The European Union’s tech regulator told Meta on Friday to make big changes to Facebook and Instagram’s “addictive” features — or face steep fines. The European Commission called out Mark Zuckerberg’s company for several specific features, including “highly personalized recommendations, autoplay and infinite scroll” that allegedly combine to keep users – including vulnerable kids – hooked on social media. Firms can face fines of up to 6% of their annual revenue if they don’t make changes to comply with the EU’s Digital Services Act, a sweeping regulatory framework that requires Big Tech firms to maintain standards for the content and…

A popular U.S.-based gaming brand owned by Microsoft is facing fury after mass employee layoffs occurred in the wake of the company being approved for thousands of foreign worker visas. Microsoft announced that it will lay off 4,800 people total and 1,600 from the corporation’s XBOX division, which makes and sells the dominant video game console. Meanwhile, Microsoft has been approved this year to hire from foreign countries 2,273 employer-sponsored, non-immigrant workers under what is known as the H-1B visa program, according to data from U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS). Furious online critics claim that American jobs are being unfairly handed to foreigners in…

Military flyover, Parade of Sail mark America’s 250th birthday in New York City New York City hosts a spectacular military flyover and parade of tall ships up the Hudson River for America’s 250th birthday. The event features a reenlistment ceremony on the USS Nimitz, which is preparing for retirement after 51 years of service. Various military aircraft, including Black Hawks and A-4 Skyhawks, perform precision flyovers, showcasing the nation’s military might and celebrating its rich history. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Secretary of War Pete Hegseth stepped in quickly after reports that the pilots of eight Apache…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released 911 calls capture North Charleston, South Carolina, residents expressing fear as they reported armed teens, gunfire and what one caller described as a “full-out war” before police were assaulted during a Fourth of July block party.Fox News Digital obtained recordings of the calls from Charleston County Dispatch, which reveal multiple residents calling dispatchers shortly before 8:30 p.m. as a city-permitted Fourth of July block party in North Charleston’s Chicora-Cherokee neighborhood began spiraling out of control.Callers reported people openly carrying guns, hearing repeated gunfire and fearing for their safety as officers…

Thank God it’s Fry-Day. July 10 is National French Fry Day and deals on fries are happening across chain restaurants to celebrate. Here’s a list of all the places you can snag limited-time deals and freebies: Some deals, like Whataburger require no additional purchase necessary. They’re offering a free medium fry you can snag through their app without having to buy a meal. Chick-Fil-A members can also get a free medium fry through July 13, as long as you have an account in the mobile app.  McDonald’s Rewards Members only need to spend $1 or more to redeem a free order…

Scottie Scheffler will have to start over. The world’s No. 1 golfer is set to miss the cut for the first time in four years, snapping the active-high streak of 78 straight events doing so, per reports. Scheffler is at even par after two rounds at the Genesis Scottish Open, and the cut is expected to be 2-under, according to ESPN. He last missed a cut in August 2022 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and his streak is 51 more than the next-highest mark of 27 by Matt Fitzpatrick. However, Scheffler fell way short of the record of 125…

Doctor’s orders: When it comes to longevity, DIY is a don’t. Peptides, GLP-1s and hormones have all become buzzy topics in the health and wellness world, with fans raving about personal transformations and biohacking wins. But just because you can buy something easily online doesn’t mean you should. In fact, doctors find the do-it-yourself mentality particularly worrisome. “The most troubling trend is men trying to do longevity medicine without a physician,” Dr. David Shusterman told The Post. “They are ordering testosterone, peptides, erectile dysfunction medications, and GLP-1 weight-loss drugs online without a complete evaluation,” said Shusterman, a board-certified urologist and…

Comcast has eyed buying rival cable giant Charter Communications for longer than most people realize – but it hasn’t pulled the trigger, and the operative word is “debt,” On The Money has learned. Specifically, Comcast CEO Brian Roberts – who unleashed an epic flurry of deal speculation when he revealed last week he planned to spin off NBCUniversal – isn’t about to digest nearly another $100 billion in debt while he’s in the middle of a massive corporate restructuring, sources said. Those sentiments were directed to me by people with direct knowledge of the matter after we ran a story…

WASHINGTON — The Manhattan prosecutor who led the “hush money” case against President Trump, in which the 45th and 47th president was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business records, played a larger role in the federal cases against the commander in chief than previously known. Matthew Colangelo joined Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s team in December 2022 after resigning as principal deputy associate attorney general. Colangelo previously served as acting associate attorney general, the third-ranked post in the Biden Justice Department. Defenders of Colangelo tried to distance him from Trump-related activities at the DOJ, but calendar records obtained by conservative watchdog America…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Energy Secretary Chris Wright is telling Americans not to be concerned about the possibility of another surge of sharp increases in gasoline prices as tensions with Iran have started to escalate once again.Asked whether Americans should worry about higher prices at the pump and how the Trump administration is preparing to keep the economy stable if the conflict continues to worsen, Wright told Fox News Digital: “It has not been any good behavior from Iran that’s allowed oil to flow. It’s been the United States military.””That’s not changing,” he assured, speaking from…