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Meta Says YouTube and TikTok Get a Pass on Teen Safety
Meta is taking out full-page newspaper ads to tell YouTube and TikTok they need to match the teen safety rules it just signed onto, according to Bloomberg. The ads landed Friday, August 28, in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times, reprinting an open letter that calls Meta's new two-hour daily cap...
FTC May Sue YouTube Over Deceptive Content Moderation Bans
The FTC is preparing a lawsuit against YouTube for violating consumer protection laws by misleading users about its content moderation rules.
Meta is Looking to Replace Data Centre Workers with Robots
Meta is testing robots to automate cable swaps and server maintenance in its data centers, sparking staff concerns over job security.
PayPal Stock Plunges as Stripe Abandons $50 Billion Takeover Bid
Stripe and Advent International have dropped their landmark buyout offer for PayPal, sending the digital payment pioneer's stock tumbling.
Apple TV Acquires Mackenzie Crook’s Comedy Hit ‘Small Prophets’
Apple TV has acquired the global rights to Mackenzie Crook’s BBC comedy hit Small Prophets, which premieres on the streaming platform on October 7.
Apple to Reportedly Delay iPhone 18 Pro Pre-Orders
Apple is reportedly breaking its standard Friday launch tradition by moving iPhone 18 Pro pre-orders to Saturday, September 12 at midnight.
CRTC to Push Ahead on Streamer CanCon Despite Trade Talks
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) will still write Canadian content rules for streaming services even after those rules helped blow up trade talks with Washington, according to Global News.
Anthropic Lets AI Agents Run Lab Robots With a New Hardware Standard
Anthropic opened a research preview of the Model Hardware Standard so AI agents can safely run lab robots, microscopes, and quantum lasers.
Wealthsimple’s Full-Spread Ad Says Banking Is Over
Wealthsimple bought a full-spread ad in every major Canadian newspaper today, according to chief growth officer Simon Lejeune, who posted the printed pages under the line Banking is over.
Bell’s $30/100GB Lucky Pitch Is the Same Prepaid-to-Postpaid Play
A Lucky Mobile customer on r/bell says Bell will not stop sending switch offers, and the latest one is 100GB for $30 a month with U.S. roaming if they bring their own phone. They pay $34 plus tax on Lucky, about $38 all in, for 60GB and they are happy with it. The Bell offer...
Bluesky Will Hide Your Posts From Discover If You Ask
Bluesky added an account-level toggle so you can keep your public posts out of the Discover algorithmic feed, according to TechCrunch. The open social network announced the change on Thursday, August 27, a day after rolling out longer video support. Discover can currently surface any public post on the network, which means something you wrote...
Apple TV Jacks Up Prices Again. Canada Next?
Apple raised Apple TV to $14.99 US a month effective August 28. Canada is still $14.99 CAD, so the question is whether Apple follows here again.
