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| 16.09.2026 | Why Are Brands Turning To Pop-Up Stores Instead of Permanent Shops? | A brand can spend weeks building excitement for a shop, attract thousands of people to it and then close the doors before customers have even had the chance to get bored of it. That probably sounds like a weird way to approach physical reta... |
| 15.09.2026 | ‘Underwhelmed’: Ofcom admits online safety impact falling short as full roll-out slips to 2027 | Britain’s online safety watchdog has admitted its flagship rules have so far had an “underwhelming” impact on children’s safety, as it revealed the Online Safety Act will not be fully operational until the middle of 2027 and warned the gove... |
| 15.09.2026 | TikTok’s fake GLP-1 market preys on women trying to lose weight | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
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Victoria Schmidt was scrolling through TikTok last July when the advertisement first appeared: a video of a woman promoting patches purporting to contain GLP-1 med... |
| 15.09.2026 | How AI Video Indexing Is Reshaping Influencer Marketing And Creator Content Strategy | For a long time, online video had a single job: entertain human eyes. That concept is falling apart.
Modern video stacks now combine speech recognition, computer vision and multimodal indexing to chop up raw footage into structured data. Sp... |
| 14.09.2026 | The Monday-Morning Integration Test: Connecting Website Chat to the Systems Your Team Already Uses | Share
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At 8:17 on a Monday, an admissions coordinator at Grove City College saw two students asking the same question in the website chat: “Can I visit this week?” The team had answered similar questions by email, but... |
| 14.09.2026 | How to Download a TikTok Video without a Watermark | Share
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How to Download a TikTok Video Without a Watermark on Any Device
Downloading a TikTok video without the visible TikTok watermark starts with the video’s URL. For a compatible public video, copy the TikTok link,... |
| 13.09.2026 | Florida AG files lawsuit against Netflix over ‘big tech surveillance’ of kids; what did streaming platform say? | Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a broad 66-page lawsuit against Netflix on Wednesday, alleging that the streaming giant misled families about its privacy practices and promised users they could avoid surveillance by paying for... |
| 13.09.2026 | Larry Ellison cancels plan to sell $7.5 billion worth of Oracle stock | Oracle Executive Chairman Larry Ellison won't sell 50 million shares of Oracle stock, or $7.5 billion worth of stock at the current price, the company said on Saturday. "No Oracle stock was sold under that plan, and he has no other pla... |
| 12.09.2026 | Tech layoffs 2026: As AI takes center stage, here's a list of major companies that laid off employees | September saw a fresh wave of job cuts across the global technology industry, as companies restructured operations, reassessed workforce needs, and redirected costs towards investments in artificial intelligence (AI).
According to data from... |
| 11.09.2026 | RankRabbit AI Launches Reputation AI to Automate Online Review and Reputation Management | today announced the launch of Reputation AI, a new tool built to help businesses monitor, manage and respond to their online reputation across multiple platforms from a single dashboard. The release marks the fourth product to join the comp... |
| 11.09.2026 | How to Build a Stronger TikTok Presence and Get More Followers | Share
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Growing on TikTok can look easy from the outside. You post a video, wait for the views to roll in, and hope the followers follow. In reality, most accounts grow through a combination of good content, consistenc... |
| 10.09.2026 | Global Tech Power Shifts: AI Fuels Geopolitical Race, Reshapes Industries | Global tech roils. Mistral AI nets €3B, fueling Europe's AI ambition. China pours billions into compute. Advanced chip manufacturing sprints forward. AI elevates cyber threats, raising consumer hardware costs. Regulators target tech giants,... |
| 10.09.2026 | ByteDance Secures Landmark $29.6 Billion Loan for Global AI Push | ByteDance secured a monumental $29.6 billion loan. This financing fuels its ambitious AI and data center expansion, primarily outside China. Banks show immense confidence in the TikTok owner, despite the unsecured nature of the deal. This m... |
| 09.09.2026 | Google инвестирует рекордные $15 млрд в ИИ-инфраструктуру в «Техасе Европы» | Американская Google вложит не менее €13 млрд ($15,1 млрд) в развитие ИИ-инфраструктуры в Финляндии до 2028 года. Это крупнейшая разовая инвестиция компании в Европе, которая отражает растущий интерес технологических гигантов к финскому рынк... |
| 09.09.2026 | ViewSense Wants to Rethink Ad-Tech by Combining Advertising, Media, PR, Data, and AI Under One Roof | Bangladesh's digital advertising market has grown meaningfully over the last several years. A decade ago, most brands ran television spots, print ads, and the occasional billboard. Digital was an afterthought, a line item handled by a junio... |
| 09.09.2026 | How Do Social Media Algorithms Work? | You’ve seen it happen – a post suddenly appears everywhere for a week, and then it seems to disappear just as quickly as it arrived. Or, you compare your feed with a friend who follows the same accounts as you, only to realise you’re seeing... |
| 09.09.2026 | ‘Divorce-tok’ fills social media as creators find audiences — and support — by sharing heartbreak | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By KAITLYN HUAMANI
On Instagram feeds that are often teeming with curated, contrived content, a recent post from Monette Wagner stood out for her disarming openness.
