🚨Oh no, Silicon Valley!🚨 A jury in L.A. has cracked the code: #Instagram and #YouTube are *gasp* actually designed to keep kids hooked! 🎣 Who would've thought? Next, they'll discover water is wet and fire is hot. 🔥 But wait, you can't read the article—access denied! 🙈
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-03-25/social-media-lawsuit-trial-meta-google-verdict #SiliconValley #KidsHooked #JuryVerdict #AccessDenied #HackerNews #ngated
Landmark verdict finds Instagram, YouTube were designed to addict kids

The outcome Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court is potentially precedent-setting for thousands of other pending lawsuits nationwide and could reshape how tech companies are held accountable for children's harm caused by their products.

Los Angeles Times

Punto Informatico: Zuckerberg, Huang, Ellison nel Consiglio scientifico di Trump

Il nuovo Consiglio di Trump per la scienza e la tecnologia sostituisce accademici e ricercatori con i CEO della Silicon Valley.
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Zuckerberg, Huang, Ellison on Trump’s Scientific Advisory Board

The new Trump Science and Technology Council replaces academics and researchers with Silicon Valley CEOs.
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#Zuckerberg,Huang #Ellison #SiliconValley #PuntoInformatico

https://www.punto-informatico.it/zuckerberg-huang-ellison-consiglio-scientifico-trump/

Zuckerberg, Huang, Ellison nel Consiglio scientifico di Trump

Il nuovo Consiglio di Trump per la scienza e la tecnologia sostituisce accademici e ricercatori con i CEO della Silicon Valley.

Punto Informatico

Politico: Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House advisory council. “President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped several high-profile technology executives to serve as members of an influential White House science and technology panel — including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Oracle executive chairman Larry Ellison and Andreessen […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/26/politico-jensen-huang-and-mark-zuckerberg-among-tech-leaders-appointed-to-white-house-advisory-council/
Politico: Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House advisory council

Politico: Jensen Huang and Mark Zuckerberg among tech leaders appointed to White House advisory council. “President Donald Trump on Wednesday tapped several high-profile technology executives…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose

BBC: Meta and YouTube found liable in landmark social media addiction trial. Please note this is not the New Mexico trial. “Jurors found that Meta, which owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, and Google, owner of YouTube, intentionally built addictive social media platforms that harmed the 20-year old’s mental health. The woman, known as Kaley, was awarded $6m (£4.5m) in damages, a result […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/26/bbc-meta-and-youtube-found-liable-in-landmark-social-media-addiction-trial/
Silicon Valley's new miracle drug

YouTube

DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator

#DOGE #SiliconValley #nuclearpower #regulation
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought

DOGE Goes Nuclear: How Trump Invited Silicon Valley Into America’s Nuclear Power Regulator

In its rush to boost nuclear energy, the Trump administration is rapidly rewriting rules to ease regulations and provide financial breaks for industry. “The safety culture is under threat,” a former head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

ProPublica

New York Times: More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use. This link goes to a gift article. “A.I. was supposed to help tech companies boost productivity and cut costs. But it has also created an expensive new status game, known as ‘tokenmaxxing,’ among A.I.-obsessed workers who are desperate to prove how productive they are.” Gross!

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/25/new-york-times-more-more-more-tech-workers-max-out-their-a-i-use/
New York Times: More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use.

New York Times: More! More! More! Tech Workers Max Out Their A.I. Use. This link goes to a gift article. “A.I. was supposed to help tech companies boost productivity and cut costs. But it has…

ResearchBuzz: Firehose