Initial wins against Big Tech in recent social media addiction trials are a promising sign for those who argue online platforms are harmful. The next big test is whether they can be considered a ...

LONDON, April 13 (Reuters) - Social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok need to take action to stop young users wasting hours mindlessly scrolling never-ending videos, British Prime Minister ...

The smartphone, the object you’re most likely holding in your hand right now (and reading this story on), has transformed society over the past two decades. These gizmos have gifted us convenience and ...

It's called the infinite scroll—a design feature on social media, shopping, video and many other apps that continuously loads content as you reach the bottom of the page. Handy? Yes. Clever? Also yes.

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Parallax Worlds, a startup building hyper-realistic virtual simulations to stress-test robots before deployment, today announced it raised $4 million in a seed round. Developing and deploying robots ...