The United States government has taken legal action against TikTok, alleging that the popular video-sharing app violated children’s privacy by collecting personal data without parental consent. The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission filed a civil lawsuit claiming that TikTok broke the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by allowing children under the age
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Analog hardware using ECRAM devices has proven to be a game-changer in the world of artificial intelligence, as highlighted in a recent study published in Science Advances. With the rapid advancement of AI technology, the limitations of existing digital hardware have become evident. This has led to a surge in research into analog hardware specialized
A groundbreaking optical phenomenon has been recently discovered by an international team of scientists led by physicists at the University of Bath. This new phenomenon, known as the hyper-Raman effect, has the potential to revolutionize various fields such as pharmaceutical science, security, forensics, environmental science, art conservation, and medicine. The research detailing this discovery has
E.l.f. has taken a bold step in becoming the first official beauty partner of Hot Girl Walk, a fitness organization aimed at empowering women through movement. In a strategic move to align with this partnership, the cosmetic company released a two-minute video that parodied televised sports competitions, featuring Olympian Gabby Douglas and actor Patrick Warburton
Publicis Groupe’s recent agreement to acquire Influential, the world’s largest influencer marketing company, for a reported $500 million, has significant implications for the marketing industry. With Influential’s vast network of over 3.5 million creators and Publicis’s access to Epsilon’s consumer insights, the combined entity will be able to offer clients unparalleled access to high-quality digital
While X’s owner and CEO continue to tout the app‘s surging popularity and record high usage, the financial outlook for X appears bleak. Despite efforts to attract advertisers, internal documents obtained by The New York Times reveal that X’s revenue has been on a steady decline. In the second quarter of this year, X earned
Apple has recently made headlines by reaching a tentative collective bargaining contract with the first unionized company store in the country. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers’ Coalition of Organized Retail Employees successfully negotiated a three-year deal with the tech giant that includes a significant pay increase, averaging around 10%, as well as
Marvel Studios recently announced at the San Diego Comic-Con that the Russo brothers will be directing two new Avengers films. This news comes after reports that the brothers were in talks to helm more features for Marvel. The movies, titled Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars, are set to be released in May 2026 and
SK Hynix, a leading memory chip manufacturer, announced plans to invest a staggering 9.4 trillion Korean won ($6.8 billion) to construct a state-of-the-art semiconductor manufacturing plant in South Korea. The new fabrication plant, located in the Yongin Semiconductor Cluster just south of Seoul, represents a significant milestone for the company. With construction scheduled to commence
In a recent report by Canalys, it was revealed that Apple has been edged out of the top five smartphone vendors’ list in China in the second quarter. This decline in market share can be largely attributed to the increasing competition from local brands such as Huawei. Apple’s market share in China dropped to 14%