation is facing challenges very different from those of their elders. The young adults are slowing down their pursuit of the American…...
Verizon offers $20 account credits for 1.5 million customers outraged by mysterious 10-hour-long service outage. Here’s how to get the credit
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (403+ words) Verizon says it will offer $20 account credits to 1.5 million customers affected by a widespread network outage that left users without service for up to 10 hours Wednesday, even as the company continues to be cryptic about what actually caused the outage....