Mastodon is making changes in the hopes of making its social networking service more appealing and easier to use, especially for more mainstream users looking for an alternative to X or Threads. On Thursday, the decentralized social networking software maker said it’s redesigning a key part of its platform by …

As AI makes inroads into the worlds of editorial and media, websites are scrambling to establish ground rules for its usage. This week, Wikipedia banned the use of AI-generated text by its editors — although it stopped short of banning AI outright from the site’s editorial processes. In a recent …

When it comes to AI chatbots, there’s currently a war on for consumer attention. All the big chatbot providers are looking to increase their user count and, in a minor coup for itself, Google just made it significantly easier for users of those other chatbots to defect to Gemini. On …

A federal judge has sided with Anthropic in its twisty legal battle with the Trump administration, awarding the tech company an injunction against the government’s recent order that labeled it a “supply chain risk,” the Wall Street Journal reports. On Thursday, Judge Rita F. Lin of the Northern District of …

David Sacks has used up his days as Donald Trump’s AI and crypto czar. Speaking with Bloomberg on Thursday, the longtime entrepreneur, investor, and podcaster, confirmed that his non-consecutive 130-day stint as a special government employee is over and that he’s moving on to co-chair the President’s Council of Advisors …

If you're a parent, you may have felt somewhat validated by the US court ruling that Meta and Google intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the mental health of a young woman. Lawyers for the woman, known as Kaley, argued that features of Instagram, such as infinite scroll, …

Northern Ireland's World Cup dream may have come to a disappointing end in Italy, but attention quickly turned to what lies ahead. The disappointment of missing out on a first World Cup in 40 years, after well-taken strikes from Sandro Tonali and Moise Kean for the hosts in Bergamo, will …

This week, a jury decided Meta and Google had intentionally built addictive social media platforms, the first female Archbishop of Canterbury was officially enthroned, and tributes were paid to Married at First Sight dating coach Mel Schilling, after she died aged 54. But how much attention did you pay to …

'Trump extends Hormuz deadline' and 'One hour of screen a day' The Times says Donald Trump has paused airstrikes on Iran's energy infrastructure - because Tehran asked "very nicely" for more time. The Guardian quotes the US president as saying that despite erroneous statements to the contrary, talks with the …

5 hours ago Mark SavageMusic correspondent How satisfying has it been to witness the transformation of Rachel Agatha Keen? Five years ago, the singer - better known as Raye - made a bid for freedom, cutting ties with record label who'd forced her to make generic dance tracks she dismissed …