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...
The Japanese know for their obsession with robots have done it again. A Tokyo couple have been married by a Robot. The 4 foot robot (1.5 meter) known as "I-Fairy" with flashing eyes and pig tails conducted the nuptials at the ceremony. The couple wanted the robot as both of them a connected with the robotics industry in Japan. With Flashing eyes the robot asked the groom to life the bride's veil for a kiss. The I-Fairy sells for $68,000 and there are three of them in use in the world [Photo courtesy Associated Press] An original post by Sociolatte