Angela Yang

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I'm a reporter covering internet and tech culture. I focus largely on how generative AI intersects with pop culture, as well as how social and political movements emerge online.

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Jury Finds Meta and YouTube Negligent in Landmark Lawsuit on Social Media Safety

LOS ANGELES — A jury found Meta and YouTube negligent in the design or operation of their social media platforms, producing a bellwether verdict in the first lawsuit to take tech giants to trial for social media addiction

Watch parties, sequins and sing-alongs: Fans celebrate 'Hannah Montana' special

People who grew up with "Hannah Montana" said the Miley Cyrus-led series still resonates with them 20 years after its release.
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Jury finds Meta and YouTube negligent in landmark lawsuit on social media safety

A verdict has been reached in the landmark civil trial that accused social media giants of profiting from products designed to be dangerously addictive to children.

Chappell Roan addresses security guard's encounter with 11-year-old fan that left child 'in tears'

Chappell Roan addressed outrage from fans after Brazilian-Italian soccer star Jorginho Frello accused the pop star’s security team of treating his 11-year-old daughter in a way that left her in tears and “extremely shaken.”Frello said his wife, Catherine Harding, and daughter, whom Harding had with her ex Jude Law, were staying at the same hotel as Roan for Lollapalooza in São Paulo.

DoorDash is now letting its drivers train AI on the side

DoorDash delivery drivers can now add another side gig to their rotation: training AI-powered robots

An AI-generated version of the late Val Kilmer is starring in a new movie

Val Kilmer’s likeness is being used in a new movie with the permission of his family and estate

Benjamin Netanyahu tried to dispel viral rumors of his death. Some social media users aren't convinced.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has become the subject of a widely debunked but ongoing claim that he is dead, a particularly high-profile example of the clouded and exceedingly fraught information environment created by the mix of AI and social media
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Oscars 2026 highlights: 'One Battle After Another' wins best picture; Michael B. Jordan wins for 'Sinners'

Get the latest news and live updates from the 2026 Oscars. See this year’s Academy Award winners and follow breaking news from the red carpet.

Your internet boyfriends are voicing audio erotica now

Snake wrangler and reality TV star Rob Rausch has added another unexpected gig to his repertoire: whispering sultry stories for your listening pleasure.“This ol’ girl, her car breaks down, and, uh, he helps her out,” Rausch says in a teaser for “Snake Handler,” a reptile sanctuary-set romance on the audio platform Quinn

Lawyers spar in closing arguments for landmark social media addiction trial

In closing arguments for the first social media addiction trial to make tech giants face a jury, the plaintiff's lawyer lambasted social platforms.