Looking into the camera, Wagner... |
| 09.09.2026 | Top SaaS Startups In China | While Western software markets have historically evolved around horizontal productivity suites and stand-alone cloud platforms, China’s enterprise software ecosystem is on a radically different trajectory. Chinese software-as-a-service star... |
| 09.09.2026 | The Tate brothers must stay locked up during their UK extradition fight, US judge says | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DAVID FISCHER, Associated Press
Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody as they fight extradition to the United Kingdom, where the brothers are accused of rape an... |
| 08.09.2026 | Anthropic отказалась от покупки Decart AI за $6 млрд, но все еще думает о сотрудничестве | Компания Anthropic, разработчик чат-бота Claude, отказалась от покупки ИИ-стартапа Decart AI, сообщает Bloomberg со ссылкой на источники. Она провела комплексную проверку Decart, но в итоге прекратила переговоры. При этом, по словам одного ... |
| 08.09.2026 | Top Tech News Today, September 8, 2026: ASML, Google, Intel, Mistral, OpenAI, Xiaomi & More | It’s Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and yesterday did not look like a normal news cycle, even with the U.S. largely quiet for Labor Day. Mistral landed a $3.5 billion war chest to stay in the AI race, China unveiled a plan to quadruple nationa... |
| 08.09.2026 | How to Get More Snapchat Followers and Views in 2026 – followservice24 | Share
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Snapchat remains one of the most engaged platforms for younger audiences in 2026, but growing a following there works differently than on Instagram or TikTok. Snap Score, Story views, and friend connections mat... |
| 08.09.2026 | Пока все следят за Маском, Цукерберг вынужден менять алгоритмы? Соцсети проходят свой «момент Big Tobacco»? | Совпадении или тут есть над чем задуматься?
Последние недели внимание индустрии приковано к X: 13 августа Илон Маск выложил в открытый доступ веса ранжирования алгоритма «For You» и запустил инструмент «Under the Hood», который прямо показы... |
| 08.09.2026 | Bright Pixel refuerza su apuesta por la ciberseguridad con una inversión en Huskeys | Bright Pixel Capital, el brazo de inversión tecnológica del grupo Sonae, ha anunciado su participación en una ronda Serie A de 27 millones de dólares de Huskeys. La empresa de ciberseguridad busca transformar la forma en que las organizacio... |
| 08.09.2026 | Владелец TikTok разработает ИИ для создания интерактивных 3D-миров | Китайская ByteDance, владеющая TikTok, разрабатывает ИИ-модель, которая сможет в реальном времени создавать интерактивные трехмерные миры. С ее помощью компания рассчитывает вступить в гонку «моделей мира» с Google и Meta*, пишет Bloomberg ... |
| 07.09.2026 | SMM Panel 2026 — Cheapest & Most Trusted for Followers, Likes & Views | YoyoMedia.in | Share
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The competition to promote Social Media Growth for 2026 has now reached new heights with millions of Creators, Businesses and even Agencies posting daily on platforms including Instagram, YouTube, ... |
| 05.09.2026 | From Going LIVE to Growing an Audience: What TikTok Creators Should Know Before Streaming | Share
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Going LIVE can feel like a natural next step for TikTok creators who have already built an audience through short-form videos. But livestreaming introduces a different kind of interaction. Instead of planning a... |
| 04.09.2026 | В чем разница между мобильными профилями, эмуляторами и облачными ARM? | Мобильный трафик уже давно закрепился в арбитраже, фарминге аккаунтов, веб-парсинге и PWA-продвижении как самый лакомый кусок пирога. Причина до банального проста — разница в доверии антифрод-систем к десктопным и мобильным пользователям.
