Reddit argues it isn’t like other social platforms in case against Australia’s social media ban

Reddit, one of the world’s largest social platforms, is arguing that it doesn’t meet the definition of “social media platforms” as it seeks to overturn Australia’s law banning children under 16 years of age from social media.

Flaw in photo booth maker’s website exposes customers’ pictures

Hama Film makes photo booths that upload pictures and videos online. But their back-end systems have a simple flaw that allows anyone to download customer pictures.

Zevo wants to add robotaxis to its car-share fleet, starting with newcomer Tensor

As robotaxi adoption continues, wild ideas like personal ownership and renting them out are starting to pop up again.

Home Depot exposed access to internal systems for a year, says researcher

A security researcher tried to alert Home Depot to the security lapse exposing its back-end GitHub source code repos and other internal cloud systems, but was ignored.

Google Translate now lets you hear real-time translations in your headphones

The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what.

Retro, a photo-sharing app for friends, lets you ‘time-travel’ through your camera roll

Retro’s new feature, Rewind, lets you look back at your photo memories and scroll through them with a dial.

Data breach at credit check giant 700Credit affects at least 5.6 million

700Credit, a company that runs credit checks and identity verification services for auto dealerships across the U.S., had a data breach that allowed a hacker to steal names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

Trump’s AI executive order promises ‘one rulebook’ — startups may get legal limbo instead

Trump signed an AI executive order targeting state laws and promising one national rulebook. Critics warn it could trigger court battles and prolong uncertainty for startups while Congress debates federal rules.

Microsoft buys 3.6M metric tons of carbon removal from bioenergy plant

Microsoft’s data center ambitions have imperiled its 2030 pledge to remove more carbon than it generates, making carbon removal credits all but necessary.

Google and Apple roll out emergency security updates after zero-day attacks

Apple released patches for all of its flagship devices to fix security flaws under attack. Google also updated Chrome to remediate one vulnerability exploited in the attacks.