It’s available for free on both Android and iOS, so there’s really no barrier to giving it a try. If you’re curious about ...

Two pupils look at their smartphones in a classroom in Hamburg, Germany, on Feb. 13, 2026. Reporter The European Union is giving tech companies no more excuses to implement age checks for social media ...

Vibe coding just got a whole lot more adorable. OpenAI introduced AI-generated pets to the Codex app, its agentic tool that helps with coding. These "optional animated companions" don't do any coding ...

Many European nations weighing minimum social media age limits EU moving ahead "full speed" to enforce rules, von der Leyen says Decision on EU-wide age limit law expected this summer, senior official ...

Apple’s App Store saw 235,800 new apps in the first three months of 2026, according to new data published by The Information on Sunday, up 84% from the same time period last year. The meteoric rise in ...

Meta is removing ads from its social media platforms, specifically those posted by attorneys looking to recruit new clients for future social media addiction lawsuits. Late last month, Meta was handed ...

How does social media affect the mental health of young people, and does more use always mean more harm? Several researchers are working to find out through four pilot studies funded by Yale Child ...

Series, a social networking app that's grown popular on college campuses, announced a $5.1 million pre-seed round from some ...

UpScrolled, a social media application created by Palestinian-Australian technology entrepreneur Issam Hijazi, has reached the number one spot on the US Apple App Store. It has topped the charts for ...

Massachusetts lawmakers are in good company in their efforts to restrict social media access for the state’s youngest residents. Enforcing it is another matter entirely. That’s because such bans, ...

The British prime minister will meet with executives from Meta, Google and other companies on Thursday as his government explores how to protect children from online harms. By Michael D. Shear ...