‘Cocktail of chemicals’ Czechia’s energy drinks market and consumption has been booming for years, a fast-growing popularity that has sparked concerns and repeated warnings from health experts in Czechia and across Europe. “The evidence is clear that energy drinks are harmful to the mental and physical health of children and young people as well as...Read More

A California jury found Meta Platforms and Google‑owned YouTube liable in a first‑of‑its‑kind lawsuit that sought to hold social media companies responsible for harm to children using their platforms, awarding the plaintiff $3 million in damages. After more than 40 hours of deliberations across nine days, jurors concluded that both companies were negligent in the...Read More

Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech Google is currently fighting two separate lawsuits that make ugly allegations about its AI efforts. Together, the suits allege that Google has provided immense support to a startup called Character.AI, which recklessly deployed chatbots that sexually and emotionally...Read More

Meta misled users about the safety of its platforms and enabled the sexual exploitation of young users, a New Mexico jury found on Tuesday, one of the first major child safety trial losses for the social media giant. The state’s attorney general, Raúl Torrez, sued Meta in 2023, accusing it of misleading consumers about the...Read More

The TikTok Blackout Challenge, also known as the “choking game” or “pass-out challenge,” is a highly dangerous trend that involves cutting off oxygen to the brain to induce a brief, euphoric sensation. Participants often choke themselves or have someone else apply pressure to their necks. While this might sound shocking, it’s precisely this sense of...Read More

SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO (KFOX14/CBS4) — A New Mexico jury found Meta liable for misleading consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangering children, ordering the company to pay $375 million in civil penalties for violating the state’s consumer protection laws. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 18: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Los...Read More

Millions of people are drawn to generative artificial intelligence companions, like the kind that populate Character.AI, Replika, and Nomi. The companions seem impressively human. They remember conversations and use familiar verbal tics. Sometimes they even mistake themselves for flesh and bone, offering descriptions of how they eat and sleep. Adults flock to these companions for...Read More

A jury in Santa Fe on Tuesday ordered Meta to pay $375 million in civil penalties after finding the company misled consumers about the safety of its platforms and endangered children. New Mexico attorney general Raúl Torrez’s office called the decision a “watershed moment for every parent concerned about what could happen to their kids...Read More

Feb. 8, 2025, 6:02 a.m. ET The number of children exposed to often dangerous levels of caffeine has been steadily on the rise, and is only increasing, according to a national study by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Central Ohio Poison Center. From 2011 to 2023, the United States saw a 17% increase in overall...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico jury determined Tuesday that Meta knowingly harmed children’s mental health and concealed what it knew about child sexual exploitation on its social media platforms, a verdict that signals a changing tide against tech companies and the government’s willingness to crack down. The landmark decision comes after a...Read More