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Meta has agreed to an $18 billion settlement with a coalition of U.S. states over claims its platforms harmed younger users, with $5.3 billion of that sum contingent on TikTok and YouTube adopting similar teen-safety measures.
Jay Goldberg · 22 DAYS AGO
Meta has agreed to a roughly $17 billion settlement with 52 state attorneys general over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to harm children, with mandatory new safeguards for teen users required to remain in place for 10 years.
Jay Goldberg · 22 DAYS AGO
An Anthropic-backed nonprofit has directed $500,000 to a PAC supporting Sen. Ed Markey in next Tuesday's Massachusetts Democratic primary, as Rep. Seth Moulton attacks the incumbent's familiarity with artificial intelligence.
Sara Montes de Oca · 22 DAYS AGO
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman proposed relocating data centers to Earth orbit to tap solar energy in space, as Republican skepticism about the facilities' domestic footprint forces President Trump to balance industry support with his party's growing pushback.
Marc Sabatini · 24 DAYS AGO
HP has signed a multi-year global agreement to license WiFi patents from Huawei, resolving a prior patent dispute and extending the Chinese firm's intellectual property reach despite its U.S. blacklisting since 2019.
TechEchelon Staff · 25 DAYS AGO
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday filed a lawsuit accusing Snap of knowingly misrepresenting adult content on Snapchat to maintain a 13+ app rating, the latest in a wave of state-level child safety actions targeting social media platforms.
Marc Sabatini · 25 DAYS AGO
The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber €825 million (roughly $966 million) — the second-largest GDPR penalty on record — over the automated suspension of driver accounts without adequate human oversight. Uber said it will appeal the decision.
TechEchelon Staff · 27 DAYS AGO
Romania's military used an F-16 fighter jet to disable an explosive-laden Russian drone boat found near the Neptun Deep offshore gas project in the Black Sea on August 20, the second suspected Russian drone incident near the site this month.
Jay Goldberg · 28 DAYS AGO
TikTok and ByteDance have agreed to a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over allegations that the platform allowed millions of children under 13 to use the service while collecting their personal data without required parental consent.
TechEchelon Staff · 29 DAYS AGO
The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes said Friday he was fired after telling CBS News that censorship of military news would cross a personal red line, as the Pentagon confirmed notices were sent to the paper's leadership.
Sara Montes de Oca · 29 DAYS AGO
A California trial targeting Meta Platforms' addictive design features — including infinite scrolling and Instagram Stories — has put $1.2 trillion in potential damages on the table and drawn comparisons to the Big Tobacco lawsuits of the 1990s.
Marc Sabatini · 30 DAYS AGO
Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers is calling for a one-year halt to new data center construction, the latest indication that AI infrastructure has become a politically charged issue heading into the midterms.
TechEchelon Staff · 30 DAYS AGO
DHS General Counsel James Percival is facing a Florida Bar ethics complaint after publicly targeting federal judges through a "Worst of the Worst" social media campaign criticizing their rulings.
Marc Sabatini · 31 DAYS AGO
Disney's ABC filed a First Amendment lawsuit Tuesday against the FCC, calling the agency's accelerated broadcast license review a "retaliatory campaign" tied to ABC's programming critical of President Trump.
TechEchelon Staff · 33 DAYS AGO
Opening arguments begin Tuesday in Oakland as California Attorney General Rob Bonta co-leads a 29-state coalition against Meta, with New Mexico's AG warning of "astronomical" consequences following his state's nearly $1 billion judgment against the company.
Jay Goldberg · 34 DAYS AGO
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she has been saving up to freeze her eggs, spotlighting a procedure that can cost up to $47,000 for some women and remains largely uncovered by health insurance.
Jay Goldberg · 36 DAYS AGO
President Trump signed an order imposing tariffs of up to 100% on foreign-made drones and components, citing national security. Shares of Unusual Machines, Red Cat, Aerovironment, and Kratos all climbed on the news.
Jay Goldberg · 37 DAYS AGO
The Kennedy Center's board of trustees voted Thursday to re-inscribe President Trump's name on the building's facade and rename its exterior plaza, despite a federal court order in May requiring his name be removed.
Jay Goldberg · 37 DAYS AGO
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