#Facebook, Instagram promote minors’ accounts to child predators, New Mexico alleges in lawsuit

#Facebook, Instagram promote minors’ accounts to child predators, New Mexico alleges in lawsuit

New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez (D) is suing Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg over allegations the company’s platforms — Facebook and Instagram — promoted underage accounts to purported child predators. The state attorney general’s office says its undercover investigation found Meta allowed its platforms to “become a marketplace for predators in search of children…

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#Tech CEOs subpoenaed for Senate hearing on child online safety

#Tech CEOs subpoenaed for Senate hearing on child online safety

The Senate Judiciary Committee announced an upcoming Senate hearing in which several subpoenaed Big Tech CEOs are set to testify about prioritizing children’s safety on their social media platforms. In a news release on Wednesday, Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), the chair and ranking member of the Judiciary Committee, said that five…

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      Arizona Sunshine II ‘Gameplay Showcase’, cross-platform co-op modes announced

# Arizona Sunshine II ‘Gameplay Showcase’, cross-platform co-op modes announced

Vertigo Games has released new footage and information for virtual reality action adventure first-person shooter Arizona Sunshine II during its “Gameplay Showcase” event, including a look at new campaign gameplay and details about the game’s cross-platform cooperative modes, post-launch plans, and more. Get the details below. Cooperative Play Arizona Sunshine II will feature full cross-platform…

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# Meta chief AI scientist says AI won’t threaten humans

# Meta chief AI scientist says AI won’t threaten humans

Yann LeCun a chief AI scientist at Meta said labeling the existential risk of AI is “premature” and it’s “preposterous” that AI might kill off humanity. The chief artificial intelligence (AI) scientist at Meta has spoken out, reportedly saying that worries over the existential risks of the technology are still “premature,” according to a Financial…

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      Journey to Foundation launches October 26

# Journey to Foundation launches October 26

Anyone who reads Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series will know there are a lot of tense, exciting conversations where characters are grappling with the fate of the Empire or are engaged in a fierce battle of wills. In adapting this iconic series to virtual reality, we sought to make these conversational moments as satisfying and immersive…

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