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Leading AI company to ban kids from long chats with its bots amid growing concern about the technology
Character.AI, a platform for creating and chatting with artificial intelligence chatbots, plans to start blocking minors from having “open-ended” conversations with its virtual characters.The major change comes as the...
Contributor: The web is awash in AI slop. Real content is for subscribers only, and democracy suffers
Princess Diana stumbling through a parkour park. Team USA taking gold at the Bong Olympics. Tank Man breakdancing in Tiananmen Square. Kurt Cobain playing pogs. Tupac Shakur seeking poutine...
Spotify’s co-founder Daniel Ek to step down as CEO after nearly two decades
Spotify’s longtime Chief Executive Daniel Ek said Tuesday that he is stepping down from his position next year and will become executive chairman.Ek, 42, co-founded the Swedish audio company...
Singapore companies stand to gain from new global digital resource platform: Josephine Teo
Singapore companies stand to gain from new global digital resource platform: Josephine Teo
The digital gateway aims to benefit policymakers from other countries and multilateral organisations[SINGAPORE] Singapore companies may gain new business opportunities from the newly launched Singapore Digital Gateway, said Minister...
Spotify says it removed millions of ‘spammy’ AI-generated music tracks
Spotify has removed more than 75 million AI-generated “spammy” music tracks from its platform over the past 12 months, the company said Thursday, stepping up its crackdown on unauthorized...
Food-delivery platform foodpanda to rely on affordability, convenience and quick commerce to drive growth
Food-delivery platform foodpanda to rely on affordability, convenience and quick commerce to drive growth
[SINGAPORE] It has been eight months since Bhavani Shankar Mishra took over the hot seat as Singapore managing director for food-delivery platform foodpanda – and his stint has not...
Google is training its AI tools on YouTube videos. These creators aren’t happy
Santa Ana-based entrepreneur Charlie Chang spent years posting finance videos on YouTube before he made a profit.Today, Chang’s media business oversees more than 50 YouTube channels, along with other...
London Stock Exchange wins first approval for private share platform
London Stock Exchange wins first approval for private share platform
Published Tue, Aug 26, 2025 · 09:10 PM[LONDON] The London Stock Exchange has become the first company to win regulatory approval to operate a new platform allowing investors to...
‘Real-life nightmare for kids.’ ‘Roblox’ faces multiple lawsuits over child safety
“Roblox” faced a wave of new lawsuits this week that allege the popular gaming platform hasn’t done enough to safeguard kids from pedophiles and sexual content.One of the latest...
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi to seeks US0 million in Hong Kong listing: sources
Chinese streaming platform iQiyi to seeks US$300 million in Hong Kong listing: sources
The streaming service platform has begun discussions with global banks about a second listing in the cityPublished Wed, Aug 6, 2025 · 07:08 PM[HONG KONG] IQiyi is seeking to...