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Meta shuts down half a million accounts under Australia's under-16 ban and urges the government to end it
Australia’s under-16 social media ban came into effect on December 10, just over a year after the legislation was passed. It requires Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube to verify the ages of Australian users and close the accounts of those identified as under 16….
Intel Panther Lake could bring PS6 portable-level power to handhelds, but efficiency is a concern
According to tipster Kepler_L2, Panther Lake chips will outperform AMD’s Z-series processors, which currently dominate the handheld market, but will fall short of the Strix Halo APUs featuring Zen 5 CPUs and RDNA 3.5 graphics. However, those AMD chips are reportedly too powerful to meet the low TDP requirements of…
FCC approves SpaceX plan to launch 7,500 more Gen2 Starlink satellites
The approval is a major win for SpaceX, even though it falls short of the company’s original request to deploy nearly 30,000 satellites. The green light allows Starlink to significantly expand its next-gen network, which is designed to deliver faster speeds, lower latency, and greater overall capacity compared to the…
Google removes AI answers from some medical searches after experts warn of risks to users' health
The Guardian reported at the start of January that AI Overviews, which are supposed to provide AI-generated summaries of search results, were putting people at risk by offering misleading health advice.
AMD RDNA 5 GPUs may launch after Nvidia's RTX 6000 series in late 2027
It’s not a good time for anyone building a PC. Massive demand from AI companies and data center builders has led to DRAM, NAND, and HBM manufacturing capacity being sold out in advance. It’s also affecting graphics cards because GDDR memory shares manufacturing capacity with other types of DRAM and…
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