In the span of just 48 hours this week, two separate juries in two different US states delivered verdicts that could reshape the entire social media industry — not because of the dollar amounts involved, but because of what those verdicts legally establish for the first time. On Tuesday, March 24, a jury in Santa Fe, New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $375 million for failing to protect children from sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. Less than 24 hours later, on Wednesday, March 25, a jury in Los Angeles found both Meta and Google (YouTube) liable for engineering addiction in young users — finding them negligent in the design of their platforms and awarding a further $6 million in damages. Two days. Two states. Two juries. Both pointing at the same conclusion: that Big Tech can no longer hide behind the legal shields it has relied on for nearly three decades. This is the story of what happened, why it matters far beyond the headline numbers, and what comes next for the s...
You have two main models one that connects to the web using Wi-Fi and one that uses a combination of Wi-Fi and 3G wireless from AT&T. Wi-Fi models come in three capacities starting $499 for 16 GB, $599 for 32 GB and $699 for 64GB. The 3G equipped models come in the same capacity but sell for a 130$ more. Apple promises a 10 hour battery life including web and video and about a month of standby time. The highlight of the iPad in the long run is definitely going to be the Apps made by third-parties. There is already the video streaming App from NetFlix and the comic App from Marvel. An original post by Sociolatte