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Editor's note: This article contains descriptions and an image of hate speech found on the Roblox servers and might be triggering to some readers.In Roblox, one of the world's largest online gaming platforms, users join...

The game is filling a hole for this type of instruction; there aren’t many programs that teach basic chess. “Many of the products that were on the market catered to someone who knew chess already, and we really saw...

Jacqui WakefieldGlobal Disinformation Unit, BBC World ServiceGetty Images/ Carlos BarqueroIn screen recordings seen by the BBC, users comment on women's sexuality and post intimate images of women without their consent in the apps.The BBC also identified more than 10...

Bluesky has blocked access to its service in Mississippi rather than comply with a new state law requiring age verification for all social media users. TechCrunch reports: In a blog post published on Friday, the company explains...

Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced Friday in a post on Threads. Wang says Meta’s research teams will collaborate with Midjourney to bring...

So-called “forest bathing” is known to have psychological benefits, including reducing stress and anxiety, but now research suggests it...

Seeing notifications from social media apps seems to throw us off course for several seconds – even if we...

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China, Russia, and the United States are racing to put nuclear power plants on the moon. China and Russia in May agreed to work together to complete a lunar nuclear reactor by 2036. In response, NASA’s interim chief Sean...

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterGetty ImagesTikTok is putting hundreds of jobs in the UK which moderate content that appears on the social media platform at risk.According to TikTok, the plan would see work moved to its other offices in Europe as...