Landmark US trial to test whether social media firms addicted children – Firstpost

A landmark trial in California will test whether tech giants including Meta, Alphabet and ByteDance deliberately designed social media platforms to addict children, a case that could set a sweeping legal precedent, with Mark Zuckerberg expected to testify. A landmark trial beginning this week in Los Angeles could establish a legal precedent on whether social media […]

Lawsuit claims WhatsApp chats are not as private as it says – Firstpost

Filed on Friday in the US District Court in San Francisco, the lawsuit accuses Meta and its executives of making false claims about the security and privacy of WhatsApp chats, which the company has long marketed as fully encrypted and inaccessible even to Meta itself. Meta is back in court, and this time, it’s over claims […]

India’s race to build in-house semiconductors picks up pace – Firstpost

In the last few weeks, several reports point to rising prices of advanced chips around the world. With India aiming to boost domestic chip industry, the question of the hour is: how will India tackle the price hike? India is betting big on semiconductors. From Gujarat to Assam, new plants and research hubs are taking shape, […]

Apple to unveil its smarter Siri as soon as next month: Report – Firstpost

Just a few weeks after Google and Apple announce the deal, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the deal will back up the revamped Siri and will be unveiled in February 2026. He adds that the new version will be able to understand what’s on your screen, take actions in apps for you, and learn more about […]

Samsung to start production of HBM4 chips next month for Nvidia supply

Samsung passed HBM4 qualification tests for Nvidia and AMD and will start shipping to Nvidia next month, citing chip industry sources. Samsung Electronics plans to start production of its next-generation high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, or HBM4, next month and supply them to Nvidia, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday. Samsung has been […]

Yann LeCun warns AI industry is “LLM-piled,” explains why he quit Meta – Firstpost

Former Meta scientist Yann LeCun criticised tech giants, saying the AI industry is completely “LLM-pilled,” and explained that Meta’s growing reliance on large language models was a key reason behind his exit. The former chief Scientist of MetaAI Yann LeCun, also considered “Godfather of AI,” has called on the tech giants, describing the industry as “LLM-piled.” […]

Apple records strongest-ever year in India on iPhone sales surge – Firstpost

Apple posted its strongest year ever in India as iPhone shipments surged in 2025, lifting its market share to a record 9% from 7% in 2024, according to Counterpoint. Apple posted record-breaking sales in India, marking its strongest year in the country, driven by the launch of the iPhone 17 series, which fuelled a surge in […]