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| 04.09.2026 | ByteDance secures $29.6 billion mega loan to fund AI and data center expansion outside China | ByteDance has secured a $29.6 billion loan from nearly 30 banks, giving the TikTok owner one of Asia’s largest corporate financing packages this year as it pours more money into artificial intelligence and data center capacity outside China... |
| 03.09.2026 | Social Media Reckoning: Meta's $18 Billion Settlement Sets New Industry Standard | Meta finalized an $18 billion settlement in a landmark social media addiction trial. This agreement mandates significant changes for young users on its platforms. Critically, billions of the payout hinge on rivals TikTok, YouTube, and Snapc... |
| 03.09.2026 | Fortune Coconut Whan Neng still makes freshly pressed coconut milk, uses TikTok to market business | Listen
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| 03.09.2026 | Social media bans for teens: What Talking Point learnt from Australia, Malaysia | Listen
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SINGAPORE/SYDNEY/KUALA LUMPUR: “I can guarantee,” a teenager told his peers, “no matter how many restrictions (the authorities) put in place, we’ll so... |
| 01.09.2026 | Social media companies are trying harder to know which users are kids | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY, AP Technology Writer
Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assu... |
| 01.09.2026 | Выпуск кроссплатформенного видеоредактора OpenShot 4.0.0 | 30 августа 2026 года состоялся релиз кроссплатформенного видеоредактора OpenShot 4.0.0. Исходный код проекта опубликован на GitHub под лицензией GNU. Версия OpenShot 3.1 вышла в декабре 2022 года. Предыдущий стабильный релиз разработчики ре... |
| 01.09.2026 | Epidemic Sound launches MCP connector in Claude's directory | Epidemic Sound launches MCP connector in Claude's directory
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| 01.09.2026 | Meta and social media are no longer untouchable (Editorial) | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
For too long, Big Tech companies fought tooth and nail against any regulation of their social media platforms. They refused to make any concessions and to remove addictive features, despite growing... |
| 01.09.2026 | Oracle layoffs: Software company likely to cut 3,000 jobs in India. Where is the money moving? | Oracle is reportedly planning a fresh round of job cuts that could affect up to 3,000 employees in India as the technology company redirects its spending before the start of the new quarter, according to a report by Moneycontrol citing offi... |
| 01.09.2026 | Salssa, la marca de nutrición deportiva natural | Salssa es una marca de nutrición deportiva natural que desarrolla productos de rendimiento elaborados con ingredientes reales, pensados para aportar energía, recuperación y buena tolerancia digestiva. Opera en el mercado de sports nutrition... |
| 31.08.2026 | Ben & Jerry’s adds three board members to boost social mission | Listen to the article 4 min
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| 31.08.2026 | Colorado teen arrested after posting viral ‘Cat in the Hat’ meme | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A teenager on Colorado’s Western Slope was arrested Monday after allegedly joining in the “Cat in the Hat” trend circulating social media, including TikTok, police said.
The teen’s post, brought to... |
| 31.08.2026 | ChatGPT becomes first AI chatbot to face tougher EU rules | BRUSSELS: ChatGPT will have to comply with tougher safety rules after the European Union added it on Monday (Aug 31) to a list of digital services subject to greater legal scrutiny, a first for an artificial intelligence chatbot.
