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US regulator, 22 states accuse Amazon of 'manipulating' ad auctions: lawsuit
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and 22 states sued Amazon on Monday for allegedly "manipulating" online auctions for digital advertising, resulting in mor...
John Ternus to lead Apple into the age of AI
Aug 31, 2026 (AFP)
John Ternus takes over as Apple's chief executive on Tuesday, inheriting a company that towers over the smartphone market but trails its rivals in artificial in...
Meta's teen safety deal runs into an unsolved problem: proving age
Aug 28, 2026 (AFP)
Meta's landmark settlement with nearly every US state promises curfews and time limits for teens on Instagram and Facebook -- but rests on age and parent checks...
Nearly 700 AI agents coordinated Hugging Face attack, says report
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Nearly 700 OpenAI artificial intelligence agents coordinated without human intervention an attack on the Hugging Face platform during a well-publicized July inc...
Top tech companies urge global response against AI cyber threats
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
More than 100 organizations around the world, including ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and rival Anthropic, have signed an open letter calling for a global effort to "str...
Child abuse victim sues Musk's xAI over AI-generated images
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is accused of using a child sexual abuse victim's decades-old images to generate new abusive material through it...
After US settlement, EU says Meta must 'protect our kids too'
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
The EU said Thursday it expects Meta to address "addictive" features of its platforms in Europe, after the tech giant agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of F...
UN urges child-safe design across all social media, after Meta settlement
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
The United Nations called Thursday for child-safe design across the social media industry after tech giant Meta agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of Faceboo...
After US settlement, EU says Meta must 'protect our kids too'
Aug 27, 2026 (AFP)
The EU said Thursday it expects Meta to address "addictive" features of its platforms in Europe, after the tech giant agreed to sweeping limits on teen use of F...
Meta, US states agree $18 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to...
Nvidia doubles revenue, forecasts even more AI spending
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
AI juggernaut Nvidia on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, more than double a year earlier, as the world's most valuable company beat Wall S...
Meta, US states agree $16.7 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Meta agreed to pay US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing...
Brazil sues Discord over child safety measures, demands $100 mln in damages
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The Brazilian government on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to force the Discord messaging platform to adopt stronger measures to protect children, and is seeking alm...
Nvidia doubles revenue, forecasts even more AI spending
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
AI juggernaut Nvidia on Wednesday reported quarterly revenue of $96.2 billion, more than double from a year earlier, as the world's most valuable company beat W...
Meta, US states agree $16.7 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to...
Bill Gates warns world unprepared for AI upheaval
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Bill Gates warned Wednesday that the world is dangerously unprepared for the upheaval brought by artificial intelligence, with the technology destroying jobs an...
Meta, US states agree $16.7 bn settlement in landmark teen safety case
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Meta agreed to pay a coalition of US states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to...
Brazil sues Discord for $100 mln in child safety case
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
The Brazilian government on Wednesday said it was suing the Discord messaging platform for nearly $100 million in damages over its alleged failure to protect ch...
What could change for US teens on Instagram and Facebook
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
In a landmark development, Meta reached a proposed settlement Wednesday with US states over claims it designed Facebook and Instagram to hook children.
Meta settlement puts social media industry on notice: 'There will be more'
Aug 26, 2026 (AFP)
Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of US states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, puttin...
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