New York lawmakers pass measure to protect youths on social media
By Jonathan Allen and Steve Gorman NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state lawmakers on Friday passed legislation to bar social media platforms from exposing "addictive" algorithmic content to users under age 18 without parental consent, becoming the latest of several
Musk says X could soon receive payment licenses in New York, California
By Krystal Hu and Sheila Dang (Reuters) - Elon Musk said on Wednesday that his social media platform X could soon receive approval for a money transmitter license in New York, putting the platform a step closer to offering payment features. While
Micron’s New York chips project under US environmental review
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is conducting an environmental review of Micron's plans for a manufacturing mega campus to make dynamic random-access memory chips in central New York state, the agency said on Friday. Micron
New York Mayor sues social media firms for fueling youth mental health crisis
By Sourasis Bose (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Eric Adams said on Wednesday that his administration has filed a lawsuit against social media companies including Meta Platforms' Facebook and Instagram for fueling mental health crisis among the youth. The lawsuit, filed