Brussels a... |
| 31.08.2026 | Singer D4vd loses prominent lawyers defending him in killing of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ANDREW DALTON, AP Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singer D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at a hearing where he entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he killed, ... |
| 30.08.2026 | Levanta Powers Creator Commerce Surge with $22 Million Investment | Levanta secures a major $22 million Series B funding round. This significant investment fuels its expansion. Total capital raised now stands at $43 million. Volition Capital spearheaded the round. They previously led Levanta's Series A. Thi... |
| 30.08.2026 | До 17 не беспокоить | До 17 не беспокоить Борьба за защиту несовершеннолетних от интернет-зависимости вошла в новую фазу
На минувшей неделе в сфере информационно-коммуникационных технологий произошло знаковое событие: корпорация Meta (признана в РФ экстремистско... |
| 30.08.2026 | He beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media? | Former Mississippi Attorney General Mike Moore took on Big Tobacco in the 1990s and is now working on language for a master settlement with social media companies.
Meta this week agreed to pay about $17 billion as part of a settlement with ... |
| 29.08.2026 | Will Meta's massive settlement in a landmark US suit spur it to implement age restriction measures worldwide? | Listen
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| 29.08.2026 | Meta’s $18 bn child safety settlement comes with a catch: Why TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat’s actions matter | Explained | Meta has agreed to settle a case with US states over allegations that Facebook and Instagram are harming children and teenagers, but it comes with an unusual condition. The tech giant can avoid paying billions, depending on what changes its... |
| 29.08.2026 | Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who’s next on the firing line? | Meta’s $18 billion settlement in the social media addiction trial has shifted focus to other platforms.
Under the settlement conditions, Meta called on YouTube and TikTok to also make changes to their apps.
California’s Attorney General Rob... |
| 28.08.2026 | Mehak Malik’s journey through dance, theatre and social media | Share
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Mehak Malik’s name is closely associated with dance, Punjabi stage entertainment and the social media platforms that have changed how audiences discover performers.
From early appearances at private events to p... |
| 28.08.2026 | Meta’s $17 billion settlement mandates new safeguards for kids—many are promising, says safety expert | In a major case between Meta and 52 attorneys general across the U.S. alleging the social media giant knowingly designed products that were harmful and addictive to kids, the two sides settled on Wednesday, with the Facebook and Instagram p... |
| 28.08.2026 | Commentary: Meta, under duress, finally does the right thing for teens | NEW YORK: Finally, what some said could never be done has happened: Meta Platforms has been forced to make real changes to protect the millions of young people who use its products.
Make no mistake, while the amount that the company agreed ... |
| 28.08.2026 | The Naked Truth About The OnlyFans Economy: The Business Model That Keeps Everyone Satisfied | OnlyFans is one of the strangest success stories of the internet age. Well, perhaps more unusual than strange.
On the surface, the model is quite simply. People pay a subscription fee to access content from creators, many of whom produce ad... |
| 28.08.2026 | What Meta bought with its $18 billion settlement | Last week, when Meta went on trial over allegations that Facebook and Instagram were designed to addict kids, I hunkered down for weeks of testimony from executives, including CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Just eight days later, it was over. On Wedn... |
| 28.08.2026 | Out-of-Home: Wie Startups die Straße als Marketingkanal neu entdecken | Startups gelten als Inbegriff digitaler Effizienz – getrieben von Daten, Algorithmen und Performance-Marketing. Doch zunehmend entdecken sie ein Medium wieder, das älter ist als jede Plattform: Außenwerbung. Was auf den ersten Blick paradox... |
| 27.08.2026 | Alice Fortifies AI Defenses with $140 Million Investment Amid Surging Cyber Threats | Alice, a leading AI security platform, recently secured $140 million. This latest infusion pushes total funding to $280 million. The company confronts a rapidly escalating wave of AI-driven attacks. Its robust platform delivers essential de... |
| 27.08.2026 | Meta’s settlement with Colorado appears to address experts’ biggest social media concerns | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
A settlement between Facebook parent company Meta and most states appears to address social-media features that experts most often blame for worsening young people’s mental health, though the detai... |
| 27.08.2026 | A social media app that feels like the old Instagram days raised $21 million | There's a social media app I like using more than Instagram or TikTok — and it's attracted serious investor interest.
