Meta's internal research revealed that parental supervision tools had little impact on curbing teens' compulsive social media use, a finding that emerged during a social media addiction trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court last week, according to TechCrunch. The study, conducted in partnership with the University of Chicago, also indicated that stressful life events increased the likelihood of teens struggling to moderate their social media consumption.
The trial, where the plaintiff is identified as KGM or Kaley, accuses social media companies of creating addictive and dangerous products, TechCrunch reported. The research, dubbed Project MYST, examined the effectiveness of parental controls like time limits and restricted access.
In other tech news, Anthropic released Sonnet 4.6, the latest version of its mid-size AI model, as reported by TechCrunch. The update, which follows the company's four-month release cycle, emphasizes improvements in coding, instruction-following, and computer use. Sonnet 4.6 will be the default model for Free and Pro plan users. The beta release of Sonnet 4.6 boasts a context window of 1 million tokens, twice the size of the largest window previously available for Sonnet. This allows the model to hold entire codebases, lengthy contracts, or dozens of research papers in a single request, according to the source.
Google expanded AirDrop compatibility to the Pixel 9 series, excluding the budget-oriented 9A, The Verge reported. This follows the initial rollout of the feature on the Pixel 10 phones late last year.
Apple is reportedly planning to launch AI-powered glasses, a pendant, and camera-equipped AirPods, according to The Verge. These devices could feature cameras and connect to the iPhone, enabling Siri to perform actions based on the wearer's surroundings.
WordPress users can now edit their websites using a new AI assistant built into the platform's site editor and media library, as reported by The Verge. The AI assistant, which users can opt into, can generate images, edit and translate text, and reorganize WordPress sites. The AI has a sidebar in the WordPress site editor where users can ask it to perform these tasks, according to TechCrunch.
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