Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri denied that social media use amounts to clinical addiction while testifying in a landmark California trial against Meta and YouTube. The case, centred on allegations that platforms knowingly hooked children for profit, could set a major legal precedent for similar lawsuits across the US
12 February,2026 12:46 PM IST | Los Angeles | AFP
US researchers have developed a disposable wearable sensor that can protect cancer patients and military personnel from harmful radiation exposure. Designed to be worn on the skin or clothing, the patch combines light-sensing polymers with microelectronic grids to measure radiation dose in real time
07 February,2026 09:51 AM IST | Texas | Agencies
Higher voltage, combined with a tiny breath of wind, greatly boosts the odds of a jumping worm connecting to a flying insect,” said a researcher
23 January,2026 08:36 AM IST | Berkeley | Agencies
The probe follows reports that Grok has been used to create deepfake images portraying women and girls in sexually explicit scenarios without their consent, content that has allegedly been used to harass individuals across the internet, including on the social media platform X
15 January,2026 10:18 AM IST | Oakland | ANIADVERTISEMENT
