The Lines We Thought Machines Wouldn’t Cross

Appeals Court Allows Ohio To Restrict Children's Use Of Social Media Authored by Aldgra Fredly via The Epoch Times, A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Ohio to enforce a law requiring social media companies to obtain parental consent before permitting children under 16 to access their platforms. Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Reddit applications are displayed on a mobile phone on Dec. 9, 2025. Hollie Adams/Reuters The law, known as the Social Media Parental Notification Act, was passed by the state's legislature in 2023 and took effect in January 2024....

Mexico Hosts Iranian World Cup Team After Training Camp Switched From US Authored by Chris Summers via The Epoch Times, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said her country had agreed to host Iran’s World Cup soccer team this summer after Washington decided it did not want the players to stay in the United States overnight. “The United States doesn’t want the Iranian national team to stay overnight in the United States,” Sheinbaum told reporters on May 25. She said a FIFA representative had asked, “Can they stay overnight in Mexico?” “And we said, ‘Yes, no...

Texas Instruments Jumps Most Since Dot-Com On Upgraded Outlook; Goldman Sees Analog Recovery Shares of Texas Instruments jumped the most since the Dot-Com bubble era after the chipmaker issued a stronger-than-expected second-quarter forecast, signaling that demand is rebounding across industrial markets and data centers. Goldman analysts told clients the guidance suggests the "analog recovery is continuing."  Revenue guidance of $5 billion to $5.4 billion and profit guidance of $1.77 to $2.05 a share both came in well above the Bloomberg Consensus estimate of estimate $4.85 billion, while first-quarter results also...