'We're having a moment' - fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial

The landmark decision in an LA court may go beyond immediate impacts on defendants Meta and YouTube.

Smaller Is Better in Silicon Valley’s ‘Tiny Team’ Moment

As artificial intelligence takes on more and more tasks, tech executives are embracing teams as small as two: one person plus A.I.

By Lora Kelley

‘The era of invincibility is over’: the week that brought big tech to heel

Ruling that Meta and YouTube deliberately designed addictive products marks possible watershed moment for social media The young woman at the heart of what has been called the tech industry’s “big tobacco” moment was on YouTube at six and Instagram by nine. More than a decade later, she says, she still can’t live without the social media she became addicted to. “I can’t, it’s too hard to be without it,” Kaley, now 20, told a jury at Los Angeles’ superior court. This week, five men and seven w...

By Dan Milmo and Robert Booth

Reddit Stock Appears to Be Another Victim of Social Media Addiction Trial Ruling as RDDT Falls Below 20-Day Moving Average