A BILL TO RESTRICT UNDER-16s ACCESS TO SOCIAL MEDIA IS BEING INTRODUCED IN AUSTRALIA AND TECH CORPORATIONS MAY FACE STEEP FINES

Social media businesses who violate a proposed prohibition on minors under 16 accessing their services face multimillion dollar fines from the Australian government. The government has positioned the change to the Online Safety Act as “world-leading social media reform,” and Communications Minister Michelle Rowland announced it in parliament on Thursday. Rowland said in a statement,…

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AQARA INTRODUCES A SMART VALVE CONTROLLER AND SMOKE DETECTOR

Aqara today revealed two new smart home security products: a Valve Controller T1 for worldwide distribution and a smoke Detector for European markets. With Apple HomeKit connectivity and Matter compatibility, both devices add to the company’s home security offering. By retrofitting into already-existing residential water valves, the Valve Controller T1 is intended to stop water…

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