Meta documents show 100K kids sexually harassed daily on FB, Insta

IANS | January 19, 2024 7:08 PM

San Francisco, Jan 19 (IANS) A recent court case concerning child abuse on Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps claimed that an internal company estimate from 2021 indicated that up to 100,000 children were subjected to sexual harassment on the platforms on a daily basis, including images of adult genitalia.

Apple to pay iPhone 7 users who faced 'loop disease' audio issues

IANS | January 19, 2024 4:09 PM

San Francisco, Jan 19 (IANS) Apple has reached an agreement to settle a US class action lawsuit, in which the company will be paying $35 million to iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users, who were prone to audio issues due to a defective chip in the devices.

Study points at missing gene behind male infertility

IANS | January 18, 2024 8:14 PM

London, Jan 18 (IANS) Mice lacking a certain gene are unable to produce offspring because their sperm lack the connection between the tail and the head, according to a study, indicating a probable cause of male infertility.