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Meta to Shut Down Messenger Website in April 2026 ————————— Meta Platforms Inc. has announced that it will officially discontinue the standalone Messenger website, with the service set to be shut down in April 2026, according to a help page…

Global Tech Giants Invest Heavily in AI Expansion and Infrastructure ——————————————- Microsoft and Meta have announced major initiatives to advance artificial intelligence (AI) technologies globally, with a focus on both emerging markets and user-facing applications. Microsoft revealed plans to invest…

Global Call Grows to Ban AI “Nudification” Image Tools ———————————————— Human rights groups and international organizations are urging governments to introduce strict laws and a global ban on artificial intelligence tools that digitally remove clothing from images, warning of serious…

US Courts Hear Landmark Cases Against Meta and Google Over Social Media’s Impact on Children ———————————— Major civil lawsuits against Meta and Google have begun in Los Angeles, marking a significant legal test of whether major technology companies can be…

International Report Warns of Growing Risks as Artificial Intelligence Capabilities Accelerate ——————————————— An international annual report on artificial intelligence (AI) safety has warned of escalating risks associated with the rapid expansion of AI technologies, particularly in areas such as digital…

British Academic Journal Releases Special Issue on Islamic Jurisprudence and Environmental Rights —————————— A UK-based academic journal has published a special issue examining Islamic jurisprudence and environmental rights in Muslim societies, with a particular focus on Asia and contemporary environmental…

Amnesty Urges EU to Enforce Digital Services Act Against TikTok’s Addictive Design ————————————————- Amnesty International on Friday called on the European Commission to take firm action against TikTok under the EU’s Digital Services Act (DSA), warning that the platform’s design…

Experts Warn of AI Risks in Classrooms as Technology Moving to Dominate Education —————————— As artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s Copilot spread through classrooms worldwide, educators warn that the rush to adopt AI may be creating…

New Web App “Xikipedia” Turns Wikipedia into Social-Feed Format to Reduce Doomscrolling ————————– A new web application called Xikipedia has been developed that presents Wikipedia content in a social media-style scrolling feed, aiming to offer a different way of exploring…

Social anxiety leads to iron accumulation in parts of brain, Chinese researchers reveal ——————————– Chinese researchers have discovered that social isolation can cause iron accumulation in specific regions of the brain, inducing anxiety, Anadolu Agency reported. The study, published in…