A jury in California agreed with a plaintiff who argued that Meta and Google, two social-media giants, designed their platforms to be addictive. That opens the floodgates to more litigation and ...
In a landmark decision, a California jury has awarded $3 million to a 20-year-old woman who claimed Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube intentionally design their platforms to be addictive and ...
Even if you don’t know much about the inner workings of generative AI models, you probably know they need a lot of memory. Hence, it is currently almost impossible to buy a measly stick of RAM without ...
After 13 years of offering high-profile and up-and-coming country music artists at The Gorge Amphitheater, Watershed Music Festival has announced it will not host a festival in 2026. The decision to ...
GEORGE, Wash. — Watershed Festival, the largest country music festival in Washington, is canceling its 2026 event, according to officials. "After 13 incredible years of country music and community at ...
Instagram is introducing a new tool that lets you see and control your algorithm, starting with Reels, the company announced on Wednesday. The new tool, called “Your Algorithm,” lets you view the ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Watershed Distillery, the producer of top-selling Ohio-made bourbon and gin, is permanently closing its Columbus restaurant and bar after eight years of business. Watershed ...
Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...
A petition with the stated goal of protecting Lane County water has gathered enough signatures to qualify for the May 2026 Ballot. Here's what we know so far. The measure, numbered Measure 20-373, has ...
You’re at the checkout screen after an online shopping spree, ready to enter your credit card number. You type it in and instantly see a red error message ...
How do the algorithms that populate our social media feeds actually work? In a piece for Time Magazine excerpted from his recent book Robin Hood Math, Noah Giansiracusa sheds light on the algorithms ...