Instagram adds parental notifications for sensitive search patterns
Instagram will begin notifying parents if their teen repeatedly searches for suicide or self-harm-related terms within a short period, the company announced Thursday. The feature, launching next week in Canada, the U.S., U.K. and Australia, expands Instagram’s parental supervision tools as Meta and other tech giants continue to face legal challenges over teen safety. The […]
eBay cutting 800 jobs amid strategic realignment
eBay is cutting roughly 800 jobs or about six per cent of its workforce, as the company continues to reshape operations while investing in artificial intelligence and category expansion. The reductions come as the e-commerce firm balances cost controls with competitive pressure from larger and faster-growing rivals. “We are taking steps to reinvest across our […]
Anthropic drops binding AI safety pledge in revised policy
Anthropic has revised its Responsible Scaling Policy, removing a binding commitment to halt development if its AI models outpace its ability to guarantee safety. The change replaces a hard stop requirement with a more flexible “Frontier Safety Roadmap,” shifting the decision to continue development to the company’s discretion. When Anthropic launched Claude in March 2023, […]
U.S. Secret Service assists in recovering funds in Ontario tech fraud case
An eastern Ontario resident who lost money in a tech support fraud case may recover part of the funds after the United States Secret Service intervened, Ontario Provincial Police said. The victim had been persuaded by an impersonator to grant remote access and authorize multiple wire transfers under the false claim of a banking “overpayment.” […]
