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Governor Gavin Newsom signed more than a dozen bills into law on Thursday aimed at protecting minors online. The measures target addictive design features on social media platforms and impose new restrictions on AI-driven chatbots that interact with children.
A wave of online-first and hybrid universities—including Western Governors University, Southern New Hampshire University, University of the People, Penn State's World Campus and Arizona State's ASU Online—have grown into major providers of higher education by building programs around working adults rather than traditional campus life. A 2026 CAEL-CollegeAPP study found roughly 41.7 million U.S. adults aged 25-64 plan to pursue further education or training within two years, underscoring the size of this market.
The referenced article about whether readers prefer AI-generated stories could not be retrieved, as the page returned only an e-commerce error message about shopping bag transactions. No actual content, data, or findings from the intended study or report were accessible.
A UI engineer who worked at Apple's online store from 2004-2006 shared how he redesigned the 'Personalize your iPod' page to replace a plain form with a rotatable iPod graphic, a live engraving preview, and a shipping-time highlight. The rotation used cycling JPEGs via JavaScript, ImageMagick generated the engraved text overlay, and CSS class swaps produced a yellow-fade effect to flag shipping changes. He notes a working demo of the old feature still exists.
Australian lawmakers are considering new rules that would give users the ability to opt out of algorithm-driven content feeds on social media platforms. The move follows Australia's earlier push to ban social media access for teenagers, extending regulatory pressure on tech platforms operating in the country.
Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy told MPs the government will draft legislation requiring smartphone makers and app providers to prevent under-18s from taking or sharing nude photos. This follows a three-month deadline given in June to Apple and Google, whose voluntary commitments Nandy said still fall short of addressing the crisis. The law would extend blocking measures beyond device operating systems to individual apps used by children.
An Inside Higher Ed analysis found at least 16 nonprofit colleges shut down in 2025 due to falling enrollment and financial strain, following 28 degree-granting institutions that closed in the first nine months of 2024 alone, according to Hechinger Report data. Entrepreneur's coverage argues these closures are not isolated incidents but the culmination of years of compounding pressures — declining tuition revenue, rising costs, debt and accreditation issues.
Microsoft confirmed an ongoing Exchange Online incident, tracked as EX1467029, causing intermittent 'Server busy' errors for users sending or receiving messages from external domains. The company says anti-spam protections may be worsening delays for some accounts, and it has not yet identified the root cause or affected regions.
Fraudsters are increasingly using dating apps to build fake romantic relationships, presenting themselves as wealthy, charming and committed partners before manipulating victims into handing over money. These scams often unfold over weeks or months as trust is deliberately cultivated before the financial ask.
A federal judge has decided that Google will not be required to divest its ad exchange, formerly known as AdX, despite the company's 2025 loss in the Justice Department's ad tech antitrust case. Judge Leonie Brinkema found Google had illegally tied publishers to its exchange but rejected claims of wrongdoing on the advertiser side of the business. The full set of remedies, which may include fines and mandated changes to business practices, remains sealed for two weeks while parties negotiate redactions.
Attackers exploited weak routing-security configurations at hosting provider Hetzner Online, combined with lapses in TLS certificate issuance, to hijack IP addresses belonging to Softaculous. Because Softaculous used those addresses to distribute software updates, the attackers were able to serve malicious update packages disguised as legitimate Virtualizor updates to customer servers.
PeopleFinders has introduced a new service called Stud or Dud that lets users run background checks on people they're dating or considering dating. The tool aims to automate the online research many people already do informally, pulling together public records and digital footprints into a single report.