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• Neil Young's gift to Greenland: Free access to his entire music catalog

  Neil Young is offering free access to his entire music catalog to residents of Greenland

• Not ready for robots at home? Friendly new humanoid maker thinks it may change minds

  A new humanoid robot named Sprout, developed by Fauna Robotics, is making its debut

• EU steps in to make sure Google gives rivals access to AI services and data

  The European Union is stepping in to ensure Google gives rival AI companies and search engines access to data and Gemini AI services

• French lawmakers approve bill banning social media for children under 15

  French lawmakers have approved a bill banning social media for children under 15

• IShowSpeed wraps up Africa tour highlighting the continent's cultural diversity

  The American streamer and YouTuber IShowSpeed is wrapping up a 28-day tour of Africa aimed at showcasing the continent's cultural diversity

• Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

  Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims their platforms deliberately addict and harm children

• Scientists recover the oldest wooden tools from a site in Greece

  Scientists say two artifacts found at a lake shore in Greece are the oldest wooden tools uncovered so far

• Mysterious dark matter may be better understood through a new map of far-off galaxies

  A new high-resolution map of distant galaxies may help scientists understand the mysterious dark matter holding the universe together

• Heading a ball contributed to brain injury suffered by late Scotland defender McQueen, coroner says

  A coroner has found that repeatedly heading a soccer ball “likely” contributed to the brain injury that was a factor in the death of former Manchester United and Scotland defender Gordon McQueen

• European Union opens investigation into Musk's AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

  European Union regulators have opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk's social media platform X after its AI chatbot Grok started producing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images

• Egypt to adopt restrictions on children’s social media use to fight 'digital chaos'

  Egypt is exploring ways to regulate children's use of social media

• Sleep-tracking devices have limits. Experts want users to know what they are

  Millions of people rely on wearable devices to monitor how well they're sleeping

• Macron pushes for fast-track ban on social media for children under 15

  French President Emmanuel Macron says he wants to fast-track a ban on social media for teenagers under 15

• Toyota recalls 162,000 trucks over faulty screens

  Toyota announced Friday it would recall about 162,000 pickup trucks in the United States after it was discovered that the vehicles’ multimedia displays could compromise driver safety

• What to Stream: 'Bridgerton,' the Grammys, Chevy Chase, Rose Byrne and 'The Wrecking Crew'

  Kendrick Lamar and Bad Bunny live at the Grammy Awards and Rose Byrne’s Oscar-nominated performance in “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you