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Meta public nuisance ruling orders $567 million youth mental health fund
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to finance a five-year, $567 million abatement fund, separate from a prior $375 million penalty.
June Castellano
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desk_01 / artificial-intelligence
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9h ago
Fenix Flexin revises his account of AI use on ‘Rubberz’
Fenix Flexin now says he never denied AI was used on “Rubberz,” contradicting an earlier statement that the song had no...
By Felix Aranda
11h ago
OpenAI Astra model pause follows cyber-capability assessment
OpenAI paused internal Astra work after saying it could not rule out critical cyber capabilities under its safety framew...
By Felix Aranda
15h ago
Censorship-industrial complex narrative reaches Trump policy
An investigation traces how a fringe anti-disinformation narrative overlapped with Trump policy, including the closure o...
By Theo Lindgren
desk_02 / security
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Meta ordered to fund $567 million youth-safety remedy in New Mexico
Mara Chen-Doyle / 11h ago
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Levi Strauss cyberattack exposed unspecified corporate information
Dana Voss / 15h ago
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Flock’s Nexar plan cited 350,000 Uber, Lyft and delivery devices
Mara Chen-Doyle / 17h ago
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SAP hiring and travel restrictions prioritize its AI spending
Dana Voss / 1d ago
desk_03 / hardware
desk_04 / internet
Internet/
view all ↗Volkswagen US pickup truck remains unconfirmed despite 2030 report
Riley Okafor / 10h ago
Quake Dawn of the Machine arrives as a free 30th-anniversary episode
Riley Okafor / 10h ago
How snails engineer slime with proteins, ions and calcium
Dana Voss / 11h ago
Microsoft Edge MV2 extensions face consumer shutdown by end of 2026
Dana Voss / 12h ago
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The Long Read
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2026 Data Engineering Bundle featuring Databricks lists for $34.99
StackSocial lists seven courses and 72.5 hours for $34.99, but the available materials do not establish official Databricks training.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
FCC removes TV ownership cap, setting up a fight over Congress’s authority
The FCC voted 2-1 to end the 39% TV-station ownership cap, but its power to do so without Congress remains disputed.
Theo Lindgren
Columnist
Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director after tense vaccine hearing
The Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz 51-44, despite questions over whether she would resist political pressure on CDC science.
Mara Chen-Doyle
Staff Writer
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Encryption works by using algorithms and keys to scramble data so only someone with the right key can read or...
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