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Received — 11 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Elon Musk Has Pledged to Rid His Platform, X, of Child Sexual Abuse, but It Persists

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By: Kate Conger and Michael H. Keller
11 September 2026 at 05:01
Reviews by the Canadian Center for Child Protection and The New York Times found that explicit images of children remain on the social media site owned by Elon Musk.

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Elon Musk bought X, which was then known as Twitter, in 2022 and vowed to remove child sexual abuse material from the site, calling it “Priority #1.”
Received — 10 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Why is Apple’s New Foldable iPhone Duo $1,999?

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By: Brian X. Chen
10 September 2026 at 13:20
The company unveiled a new iPhone that costs $1,999. Here are the economics behind that price tag.

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Apple’s iPhone Duo will cost $1,999 when it arrives in October to compete with Samsung’s $1,900 Galaxy foldable.
Received — 9 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Apple Unveils the iPhone Duo, a Foldable Phone That Costs $1,999

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By: Kalley Huang
9 September 2026 at 18:04
At the company’s annual September product event, Apple also demonstrated its work on artificial intelligence and other new devices.

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Apple chief executive John Ternus introduced Duo, a foldable iPhone, on Wednesday.

Anthropic Researchers Raise Alarm Over A.I. Acceleration, Warning of Threat to Humanity

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By: Kate Conger
9 September 2026 at 20:12
Their warnings echo concerns that other artificial intelligence experts have voiced in recent months, as calls increase for a slowdown in the pace of development.

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A protest outside Anthropic’s offices in San Francisco.

How Amazon’s Zoox Is Taking On Waymo in San Francisco

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By: Emmy Martin
9 September 2026 at 18:14
The Amazon-owned driverless car company is a distant second to Waymo. Its pitch to riders? Wine pop-ups, festival sponsorships and a car built to be filmed.

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Zoox, owned by Amazon, offers free rides in San Francisco, which has become a center for autonomous vehicle experiments.
Received — 8 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Meta Introduces Muse, an A.I. Agent That Can Send Your Emails and Book Your Travel

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By: Eli Tan
8 September 2026 at 15:00
Muse, Meta’s new A.I. agent, acts as a personal digital assistant that connects to Facebook and Instagram, as well as third-party apps such as Spotify and OpenTable.

Apple Expected to Unveil a Folding iPhone at Annual Launch Event

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By: Kalley Huang
8 September 2026 at 12:03
Fans of the company’s products widely believe it will unveil a folding smartphone at its annual launch event on Wednesday.

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The look of Apple’s iPhones hasn’t changed that much over the years.

Key App Developers Have Yet to Embrace Apple’s New Siri A.I.

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By: Kalley Huang and Brian X. Chen
8 September 2026 at 05:04
For the company’s new artificial intelligence system to take off, it will need plenty of support from the makers of popular apps on Apple’s phones.

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The new Siri is a revamp of Apple’s A.I. technology.
Received — 5 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Kenyans Made a Living Writing College Essays. Then A.I. Arrived.

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By: Adam Satariano and Paul Mozur
5 September 2026 at 17:11
Thousands of Kenyans made a living writing essays for overseas students. With A.I., the work has dried up, a warning for online gig work that has been a global lifeline.

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Teresios Bundi, who ran an essay-writing business catering to overseas students, said his experience with artificial intelligence was a warning for online gig workers.
Received — 4 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

F.B.I. Investigates Sale of Millions of Stolen Driver’s Licenses

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By: Christine Hauser
4 September 2026 at 17:11
The blog Krebs on Security reported on an identity theft service trying to sell scans of licenses and other documents belonging to people in Canada and the United States.

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The F.B.I. is looking into the sale of stolen scanned identity documents.
Received — 3 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Why the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I.

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By: Kevin Roose
4 September 2026 at 12:12
The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves.

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How OpenAI Limited the Probe of Its Bots’ Hack of Hugging Face

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By: Dylan Freedman
4 September 2026 at 11:15
Researchers investigating how OpenAI’s A.I. agents were able to break into Hugging Face’s infrastructure weren’t allowed to look at the incident’s full scope.

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Hjalmar Wijk, METR chief scientist, left, and Ajeya Cotra, METR researcher, at their research center in Berkeley, Calif.

Nvidia Buys Hugging Face in $12.9 Billion Deal

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By: Kalley Huang · Lauren Hirsch and Kate Conger
3 September 2026 at 14:38
The acquisition of the start-up is an indication of Nvidia’s growing role as Silicon Valley’s central banker and its emphasis on open-source technology.

