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Malaysia requires social media age checks barring under-16 accounts
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (584+ words) KUALA LUMPUR " Malaysia will require major social media platforms to verify users" ages and bar children under 16 from registering accounts under new online safety rules that'take effect on June 1. The requirements apply to providers with at least eight million users…...
Duck Duck Go Launches 'No-AI' Extensions as Traffic Surges
58+ min ago (335+ words) Privacy search engine rolls out Chrome and Firefox extensions, capturing AI-skeptic users Duck Duck Go just threw down a challenge to the search giants with a decidedly retro pitch: what if your search engine just showed you websites instead of…...
"Go to Khayelitsha": SA reacts to US woman's rant on Cape Town's dating pool
2+ hour, 33+ min ago (371+ words) A woman from Atlanta has gone viral after criticising Cape Town's dating scene. South Africans joined in the conversation. She also expressed sympathy for local women navigating relationships. "It's giving Mageza wants a wife": taxi driver and motorist share joyous…...
The Huawei nova 16z gains satellite messaging, other specs mostly match the nova 15
4+ hour, 38+ min ago (229+ words) Peter 01 June 2026 Alongside the newly unveiled Huawei nova 16, 16 Pro and 16 Ultra, Huawei also launched the Huawei nova 16z. This is not an entirely new model, it is more like if you took the nova 15 from last year and added Bei Dou…...
A school district has secured a fine from Meta and Tik Tok equivalent to its annual budget in a case concerning social media addiction
4+ hour, 32+ min ago (204+ words) Meta, Tik Tok and other companies have agreed to pay the Brettitt School District in Kentucky, USA, $27 million to settle a lawsuit over social media addiction. According to data from The Next Web, the sum actually exceeds the district's entire…...
Economics of cloud services: How Lvov optimizes architecture and reduces AWS costs
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (102+ words) For technology companies, server rental expenses account for a substantial share of operating budgets. As the number of users grows, many firms address rising...
Craigslist Founder Teams Up With a Muppet to Persuade People to Stop Clicking on Scams
40+ min ago (559+ words) Craig Newmark tells us about his star turn alongside Sesame Street's the Count. "I take [scams] personally," Newmark says. "It pisses me off." Craiglist founder and philanthropist Craig Newmark has teamed up with Sesame Street's Count von Count as part…...
Remembering Alan Barrett: A Builder of the African Internet
13+ min ago (115+ words) We were saddened to learn of the passing of Alan Barrett, a friend, colleague, mentor, and one of the builders of the Internet in Africa....
When Viewers Become the Bargaining Chip: Direc TV-Scripps Dispute Blacks Out Local Stations Nationwide
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (252+ words) Millions of television viewers across the United States entered the week facing an unexpected interruption to one of the most basic services in modern broadcasting: access to their local television stations. For many households, the disruption extends far beyond late-night…...
E. W. Scripps pulls 54 channels from DIRECTV amidst contract dispute
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (731+ words) Fortunately for Vegas fans, the game will still be available via the ESPN app as part of their DIRECTV subscriptions. However, also in question will be the upcoming U. S. Open golf airing on Scripps-owned NBC channels. Scripps had a similar retransmission…...