Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has settled a social media addiction lawsuit just days before trial. The landmark case was set to start in Los Angeles. Lawyers revealed the settlement at a California Superior Court hearing. Snap later said all parties resolved the matter amicably. The terms of the agreement remain confidential. Other Tech Giants Continue Facing Trial Other defendants include Meta, owner of Instagram, TikTok’s parent ByteDance, and Google owner Alphabet. None of these companies have settled. The plaintiff, a 19-year-old woman identified as K.G.M., claimed that platform algorithms caused addiction and harmed her mental health. Since the…
Netflix has upgraded its $82.7bn (£61.5bn) offer for Warner Bros Discovery by making it an all-cash deal, aiming to speed up shareholder approval and block a hostile takeover bid from Paramount Skydance. The revised proposal keeps the valuation at $27.75 per share but removes shares from the structure, giving investors greater certainty and potentially allowing a vote as early as April. Netflix said WBD shareholders would still receive shares in a spun-off global networks business, including CNN and Discovery Channel, which Netflix is not buying. Paramount is continuing its $108.4bn hostile bid and has sought to challenge the Netflix deal…
Elon Musk said critics of X exploited the controversy to justify censorship. He responded to anger over Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot tied to the platform. Users used the tool to create sexualised images without consent. Campaigners said the technology enabled serious abuse. Musk rejected the criticism and described it as an attack on free expression. Regulator opens rapid investigation Media regulator Ofcom said it launched an urgent assessment of X. Technology Secretary Liz Kendall confirmed full government backing. She said officials expected swift answers. Ofcom said it contacted X earlier this week. The regulator imposed a firm deadline for…
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Scientists have long hypothesized that Theia, a vanished planet, collided with Earth to create the Moon.Astronomers in France, Germany, and the United States analysed ancient lunar and terrestrial rocks to…
California students have shown significant improvement in academic performance, graduation rates, and attendance, according to the 2025 School Dashboard released by the state’s Department of Education. The dashboard provides a…
California has launched a state-funded universal child care program aimed at providing affordable early education for all children, regardless of family income. The initiative is designed to support working parents…