The app, called Retro, is an Instagram alternative for sharing photos and videos with close friends or family.
The startup... |
| 27.08.2026 | After Meta’s landmark settlement with state AGs, legal headaches remain | Meta’s agreement to settle a federal social media addiction case involving a coalition of state attorneys general doesn’t clear the company of ongoing litigation.
“It’s a floor conceptually, not a ceiling,” said California AG Rob Bonta, who... |
| 27.08.2026 | The toy industry’s latest craze is cheap, colorful and very squishy | U.S. squishy toy sales quadrupled year-over-year to about $297 million in January through June.
Social media has played a key role in fueling the squishy toy craze.
The squishy toy craze is also reaching Southeast Asian markets.
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| 27.08.2026 | The latest sign of influencer commerce heating up: Levanta just raised $22 million | Influencers are great at getting people to buy stuff. Social-commerce startup Levanta wants to tap into that power of persuasion to boost sales for merchants on Amazon, Walmart, Shopify, and other retail sites.
The company closed a $22 mill... |
| 26.08.2026 | AI agent platform Runable raises $21 million in Series A funding co-led by Susquehanna, Nexus | Bengaluru-based AI agent platform Runable has raised $21 million in a Series A funding round as it looks to expand tools designed to help small businesses build, operate and grow their companies.
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| 26.08.2026 | Alice Raises $140 Million for AI Security As Attacks Outpace Defenses | AI is getting smarter. So are the people trying to break it. On August 25, AI security company Alice raises $140 million to help companies defend against attacks that didn’t exist a year ago.
The AI startup aims to solve the problem of demo... |
| 26.08.2026 | Runable Raises $21 Million Series A As AI Agent Hits $2 Million ARR In 3 Weeks And 1.5 Million Users | Runable has raised $21 million in Series A funding as its AI agent platform expands rapidly among small businesses looking to automate not only software creation, but also customer acquisition, marketing and day-to-day operations. Susquehan... |
| 26.08.2026 | Runable Raises $21M to Scale AI-Powered Business Growth | Runable Raises $21M to Expand AI Business Platform
Runable has raised $21 million in Series A funding to expand its AI platform for building, running and growing businesses. The round was co-led by Susquehanna Venture Capital and Nexus Vent... |
| 26.08.2026 | Meta reaches $18 billion settlement with states in landmark trial over teen social media addiction | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and KELVIN CHAN, Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Meta agreed Wednesday to pay up to $18 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platf... |
| 26.08.2026 | Social media use on the rise among Australian under-16s despite ban | SYDNEY: Australian under-16s are increasing their use of social media apps such as Instagram and TikTok despite a world-leading ban, data provided by a parental control software company showed on Wednesday (Aug 26).
