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Google's You Tube settles case over social media harm to children
1+ hour, 41+ min ago (593+ words) Google's You Tube has settled a lawsuit brought by a minor who claimed the platform damaged his mental health, his lawyers said Tuesday, June 23, ahead of a second California trial over social media's role in the youth mental health crisis....
Revisiting my teenage hangout spots with the vivo X300 FE
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (563+ words) Editor's note: This content is sponsored by vivo and was produced by Brand Rap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the production of this piece. Instead of fixating on…...
Thousands of users report Facebook, Messenger outage
1+ week, 4+ day ago (170+ words) FACEBOOK. A 3 D-printed Facebook logo is seen placed on a keyboard in this illustration taken March 25, 2020 MANILA, Philippines " Social media platform Facebook and chat app Facebook Messenger suffered an outage Friday night, June 12. Reports began at around 9 pm, Philippine time,…...
What's HONOR 600's AI image-to-video feature and why is it a big deal?
2+ week, 5+ day ago (509+ words) Editor's note: This content is sponsored by HONOR and was produced by Brand Rap, the sales and marketing arm of Rappler. No member of the news and editorial team participated in the production of this piece. I have a penchant…...
EU Parliament to switch to French search engine from Google in tech sovereignty push
2+ week, 5+ day ago (156+ words) BRUSSELS, Belgium "The European Parliament will switch to French search engine Qwant from Google, it said on Wednesday, June 3, underscoring Europe's push to reduce its reliance on US technology in favor of local alternatives. The European Commission will later on…...
[DECODED] Google is changing your search habit. Here are 3 things to keep in mind.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (687+ words) Do you find Google's AI overviews helpful " the summary that appears at the top of your search page whenever you look something up on Google? It used to show top results that led to distinct web pages. It used to…...
Google must let UK publishers opt out of AI search under new rules
2+ week, 6+ day ago (383+ words) GOOGLE. The Google logo is pictured at the entrance to the Google offices in London, Britain January 18, 2019. Britain has imposed new conduct requirements on Google's search services, including allowing publishers to stop their content being used to power the US…...
SC upholds ruling vs P17-billion telco SMS refund order
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (389+ words) The CA had stopped NTC's November 20, 2012 and May 7, 2014 orders, which had required Globe Telecom, Smart Communications and Digitel Mobile Philippines to reduce SMS interconnection rates from P1 to a maximum of P0. 80 per text. The directive stemmed from NTC Memorandum Circular No....
Mommy and mama: A same-sex couple's journey of raising a son together
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1166+ words) They say that a mother's love is like no other. What more if there are two of them in the picture?" Just ask Meann and Icy, who have always dreamed of having a family of their own someday." It was…...
Ask Me Anything with the CICC and CWC on child safety concerns on 'Roblox"
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (148+ words) MANILA, Philippines " With millions of young users worldwide, Roblox has become one of the most popular online platforms for children " a sprawling virtual space where users can create games, socialize, and explore user-generated worlds. But alongside its rapid growth are…...