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Meta agrees to $18 billion settlement with US states over teen social media addiction claims
Meta and 49 US states agreed on an $18 billion settlement over allegations of addicting teens on Facebook and Instagram.
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San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York arrested in Ohio prostitution sting, pleads no contest
Jed York, owner of the San Francisco 49ers, was arrested in Ohio and pled no contest to lesser charges after a prostitution sting.
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New York City offers 1,000 discounted $100 US Open tickets exclusively to residents
Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the U.S. Tennis Association will sell 1,000 US Open tickets for $100 to New York residents starting August 26.
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Supabase raises $500M at $10.5B valuation amid rapid AI-driven user growth
Supabase raised $500 million in a Series F round, doubling its valuation to $10.5 billion as users nearly doubled to 10 million developers.
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Suspect in San Francisco yoga clothes burglary using Waymo robotaxi remains at large
A January 2026 burglary using a Waymo robotaxi to steal yoga clothes in San Francisco remains unsolved as police have not identified the suspect by August.
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Cash App launches $25 wand-shaped device for tap-to-pay Visa transactions
Cash App introduced a $25 wand-shaped NFC device for tap-to-pay purchases linked to users' Cash App Cards.
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Anthropic warns AI may soon build and improve its own successors autonomously
Anthropic says its AI systems are increasingly building code themselves, accelerating progress toward self-improving AI.
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Instagram head Adam Mosseri testifies in US states' lawsuit over child safety and addiction
Adam Mosseri testified at a federal trial about Instagram's child safety features and Meta's alleged design to addict young users.
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HP and Ferrari to release Limited Edition Scuderia Ferrari AI PC laptop in June 2026
HP and Ferrari announced a limited run of 4,999 Scuderia Ferrari AI PC laptops releasing June 12, priced at $5,599.
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Hello Robot launches Stretch 4, wheeled home assistant designed for real homes
Hello Robot released Stretch 4 last month, a wheeled home assistance robot built for practical indoor use in real households.
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Target shares fall up to 5% after backlash over racist Halloween costume
Target’s shares fell nearly 5% Tuesday after it pulled an offensive clown costume and apologized amid public outrage.
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Study finds at least 24.5% of former NFL players had CTE at death from 2016-2021
A British Medical Journal study found nearly one in four former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy at death.
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Microsoft launches translucent green Xbox 25th Anniversary accessories collection
Microsoft opened preorders for limited-edition translucent green Xbox accessories celebrating its 25th anniversary today in the US.
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Instagram launches First Draft feature to auto-trim Reels clips on iPhone
Instagram introduced First Draft, a new tool that automatically trims pauses to create initial edited Reels video clips on iPhone today.
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House Republicans Urge DOJ to Investigate Sexual Assault Claims Against Philip Levine and Frédéric Fekkai
House Republicans have asked the DOJ to probe sexual assault allegations against Philip Levine and Frédéric Fekkai by Jeffrey Epstein’s assistant Sarah Kellen.
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Trump administration warns Kennedy Center may be demolished without $250M renovation
The Trump administration filed court documents warning the Kennedy Center faces demolition if a $250 million renovation is not approved.
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Ukrainian player Kate Koval leaves LSU basketball after recruitment of Russian player
Kate Koval, a Ukrainian center, is leaving LSU women’s basketball shortly after LSU signed 17-year-old Russian recruit Anna Minaeva.
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Top seeds Djokovic and Sabalenka exit US Open mixed doubles in first round
Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka lost their opening mixed doubles match at the 2026 US Open to Henry Patten and Katerina Siniakova.
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Washington archdiocese removes exorcist after linking UFOs to demons
Cardinal Robert McElroy removed Monsignor Stephen Rossetti as exorcist of Washington DC archdiocese over his claims that UFOs are demons.
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Fenerbahce Chairman Sadettin Saran Sentenced to 2.5 Years for Illegal Betting
A Turkish court sentenced Fenerbahce Chairman Sadettin Saran to 2.5 years in prison for inciting illegal betting, along with his brother Kenan Saran.
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Waymo to reuse robotaxi batteries for grid energy storage in US
Waymo partnered with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose used autonomous vehicle batteries for grid storage.
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Iran War Disrupts Global Jet Fuel Supply, Costs Airline Industry $15 Billion
The Iran war closed the Strait of Hormuz, pushing jet fuel prices past $230 a barrel and costing airlines $15 billion so far.
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US tech sector announces highest job cuts in nearly two years in May 2026
US tech companies cut 38,242 jobs in May 2026, the largest monthly total since August 2024, driven mainly by AI-related factors.
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Arm Holdings' Market Value Surges Above $180 Billion as Chip Business Expands
Arm Holdings' American depositary receipts nearly doubled in 2026, lifting market value past $180 billion amid expansion into AI chips.