Australia implemented le... |
| 26.08.2026 | Australia's social media ban for teens is going, uh, pretty badly | Imagine for a moment that you're an Australian 14-year-old (if you are an Australian 14-year-old, well, thank you for reading Business Insider, first of all. You can skip ahead). Life is already hard enough — your toilets flush the other wa... |
| 26.08.2026 | Meta settles social media addiction case with California, other states for $16.7 billion | Meta and a coalition of state attorneys general have settled a major federal case centering on allegations that the social media giant misrepresented the extent of child-related mental health harms caused by apps like Facebook and Instagram... |
| 25.08.2026 | Alice Raises $140 Million As AI Security Business Approaches $100 Million ARR And Grows 500%+ | Alice (formerly known as ActiveFence) has raised $140 million in a funding round led by Apax Digital as the AI trust, safety and security company approaches $100 million in annual recurring revenue and expands its work with major frontier m... |
| 25.08.2026 | Facebook and TikTok Algorithms Boosted Colombian Child-Soldier Recruitment, HRW Finds | By Devin Culbertson
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| 25.08.2026 | 'Just plain insulting': Sellers on Shopee and TikTok call out auto-generated AI ads that mislead customers | Listen
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| 24.08.2026 | AI's Global Reshaping: Innovation, Regulation, and Strategic Power Plays | AI rapidly reshapes technology and society. It integrates into physical products: camera-equipped AirPods, global robotaxi fleets. Regulatory pressures mount on platforms regarding youth harm and AI safety. Tech giants aggressively acquire ... |
| 24.08.2026 | As generative AI ads flood Singapore market, experts say poorly made ones could backfire on brands, agencies | Listen
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| 24.08.2026 | Colombia’s armed groups recruit children and train them in drone warfare, rights group says | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By ASTRID SUÁREZ and MANUEL RUEDA
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children and using them to perform potentially lethal tasks that includ... |
| 24.08.2026 | Today in History: August 24, Pluto demoted to dwarf planet | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Today is Monday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2026. There are 129 days left in the year. Today in history:
On Aug. 24, 2006, the International Astronomical Union declared that Pluto was no longer a fu... |
| 24.08.2026 | Britain tells TikTok and other platforms to remove videos glorifying dangerous driving after deaths | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government Monday urged TikTok and other social media companies to take down viral videos “celebrating” dangerous driving, after two police officers and five young men were ... |
| 24.08.2026 | New Zealand to introduce Bill banning social media for children under 16 | SYDNEY: New Zealand's conservative coalition government will introduce a Bill in parliament on Monday (Aug 24) that seeks to ban children under 16 from using social media, and proposes fines of up to 10 per cent of a platform's global reven... |
| 24.08.2026 | Ex-Google recruiter: This common mistake makes your resume ‘invisible’—you have ‘six seconds to prove you can do the work’ | After spending more than a decade recruiting for companies like Google, TikTok, Uber and The New York Times, I’ve noticed a shift in which jobseekers get hired — and which ones don’t.
Previously, applicants needed only to demonstrate their ... |
| 23.08.2026 | I keep accidentally DMing TikToks to people. One of these days, it's going to ruin my life. | This spring, I saw a TikTok that intrigued me. Befuddled me, maybe I should say. A woman sat on her bed and screamed into a pillow. The text across the middle of the screen read, "this feels worse than texting your ex." A pinned c... |
| 23.08.2026 | Nvidia Earnings, Jackson Hole, and the Fed: What to Watch This Week | After a dizzying week centered on mixed retail earnings, rising bond yields, and a surprise intervention from the Treasury Department, investors step into another action-packed five-day stretch. Big Tech’s quarter culminates with artificial... |
| 22.08.2026 | Meta is the latest tech giant to land in her courtroom. Meet Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers | Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has presided over a series of landmark tech trials and is now overseeing a case that could have a huge impact on Meta’s future.
Gonzalez Rogers’ docket has included major legal battles involving Apple, Google an... |
| 22.08.2026 | TikTok Influencer Bliss Grace Rico Raises Questions About AI, Authenticity and Accountability | Share
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| 22.08.2026 | TikTok to pay US$400 million settlement in US children's privacy case | WASHINGTON: TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance on Friday (Aug 21) agreed to a US$400 million settlement to resolve the US Justice Department's allegations that the short-video app violated children's online privacy.
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| 21.08.2026 | Meta Faces Historic Trial Over Youth Harm Claims | Meta faces a pivotal federal trial. States accuse the tech giant of deliberately harming youth. They cite addictive platform designs. Platforms allegedly fueled a severe youth mental health crisis. States seek massive financial penalties. D... |
| 21.08.2026 | Read our big scoop: Ice-cream cones, the ingenious invention of American immigrants | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By DEE-ANN DURBIN
DETROIT (AP) — Read this quickly, before it melts.
Ice cream was a rare and expensive treat for centuries because of the difficulty of storing ice. In the summer of 1790, Presiden... |
| 21.08.2026 | Plane crashed on second attempt to land in heavy fog in Alaska, killing all 8 aboard, officials say | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BECKY BOHRER and JOSH FUNK, Associated Press
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A plane that crashed at a remote military site in western Alaska, killing all eight people on board, was making its second runw... |
| 21.08.2026 | Tech tries a new message: You'd love data centers if China wasn't making you hate data centers | Everyone* hates data centers now.
