Technology
The tech giant Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion in settlements with most U.S. states. In exchange, the company commits to significantly enhancing protections for children and teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. The settlement ends a highly publicized federal lawsuit in the United States, focusing......
The standoff between Meta and several U.S. states concludes with a monumental financial settlement. Accused of fostering addictive use of its platforms among young people and failing to adequately protect minors, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to pay up to $16.8 billion to settle lawsuits......
Brazilian authorities are intensifying their pressure on digital giants. TikTok has been hit with a heavy fine by the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), which accuses the platform of shortcomings in the collection and use of personal data from children and adolescents. The penalty targets ByteDance......
Apple is undergoing a new round of job cuts affecting several strategic teams, including those working on Siri, the Vision Pro, immersive video content, and gaming. According to reports from Bloomberg on August 21, 2026, and echoed by several specialized media outlets, over 200 jobs are expected to be......
TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice under which the companies will pay approximately $400 million to resolve allegations related to violations of children’s online privacy protections. The agreement concerns a long-running legal......
The competition between the United States and China in artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. The race is no longer defined solely by computing power, advanced chips or the billions of dollars invested in data centers. Increasingly, the decisive question is becoming economic: which side can......
Meta Platforms is emerging as one of the major corporate users of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, highlighting the growing cost of computing power required to develop and operate advanced AI systems. According to Bloomberg, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram,......
The United States is preparing to accelerate the growth of its commercial space industry under a new initiative from President Donald Trump aimed at dramatically increasing the number of space launches and strengthening cooperation between government agencies and private companies. The administration......
The European Central Bank has warned that the rapid rise in US technology stocks linked to artificial intelligence could leave financial markets vulnerable to a sharp correction if investors' expectations become disconnected from companies' actual performance. In a recent report, the ECB said......
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is preparing for a possible transition to public markets as it looks to secure the enormous amounts of capital required to expand its artificial intelligence operations. OpenAI Chief Financial Officer Sarah Friar reportedly told employees that the company could become......
Apple is reportedly postponing the launch of a new generation of AirPods equipped with cameras, despite months of speculation that the technology could be introduced during the company’s September 2026 product event. The company is expected to unveil several new devices during its annual September......
NASA is moving to accelerate its Artemis lunar programme, with agency administrator Jared Isaacman announcing plans aimed at returning American astronauts to the Moon by 2028. Speaking during an event in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Isaacman said NASA was speeding up the programme and that hardware for......
Meta is facing a major federal trial in the United States over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed in ways that encouraged excessive use among children and teenagers while the company failed to adequately address potential risks to young users. The case opened in Oakland, California,......
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