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...
AT&T- News Room From the AT&T newsroom comes the news that HP will launch its new Smartphone in the US market. Names HP iPAQ Glisten "It has both a touch screen (AMOLED, no less!) and a full QWERTY keyboard. It runs Windows Mobile 6.5, and is compatible with the expected set of hardcore enterprise apps that WinMo is known for. It has all the radios inside that the busy professional could ever hope for, including 3G for the U.S. and Europe, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It has a pretty decent camera, which comes in at 3.1 megapixels. It also has pretty decent looks." Power users now now stay connected with outlook calendering, Microsoft word and excel. Also comes with an integrated inbox that summarizes recent emails, calls, and texts. Users can turn on the built-in Wi-Fi quickly with a dedicated on/off button and enjoy high-speed Internet access – featuring automatic access to over 20,000 AT&T Wi-Fi hotspots included at no additional charge with select smartphone d...