How did that happen?
There are lots of theories: People are worried about the environment. Or electric bills. Or their jobs. Or imperious Big Tech billionaires ordering them around. All of the above.
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| 21.08.2026 | «Сикс-севен» признан самым обсуждаемым мемом рунета в первом полугодии | «Сикс-севен» признан самым обсуждаемым мемом рунета в первом полугодии
Мем «6-7» («Сикс-севен») стал самым обсуждаемым в русскоязычных социальных сетях в первом полугодии 2026 года. Это следует из данных компании «Медиалогии», с которыми оз... |
| 21.08.2026 | Charter boat hauls in 1,260-pound blue marlin believed to be East Coast’s largest catch | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By PATRICK WHITTLE
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Damon Sacco had never seen anything like the fish he and fellow anglers fought for hours in the waters off Massachusetts. As it rose from the depths, it lo... |
| 21.08.2026 | Karmelo Anthony dropped plans to testify over track stabbing, lawyer says as teen seeks retrial | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By JAMIE STENGLE
McKINNEY, Texas (AP) — Karmelo Anthony had planned to testify during his Texas murder trial over a track meet stabbing but backed out amid sudden concerns that prosecutors would ra... |
| 21.08.2026 | TikTok reaches $400 million settlement with US Justice Department over children’s privacy | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By BARBARA ORTUTAY
TikTok has reached a $400 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws.
The DOJ sai... |
| 21.08.2026 | California district attorney’s e-bike buyback push may be first in nation | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
You’ve heard of gun buyback programs to get weapons off the streets?
Now there’s one for e-bikes.
The Orange County District Attorney’s office will host a buyback event in September where e-bikes, ... |
| 21.08.2026 | Enrollment in SNAP grocery aid is dropping faster than expected | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and MIKELLA SCHUETTLER
PHOENIX (AP) — Enrollment in the biggest federally funded food aid program in the U.S. dropped by more than 13% in a 12-month span — a decline far steeper ... |
| 21.08.2026 | Tropical Storm Moke forms on track to bring heavy rain and winds to Hawaii | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Moke formed Friday in the Pacific Ocean, the National Hurricane Center said, on track to bring another round of heavy rain and wind to Hawaii as residents are still r... |
| 20.08.2026 | Meta’s smart glasses are the latest weapon for school bullies | Instagram has spent the last few weeks trying to clean up harassment videos recorded using Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The platform deactivated two pickup-artist accounts, each with over a million followers, after they were found to be post... |
| 20.08.2026 | Today in History: August 20, postal employee goes on deadly rampage in Oklahoma | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Today is Thursday, Aug. 20, the 232nd day of 2026. There are 133 days left in the year. Today in history:
On Aug. 20, 1986, postal employee Patrick Henry Sherrill went on a deadly rampage at a post... |
| 20.08.2026 | Airplane pilot killed in collision with Pennsylvania police helicopter near runway | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By HALLIE GOLDEN
An airplane pilot died Wednesday after a violent collision with a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter near a runway at a small airport, but both state troopers aboard the helicopt... |
| 20.08.2026 | You’ll need a Pixel 11 to try Android 17’s new trick to curb mindless scrolling | Google introduced a new Digital Wellbeing feature earlier this year to put a little friction between you and mindless scrolling. Called Pause Point, the feature adds a 10-second delay before opening an app you’ve flagged as distracting, giv... |
| 20.08.2026 | ICE arrests captain charged in death of mother and baby in New York boat capsizing | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
NEW YORK — The man accused of piloting an overcrowded motorboat that capsized in the waters off lower Manhattan, killing a young mother and her 5-month-old baby, has been arrested and targeted for ... |
| 20.08.2026 | US unemployment claims dropped to 206,000 last week with layoffs still sparse | Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
By PAUL WISEMAN, AP Economics Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign that layoffs remain low and that most Americans enjoy job security... |
