青少年账户全球扩展 - Meta将青少年账户从美国、英国、澳大利亚和加拿大扩展至全球范围的Facebook和Messenger平台[1] - 该账户内置保护功能和家长控制措施 最初于去年秋季在Instagram推出[1] - 16岁以下青少年需获得父母许可方可修改账户设置[2] 账户保护机制升级 - 系统自动将青少年置于限制不当内容和非必要联系的使用环境中[2] - 仅允许已关注用户或有过通讯记录者向青少年发送消息[3] - 故事功能仅对好友可见且可互动 标签、提及和评论功能同样受限[3] 使用时间管理措施 - 每日使用超1小时后系统将推送离开平台提醒[3] - 夜间自动启用"静音模式"限制使用[3] 校园合作计划启动 - 正式推出校园合作计划 允许教育工作者直接举报欺凌等安全问题[7] - 计划试点期间获得参与学校积极反馈 现面向美国所有中学开放注册[8] - 合作学校将在Instagram页面展示官方合作伙伴标识横幅[8] 行业监管背景 - 该举措响应美国卫生局长及多州对青少年心理健康问题的关切[9] - 部分州已开始限制未成年人未经父母同意使用社交媒体[9] 安全有效性争议 - 研究显示青少年账户仍存在自杀自残内容及贬损性性行为帖文[4] - 公司声称保护措施已使青少年接触有害内容概率降低[4]

Spotify on Thursday announced a series of updates to its AI policy, designed to better indicate when AI is being used to make music, to cut down on spam, and to make it clearer that unauthorized voice clones are not permitted on its service.The company says it will adopt an upcoming industry standard for identifying and labeling AI music in credits, known as DDEX, and will soon roll out a new music spam filter to catch more bad actors. Under the DDEX system, labels, distributors, and music partners submit ...

The $100 billion partnership between Nvidia and OpenAI, announced Monday, represents – for now – the latest mega-deal reshaping the AI infrastructure landscape. The agreement involves non-voting shares tied to massive chip purchases and enough computing power for more than 5 million U.S. households, deepening the relationship between two of AI’s most powerful players.Meanwhile, Google Cloud is placing a different bet entirely. While the industry’s biggest players cement ever-tighter partnerships, Google is ...

In Brief Zoox has asked federal regulators for an exemption that would allow the Amazon-owned autonomous vehicle company to commercially deploy its custom-built robotaxis, which lack traditional controls like pedals and a steering wheel. The exemption request was first reported by Bloomberg. A Zoox spokesperson confirmed that it has submitted a petition for a “555 exemption” and continues to work closely with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration through this new exemption process.  An NHTSA s ...

The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere.In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump administration is asking for as much as 10% equity in Lithium Americas, a company in which GM is a major investor. Reuters first reported the news Tuesday. “President Trump sup ...

The Trump administration might be fond of calling the energy transition the “green new scam,” but that isn’t stopping it from seeking a significant stake in what promises to be the largest lithium mine in the Western Hemisphere.In exchange for renegotiating the repayment period of a $2.26 billion Department of Energy loan, the Trump administration is asking for as much as 10% equity in Lithium Americas, a company in which GM is a major investor. Reuters first reported the news Tuesday. “President Trump sup ...

On Wednesday, Enterprise AI model-maker Cohere said it raised an additional $100 million — bumping its valuation to $7 billion — in an extension to a round announced in August. The August round was an oversubscribed $500 million round at a $6.8 billion valuation, the company said at the time.Cohere also announced an interesting twist on a partnership. While competitor OpenAI just nabbed an up-to $100 billion investment from the biggest GPU player, Nvidia, Cohere has signed a deal with AMD, which is one of i ...

In Brief Oracle is reportedly looking to raise funds just weeks after the company inked an historic AI infrastructure deal with OpenAI.  Cloud infrastructure giant Oracle is looking to raise $15 billion through corporate bond sales, according to reporting from Bloomberg, citing sources. The sale could include up to seven different parts, with the potential for one said part to be an uncommon 40-year bond, Bloomberg reported.   TechCrunch reached out to Oracle for more information.  This report comes just a ...

Waymo’s ever-expanding robotaxi aspirations have spread to the corporate world. The Alphabet-owned self-driving vehicle unit has launched “Waymo for Business,” a new service designed for companies to set up accounts so their employees can access robotaxis in cities like Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco. Waymo announced Wednesday in a blog post it is inviting organizations to sign up for Waymo for Business. The new a service will let businesses subsidize their employees’ rides or purchase promo code ...

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