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, has overseen the company as its quarterly profits have increased tenfold. The company is spending those resources on acquisitions, including of Hugging Face.

Why the Courts Are Hesitant to Punish Tech Giants Like Meta and Google

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By: Steve Lohr
3 September 2026 at 11:04
After finding antitrust violations, federal courts have been reluctant to impose harsh sanctions. They fear meddling in markets where technology is racing ahead.

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Creating effective remedies is difficult for the courts, particularly because of the rapid pace of change in the tech industry.

Which Investors Will Get Rich From Anthropic’s IPO?

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By: Erin Griffith
3 September 2026 at 05:02
When Anthropic goes public in a blockbuster offering, which investors will profit? The answer says a lot about how much start-up investing has changed over the years.

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Received — 2 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Uber Lays Off 10% of Employees in Sweeping Reorganization

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By: Emmy Martin
2 September 2026 at 13:47
The layoffs affect about 3,300 workers, as Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi bets on a “leaner organization.”

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Uber headquarters in San Francisco.

In a Big Win, Google Won’t Have to Break Up Its Ad Tech Business, Court Rules

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By: David McCabe and Tripp Mickle
2 September 2026 at 16:50
In a long-awaited decision, a federal judge said Google must change its ad tech business to address antitrust issues, but did not disclose the measures.

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The government had asked the court to require Google to sell off parts of its business.
Received — 1 September 2026 ⏭ Technology

Missouri Voters Appear to Recall City Councilman Over Data Center Support

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By: David McCabe and Lauren McCarthy
1 September 2026 at 22:47
Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.

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Organizers of the recall vote said the councilman, John Perkins, had failed to engage the public while the city negotiated with the developer of a data center project.

John Ternus Replaces Tim Cook as Apple CEO

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By: Kalley Huang
1 September 2026 at 05:01
Big technology and management changes are greeting John Ternus, whose long-serving predecessor, Tim Cook, will stay on as executive chair.

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John Ternus, right, who became Apple’s chief executive on Tuesday, with Tim Cook, who held the job for 15 years, at the Sun Valley Conference in Idaho in July.
Received — 31 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

FTC and 22 States Sue Amazon Over Advertising Practices

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By: Karen Weise
31 August 2026 at 18:26
Regulators say the e-commerce giant forced more than a million advertisers to pay more than they should have. The company denies the claims.

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The Federal Trade Commission and the states said Amazon misled brands and sellers into paying more for ads; the company is denying the accusations.
Received — 29 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Together

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By: Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan
29 August 2026 at 07:00
State attorneys general spent months in negotiations. Then, as its legal losses mounted, the social media giant’s new top lawyer brought a huge settlement to the table.

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Meta’s $17.1 billion agreement with states followed losses in court over claims that the social media is addictive and harmful to children.
Received — 28 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Moment

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By: David Streitfeld
28 August 2026 at 14:52
Smoking used to be everywhere, the way Facebook, TikTok, Snap, YouTube and Instagram are now. Society decided to break the habit, but it took a long time.

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Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion over a decade and make changes to its social media properties to make them less compulsive for young people.
Received — 27 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowing

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By: Kate Conger
27 August 2026 at 13:55
In an open letter, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others said that a wave of A.I.-enabled cyberattacks was coming and that organizations and governments needed to prepare themselves.

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Sam Altman of OpenAI, which has joined more than 100 tech companies in publishing an open letter warning of a wave of cyberattacks driven by artificial intelligence.

“Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlement

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By: Emma Goldberg
27 August 2026 at 11:49
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.

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Jonathan Haidt’s 2024 book on the harms to children from social media was a best seller.

Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic’s A.I.

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By: Eli Tan and Kalley Huang
27 August 2026 at 10:04
The social networking giant projected it could spend $10 billion annually on Anthropic’s tools, illustrating the friend-foe relationships underlying the A.I. race.

Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Pain

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By: Mike Isaac
27 August 2026 at 16:48
Meta, the social media giant, agreed to change the way children interact with its apps. That could be trouble if its competitors don’t abide by the same rules.

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To settle the suits, Meta agreed to drastically rein in children’s’ access to marquee products like Instagram and Facebook.
Received — 26 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spending

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By: Kalley Huang
26 August 2026 at 18:48
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.

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Jensen Huang, Nvidia’s chief executive, made a big bet years ago on chips and software for artificial intelligence.

