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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in a landmark social media addiction trial

A jury has found Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services

Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium

A bill introduced by two high-profile progressive lawmakers would pause new data centers in the United States until national safeguards are in place to protect workers and consumers and ensure the technologies don’t harm the environment

Jury recommends Meta and YouTube pay an additional $3M in punitive damages in landmark social media addiction trial

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

A jury in LA has reached a verdict in a case over whether Meta, YouTube can be liable for kids' social media addiction

Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in a copyright fight with record labels over downloads

The Supreme Court has sided with internet service provider Cox Communications in its copyright fight with record labels over illegal music downloads by Cox customers

World Food Prize goes to food safety scientist for preventing millions of cases of foodborne illness

Dutch food scientist Huub Lelieveld has won the World Food Prize for shaping modern food processing safety standards used worldwide

What could come next for other social media firms as a jury finds Meta platforms harm children

The first jury verdict in a series of social media child safety trials this year is in — and it’s not looking good for Meta

New Mexico jury says Meta harms children's mental health and safety, violating state law

A New Mexico jury finds that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer protection law

Judge questions Pentagon's motives for labeling Anthropic as a security threat in battle over AI

A federal judge weighing the merits of the Pentagon’s designation of rising Silicon Valley star Anthropic as a security threat repeatedly questioned the government’s reasons for vilifying the company following a dispute over how its artificial intelligence technology can be used in war