[ad_1] The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has proposed a series of remedies aimed at stopping Google from maintaining its monopoly in online search.In a court filing late on Wednesday, the DOJ said the technology giant should sell off its Chrome web browser.Government lawyers also recommended that District Judge Amit Mehta force the firm to stop entering into contracts with companies - including Apple and Samsung - that make its
[ad_1] A London-born teenager nicknamed "God's influencer" for his online skills will be made a saint in April.Carlo Acutis, who died of leukaemia in 2006 at the age of 15, will be the first millennial - a person born in the early 1980s to late 1990s - to be canonised by the Catholic church.Pope Francis previously cleared the way for him to be made a saint by attributing a second
[ad_1] Anthony Stanley/WENN/AlamyThe Sidemen have been among Britain's most popular YouTubers for the past decadeThe Sidemen are used to making content for YouTube, but say they've now "hit the limit" on what they can achieve on the video sharing platform so are moving "to something even bigger".The British YouTube superstars have announced that the second season of their reality show, Inside, will debut on Netflix next year. The streaming giant
[ad_1] A possible ban on social media for under-16s in the UK is "on the table", the technology secretary Peter Kyle has told the BBC.Speaking on the Today programme, on BBC Radio 4, he said he would "do what it takes" to keep people and in particular children safe online.He also announced further research into the impact tech such as smartphones and social media was having on young people, claiming
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[ad_1] Instagram is testing a new feature which allows people to completely remove all the content being recommended to them.Its "reset" tool - which it says will be available globally "soon" - effectively cleanses a user's feed of content suggested by the site's algorithm, though Instagram says recommendations will "start to personalise again over time."It comes as Instagram has announced a raft of new features aimed at improving the wellbeing
[ad_1] US President-elect Donald Trump has named "big tech" critic Brendan Carr to lead the US communications regulator, after he takes office in January 2025.Carr has attacked what he sees as the censorship of conservative viewpoints by top social media firms other than X, a site owned by his ally and fellow Trump backer, Elon Musk.He authored a chapter of Project 2025 - a "wish list" for a second Trump
[ad_1] Getty ImagesRoblox has announced it will block under-13s from messaging others on the online gaming platform as part of new efforts to safeguard children.Child users will not be able to send direct messages by default unless a verified parent or guardian gives them permission.Parents will also be able to view and manage their child's account, including seeing their list of online friends, and setting daily limits on their play
[ad_1] ReutersA Secret Service robot dog patrols US President-elect Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residenceA robotic dog named “Spot” made by Boston Dynamics is the latest tool in the arsenal of the US Secret Service.The device has lately been spotted patrolling the perimeter of President-elect Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.They do not have weapons - and each can be controlled remotely or automatically - as long as its route
[ad_1] Getty ImagesElon Musk has stepped up his ongoing feud with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI with a revived lawsuit against the firm, adding Microsoft as a defendant.Mr Musk, a co-founder of the artificial intelligence (AI) company, accused it and the tech giant of operating a monopoly in an amended legal complaint on Thursday.It follows previous lawsuits accusing the firm of breaching the principles he agreed to when he helped found it in
