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Cybersecurity
Meta’s $18 billion settlement bets on AI to tell which users are kids, raising new privacy questions for kids and adults alike
By The Associated Press and Barbara OrtutaySeptember 1, 2026
‘You only get like two hours of alcohol or two hours of cigarettes a day’: Former Meta engineer on child safety settlement
Cybersecurity
‘You only get like two hours of alcohol or two hours of cigarettes a day’: Former Meta engineer on child safety settlement
By Barbara Ortutay, Wyatte Grantham-Philips and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2026
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Cybersecurity
Kid safety trial hears Instagram chief’s frustration over safety feature, ex-Meta employee who quit over ‘values’
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 26, 2026
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Cybersecurity
TikTok settles children’s privacy suit with DOJ for $400 million
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 22, 2026
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Big Tech
Instagram took ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ approach to kids, former engineer testifies — and pay was tied to keeping them online
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 20, 2026
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg leaves the Los Angeles Superior Court after testifying.
Cybersecurity
‘Harvest their data and hide the truth from the public’: Four states seek billions from Meta over child safety practices
By Barbara Ortutay, Kaitlyn Huamani and The Associated PressAugust 19, 2026
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AI
Meet OpenAI’s ChatGPT for Teens, which doesn’t talk about sex or suicide and gives you homework help instead
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 18, 2026
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Big Tech
Meta heads to child safety trial facing financial damages as large as $1.4 trillion
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 17, 2026
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AI
Mark Zuckerberg writes 6,500-word essay calling concentration the biggest AI risk, days after his model hacked another company
By Kelvin Chan, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 11, 2026
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Big Tech
Meta hit with half-billion fine, compared by judge to polluting factory. Its stock fell half a percent
By Barbara Ortutay, Wufei Yu and The Associated PressAugust 7, 2026
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Cybersecurity
4 teen suicides spark new lawsuit against Meta, TikTok, Snap, YouTube
By Kaitlyn Huamani, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressAugust 1, 2026
Tim Cook’s last quarter as Apple CEO: record iPhone sales, stock still falls
Big Tech
Tim Cook’s last quarter as Apple CEO: record iPhone sales, stock still falls
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 31, 2026
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Law
xAI sues Minnesota over law banning AI ‘nudification’ tech
By Marc Levy, Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026
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Big Tech
Meta earnings reveal cash flow drops 91% — while Zuckerberg writes op-eds about superintelligence
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 30, 2026
Alphabet’s SpaceX stake fuels a $98 billion gain, beating estimates
Big Tech
Alphabet’s SpaceX stake fuels a $98 billion gain, beating estimates
By Barbara Ortutay and The Associated PressJuly 23, 2026
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