Meta is set to create a new VR world for teens as it expands its Oculus headset options. The company said it noticed that there was large population of users aged 13 to 17-years-old but those users lacked access to their own accounts. Cheddar News reporter Michelle Castillo talked about the backlash the platform received following the announcement, particularly after Meta came under fire for its safety practices for teen users.
Meta has unveiled an app called Threads to rival Twitter, targeting users looking for an alternative to the social media platform owned — and frequently changed — by Elon Musk.
Complete sexual assault case folios containing intimate details were among more than 300,000 files dumped online in March after the 36,000-student Minneapolis Public Schools refused to pay a $1 million ransom. Other exposed data included medical records and discrimination complaints.
China has restricted exports of high-tech metals gallium and germanium, which are critical to making chips, in response to the U.S. blocking them from access to advanced chips.
