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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 03:33 EDT

16 hours a day on Instagram: ‘Problematic use’ but not an addiction, says Meta app boss

Amid this, Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri has come to the spotlight for his belief that social media addiction cannot be clinical in nature. Instagram's parent company, Meta and Google's YouTube face claims that their platforms deliberately addict and harm children Read more ›

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FP Explainers @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 03:31 EDT

Russia moves to block WhatsApp after Telegram curbs: What’s behind the crackdown?

Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp, escalating its crackdown on foreign tech platforms after restricting Telegram. With nearly 100 million users affected, Moscow is pushing a state-backed messaging app, MAX, as part of its broader 'sovereign internet' strategy. Here’s everything you need to know Read more ›

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Unnati Gusain @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 02:49 EDT

Anthropic to shoulder some costs as data center expansions threaten to raise power bills

Anthropic recently announced that the company will cover all grid upgrade costs needed to connect its data centers by increasing its monthly electricity charges, thereby preventing them from being passed on to consumers. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 02:31 EDT

Meet Mrinank Sharma, Anthropic’s safety lead who recently resigned: What’s his next plan?

After leading Anthropic’s AI safety efforts, Mrinank Sharma has stepped down to reflect on life beyond technology, here’s what the former safeguards lead plans to do next. Read more ›

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Arya Pandey @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 02:17 EDT

Brazil gives Elon Musk’s X five days to fix Grok AI over sexualised deepfakes

Brazil on Wednesday told X to stop its AI chatbot Grok from creating sexually explicit images. X claimed it had deleted thousands of posts and suspended hundreds of accounts after Brazil issued a warning last month, Brazilian authorities said. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 02:11 EDT

iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: 5 major upcoming upgrades

Apple iPhone 18 Pro is shaping up to be a major leap over the iPhone 17 Pro, with under-display Face ID, smarter cameras, a bigger battery, and the new A20 Pro chip driving next-gen performance. Here are the 5 major upgrades coming up later this year. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/12/2026 01:42 EDT

Deepinder Goyal gets 8,000 emails after inviting ex-employees back to Eternal

Former CEO of Eternal Deepinder Goyal’s inbox flooded with over 8,000 emails, about 4,000 of these messages came from ‘alumni’ who had been a part of the company’s nearly 20-year history. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech 3 place · 02/12/2026 01:24 EDT

iPhone 18 Pro vs iPhone 17 Pro: 5 major upcoming upgrades

Apple iPhone 18 Pro is shaping up to be a major leap over the iPhone 17 Pro, with under-display Face ID, smarter cameras, a bigger battery, and the new A20 Pro chip driving next-gen performance. Here are the 5 major upgrades coming up later this year. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 23:52 EDT

Elon Musk confirms reorganisation as two xAI founders leave

Just a few hours after two xAI founders decided to leave, Elon Musk announced a major internal reorganisation at xAI. This comes after the AI firm came on board with SpaceX. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 23:13 EDT

China fuels AI war, its largest tech firms preparing to launch new AI models soon

Alibaba, Baidu and ByteDance are gearing up for a wave of high-profile AI model launches around the Lunar New Year, marking a new chapter in China’s race to dominate the artificial intelligence landscape. Read more ›

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Unnati Gusain @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 23:00 EDT

Pentagon pushing AI companies to expand on classified networks, sources say

During a White House event, Pentagon Chief Technology Officer Emil Michael told tech executives that the military is aiming to make the AI models available on both unclassified and classified domains, according to two people familiar with the matter. Read more ›

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Ayndrila Banerjee @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 22:11 EDT

Instagram chief says people cannot get clinically addicted to social media in landmark trial

In the courtroom, bereaved parents of children who have had social media struggles seemed visibly upset during a discussion around body dysmorphia and cosmetic filters Read more ›

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FP News Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 21:05 EDT

Meta says Russia tried to 'fully block' WhatsApp to promote state app

A spokesperson from WhatsApp's parent company, Meta, said the block is Russia's efforts to drive users to a "state-owned surveillance app" Read more ›

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Arya Pandey @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 08:00 EDT

Dutch court orders probe into Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia

A Dutch court on Wednesday ordered a formal investigation into mismanagement at Nexperia, which is a Chinese-owned chip firm. The court previously played a key part in the row over Nexperia in October when it suspended the Chinese CEO Zhang Xuezheng, citing concerns over his management. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 07:19 EDT

Meet Amanda Askell — the philosopher teaching Claude AI difference between right and wrong

Anthropic has hired a philosopher named Amanda Askell to teach its artificial intelligence the difference between right and wrong, quite literally. Amanda works at Anthropic examining where thinking is misfire and guides it towards responsible behaviour. Read more ›

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Unnati Gusain @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 06:29 EDT

SC rules push for deepfake labelling — but is it enough to curb AI misinformation?

India’s new IT rules mandate faster takedowns and compulsory labelling of AI-generated content. But as experts warn, the problem with deepfakes runs deeper than what a label can fix. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 05:46 EDT

AI Impact Summit 2026: World’s biggest tech leaders are coming to Delhi

New Delhi is set to host a landmark global AI event, bringing together influential technologists, policymakers and innovators to shape the future of artificial intelligence. Read more ›

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FP Business Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 04:52 EDT

Blackstone raises Anthropic bet to $1 billion as AI funding frenzy intensifies: Report

World’s largest alternative asset manager pumps in an additional $200 million, taking its total exposure to about $1 billion, as Amazon- and Alphabet-backed Claude-maker Anthropic secures a $350 billion valuation amid intensifying investor bets on generative AI Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 04:41 EDT

YouTube introduces AI playlist for Premium tier users: Here is how you can use it

YouTube’s latest experiment blends artificial intelligence with music discovery, letting Premium users create playlists from simple text or voice prompts. Read more ›

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FP Tech Desk @ Firstpost Tech · 02/11/2026 03:00 EDT

Realme Layoffs 2026: Oppo starts merging Realme teams to cut costs

Oppo has started merging Realme’s operations into its own structure in India, cutting roles in sales and support teams as part of a wider consolidation move in the slowing global smartphone market. Read more ›

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