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Senators blast Facebook for concealing Instagram’s risks to kids — NPR

Senators accused Facebook on Thursday of concealing and ignoring the ills its apps, including Instagram, pose to children and teens, writes Shannon Bond.

Here is the link: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/30/1041864356/instagram-kids-safety-congress-hearing

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Cryptocurrencies add nothing useful to society, says chip-maker Nvidia: The Guardian

The US chip-maker Nvidia has said cryptocurrencies do not “bring anything useful for society”, writes The Guardian's Alex Hern. 

Signature Bank seizure creates obstacles for crypto industry while promoting ‘unbanked’ innovations — TC

Crypto market players expressed unease on Monday following the...

U.S. government steps in and says people with funds deposited at SVB will be able to access their money — CNBC

Banking regulators devised a plan Sunday to backstop depositors...

HSBC buys SVB’s UK business, ending ‘nightmare’ for British tech — CNN

HSBC has scooped up the UK arm of failed...

Romania PM unveils AI ‘adviser’ to tell him what people think in real time — The Guardian

Romania’s prime minister has presented his “new honorary adviser”...