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Instagram Chief Says β€˜No Silver Bullets’ for Teen Safety in Bellwether Trial

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.

E.P.A. Moves to Curb Public Input on Air Pollution Permits for Data Centers

25 August 2026 at 12:45
Under the proposal, states would no longer need to provide public notice or solicit comments on air pollution permits for data centers and other projects.

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New homes in a neighborhood on the edge of an enormous Meta A.I. data center under construction in northeast El Paso last month.

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

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.

Apple Removes Some Fees for App Developers in European Union

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 β€˜ChatGPT for Teens’ as Safety Concerns Grow

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.
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