What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlement

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By: Eli Tan
26 August 2026 at 14:22
Meta agreed to set more time limits and enhance protections in its platforms for young users, but was short on some specifics.

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Meta said that it would change how teenagers use Instagram and Facebook as part of a landmark settlement with 47 states.

What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?

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By: Emmy Martin
27 August 2026 at 12:16
The Silicon Valley company agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties as part of a landmark settlement with states over social media addiction claims.

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Meta’s entire stock value stands at $1.45 trillion. The $17.1 billion penalty is about 1 percent of that.

Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admit

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By: Karen Weise
26 August 2026 at 20:24
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.

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Bill Gates is the latest in a string of tech luminaries to call out the risks of artificial intelligence.
Received — 25 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

Instagram Chief Says ‘No Silver Bullets’ for Teen Safety in Bellwether Trial

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By: Emmy Martin and Cecilia Kang
25 August 2026 at 18:38
Adam Mosseri testified in a case brought by states that claim the Meta-owned app created addictive features to hook young users.

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Adam Mosseri, the chief executive of Instagram, arriving at federal court in Oakland, Calif., on Tuesday.

SpaceX to Spend $100 Billion on Spaceport in Louisiana

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By: Ryan Mac
25 August 2026 at 17:31
It would be the rocket company’s second private launch site after Starbase, its headquarters in South Texas.

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Gov. Jeff Landry of Louisiana during an event on Tuesday with SpaceX announcing a deal to build a spaceport in his state.
Received — 24 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

After Hugging Face Was Attacked By A.I. Agents, It Embarked on a Crusade

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By: Kate Conger
24 August 2026 at 14:07
Hugging Face, a start-up that was breached by rogue bots from OpenAI, is using the hack to push for openness in A.I. development.

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Clément Delangue, the chief executive of Hugging Face, which is a vocal supporter of open-source artificial intelligence.
Received — 23 August 2026 ⏭ Technology
Received — 22 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

TikTok Settles With U.S. Over Child Privacy Concerns for $400 Million

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By: David McCabe
21 August 2026 at 19:24
The Justice Department resolved a lawsuit that accused the social media company of illegally gathering children’s information.

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The government’s 2024 suit claimed that TikTok gathered data from users under the age of 13 without parental permission.
Received — 21 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

New Jersey Teenager Drops Bellwether Social Media Addiction Lawsuit

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By: Eli Tan
20 August 2026 at 18:46
The case was the third of nine major personal injury cases that could expose Meta, YouTube, Snap and TikTok to financial damages and force them to change the designs of their platforms.

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Los Angeles County Superior Court. Tech companies have faced thousands of cases filed by teenagers, school districts and state attorneys general that claim that social media features are addictive.
Received — 20 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

Two Binance Employees Detained in the U.A.E. Amid Police Inquiries

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By: David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe
20 August 2026 at 15:57
The detentions of the workers, who have been released, are a sign of legal pressure that the world’s largest crypto exchange faces in the Emirates, which is home to its main regulator.

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Authorities in the United Arab Emirates detained two Binance employees amid police investigations.
Received — 19 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

A County Got Rich From Data Centers. Some Question ‘At What Cost?’

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By: Cecilia Kang and Caroline Gutman
21 August 2026 at 11:02
Loudoun County, Va., hosts more than 250 data centers that bring in huge tax revenues. But some officials and residents worry the county has become too dependent on that cash.

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A data center in Ashburn, Va.
Received — 18 August 2026 ⏭ Technology

Apple Removes Some Fees for App Developers in European Union

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By: Kalley Huang
19 August 2026 at 10:49
The move followed a long battle with regulators over the company’s tight controls of its App Store.

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Starting in October, Apple will remove several fees for app developers in the European Union.

OpenAI Introduces ‘ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow

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By: Cecilia Kang
18 August 2026 at 10:14
The artificial intelligence start-up announced a chatbot mode that will automatically limit some conversations to better protect young users.

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A workshop about artificial intelligence at Walla Walla High School in Washington in 2023. ChatGPT will turn on its teen mode if it detects signals that the user is younger than 18, OpenAI said.

Meta to Stand Trial Over Claims It Addicted Children to Social Media

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By: Cecilia Kang · Eli Tan and Emmy Martin
19 August 2026 at 00:58
California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey have taken the social media giant to trial in the first bellwether federal case over child harm.

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During the trial, to be held in the U.S. District Court of Oakland, Calif., four states are expected to argue that Meta violated federal child privacy and state consumer protection laws.
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