1+ week, 5+ day ago  (569+ words) A Delaware judge has ruled insurers do not have a duty to defend Meta Platforms in the thousands of lawsuits that allege its Facebook and Instagram platforms harm children. Superior Court Judge Sheldon K. Rennie ruled Meta's insurance companies are not…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (853+ words) Teacher burnout is one of the most pressing challenges facing education today. With overwhelming workloads exacerbated by staffing shortages, many educators are struggling to maintain their mental health and job satisfaction. According to RAND's 2025 State of the American Teacher survey,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (431+ words) Human services organizations are the backbone of our local communities, providing essential services to vulnerable populations across health, education, housing, and more. These organizations often operate with limited resources and rely heavily on grant funding to sustain their programs. But…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (404+ words) Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Wednesday sued the company that owns Snapchat, accusing the social media organization of failing to adequately warn parents about inappropriate material on the platform and downplaying its addictiveness. The lawsuit alleges that Snapchat, a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (449+ words) A California state court case over whether Instagram and YouTube harmed a woman's mental health through addictive app design kicks off on Monday with opening statements, in a test of whether Big Tech platforms can be held liable for harming…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (708+ words) TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app or risk a fine of as much as 6% of…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1081+ words) European countries are taking their broadest swipe yet at social media, with a growing number weighing bans of the services for minors and setting the stage for a new showdown with some of the biggest US companies. The policy was…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (275+ words) New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. The New Jersey First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act (S2373/A2145) prohibits employers from discharging,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (129+ words) Alphabet's Google and artificial-intelligence startup Character.AI have agreed to settle a lawsuit from a Florida woman who alleged a Character chatbot led to the suicide of her 14-year-old son, according to a Jan. 7 court filing. The filing said the…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (858+ words) OpenAI and its investor Microsoft Corp. were sued over a Connecticut murder-suicide in the latest case to blame the popular ChatGPT chatbot for dangerous psychological manipulation of users. The lawsuit turns on the actions of a 56-year-old man who lived…...