Instagram and YouTube owners built ‘addiction machines’, trial hears February 9, 2026 techengine The tech giants are under scrutiny over social media addiction in a landmark jury trial in Los Angeles
Why food fraud persists, even with improving tech February 9, 2026 techengine Even with sophisticated technology it is still difficult to detect fake foods.
Discord to start requiring face scan or ID to access adult content February 8, 2026 techengine The online chat service, which has 200 million monthly users, will blur adult content by default.
AI chatbots pose ‘dangerous’ risk when giving medical advice, study suggests February 8, 2026 techengine It found people using AI for health reasons found it hard to identify what advice they should trust.
EU tells Meta to let rivals run AI chatbots on WhatsApp February 8, 2026 techengine A Meta spokesperson said the EU had “no reason” to intervene over it changing the app in January.
Google staff call for firm to cut ties with ICE February 5, 2026 techengine More than 900 Google employees signed a letter opposing company links to federal immigration actions.