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Lennon Torres of Heat Initiative holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Meta reaches $17 billion settlement with states, including Illinois, in landmark trial over teen social media addiction

August 26, 2026 at 9:13 a.m.

Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle claims...

FILE - A WhatsApp icon is displayed on an iPhone, Nov. 15, 2018, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

WhatsApp will allow users to go by usernames instead of phone numbers

June 29, 2026 at 11:05 a.m.

WhatsApp users will soon get the option of going by usernames instead of phone numbers, the company said Monday, announcing plans to address a privacy blind spot.

An image of a notice sent by Georgia Tech’s information technology department warning students, professors and staff about the cybersecurity breach of the Canvas system it uses for assignments and grading is displayed on a phone, Friday, May 8, 2026, in Decatur, Georgia. (AP Photo/Michael Warren)

Deal reached with hackers to delete data stolen from the Canvas educational platform

May 12, 2026 at 8:41 a.m.

The company that operates online learning system Canvas said it struck a deal with hackers to delete the data they pilfered in a cyberattack that created chaos for students, many...

FILE- In this March 21, 2016, file photo members of the media and invited guests take a look at the new iPhone SE during an event at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, file)

Some iPhone owners could get up to $95 payment after Apple agrees to settle case for $250 million

May 6, 2026 at 8:25 a.m.

Owners of some iPhones are in line to get cash payments of up to $95 from Apple after the company on Tuesday reached a $250 million settlement in a class-action...

An overseas Filipino worker sleeps as she waits for updates on her cancelled flight to the Middle East at Manila’s International Airport, Philippines on Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Limited flights from UAE begin as governments seek to extract citizens from Middle East

March 2, 2026 at 3:04 p.m.

Global air travel chaos intensified on Monday as the U.S. and Israel continued to bombard Iran, which struck back at targets across the Middle East, leaving airports closed and stranding travelers...

FILE – The icon for the TikTok video sharing app is seen on a smartphone in Marple Township, Pa., Feb. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)

EU accuses TikTok of ‘addictive design’ and seeks changes to protect users

February 6, 2026 at 6:30 a.m.

The European Union on Friday accused TikTok of breaching the bloc’s digital rules with “addictive design” features including autoplay and infinite scroll, in preliminary charges that strike at the heart...

FILE – Elon Musk attends a memorial for conservative activist Charlie Kirk, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025, at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

European Union opens investigation into Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok over sexual deepfakes

January 26, 2026 at 7:27 a.m.

The European Union opened a formal investigation into Elon Musk’s social media platform X after his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok started spewing nonconsensual sexualized deepfake images.

The Amazon Web Services booth at the National Retail Federation's annual trade show is seen in January 2020 in New York. (Maria Halkias/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

Amazon cloud outage takes down many online services around the world

October 20, 2025 at 6:35 p.m.

Internet users around the world faced widespread disruption early Monday because of a problem at Amazon's cloud computing service.

Wooden hockey sticks are stacked as they move along the assembly line at the Roustan Hockey factory, which is the last major manufacturer of hockey sticks in Canada on Aug. 27, 2025 in Brantford, Ontario. (AP Photo/Kelvin Chan)

Roustan Hockey — Canada’s last wooden stick factory — survives in face of tariff threats and globalization

October 6, 2025 at 1:02 p.m.

Roustan Hockey, Canada's last major wooden hockey stick factory, faces challenges from trade tensions.

FILE – Charlie Kirk speaks at Texas A&M University as part of Turning Point USA’s American Comeback Tour on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (Meredith Seaver/College Station Eagle via AP, File)

Widespread availability of graphic Charlie Kirk shooting video shows content moderation challenges

September 12, 2025 at 4:47 p.m.

The events illustrate the content moderation challenges platforms face in handling fast-moving real-time events, complicated by the death of a polarizing conservative activist who was shot in front of a...

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