Looking good in the metaverse. Fashion brands bet on digital clothing
Fashion brands are betting people will spend on virtual outfits in the immersive digital world known as the metaverse.
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Senators aim to rewrite child safety rules on social media
The bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act comes amid mounting frustration in Washington that apps like Instagram and YouTube aren't doing enough to protect their youngest users.
FAA toughens oversight of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner
Safety regulators have twice halted deliveries of new 787s after finding production flaws and will now conduct final inspections themselves instead of delegating that authority to Boeing
Ukraine says government websites and banks were hit with denial of service attack
The outage impacted the website of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and the Armed Services as well as two large Ukrainian banks, Privatbank and Oschadbank.
Texas sues Meta, saying it misused facial recognition data
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said Facebook's parent company could owe billions of dollars in damages for selling the biometric data of unknowing users.
The Kremlin indicates it might be open to cooperating on stopping cybercrimes
Whether Russia is serious about the effort is complicated. The Biden administration had pushed the Kremlin to take action against ransomware, which cost U.S. businesses billions in the last year.
Online betting companies are kicking off a Super Bowl ad blitz
What was once a niche sector in Las Vegas has grown into a national mega-business that people can enjoy from their living rooms — and the advertising dollars have followed.
Cryptocurrency expert slams NFT hype
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Youtuber Dan Olson about the problems with cryptocurrency and NFTs.
When it comes to love and logins, some exes keep sharing passwords
Sharing passwords has become a sign of trust in modern life. However, it can become a thorny issue when a relationship goes wrong.
Artificial intelligence beats top human players in popular racing game
Scientists pitted an artificial intelligence driver against real human gamers in the PlayStation driving game Gran Turismo. The AI driver beat them all.