Consumer & Gadgets
It has been two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed—letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives.
Sep 8, 2026
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Meta agreed to pay a coalition of U.S. states as much as $16.7 billion and to impose sweeping new limits on how teenagers use Facebook and Instagram, according to a court filing Wednesday that ends a landmark trial in California.
Aug 26, 2026
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Business
European cities will gain more leeway to curb short-term rentals such as Airbnb under new EU plans that aim to bring down housing costs in tourism hotspots.
Sep 9, 2026
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Europe's largest video game show, Gamescom, opens its doors Tuesday in Cologne, with the industry hoping that the coming blockbuster "Grand Theft Auto VI" can provide a much-needed boost as studios cut jobs amid fierce competition.
Aug 25, 2026
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Software
Rockstar Games on Thursday launched, for the first time on Netflix, a preview of its hotly anticipated next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which will be released in November after a monthslong delay and recent ...
Aug 28, 2026
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New research from Syracuse University argues that communities battling AI data centers should borrow directly from the playbook developed a decade ago to fight fracking. The findings, by Syracuse University Associate Teaching ...
Sep 15, 2026
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Business
Google has been fined 403 million euros ($463 million) for breaching the European Union's strict privacy rules because it mishandled users' location data, the bloc's data privacy watchdog said Monday.
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Business
Apple faces a £2 billion ($2.7 billion) lawsuit brought by UK app developers who on Thursday accused the U.S. tech giant of giving its own advertising services an unfair advantage by imposing tougher privacy rules on third ...
Sep 3, 2026
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Internet
Wednesday's historic settlement between Meta and dozens of U.S. states could be just the start of a wave that will ripple across the social media industry, putting TikTok, YouTube and Snap under pressure to make similar changes ...
Aug 27, 2026
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Business
The video game industry is notoriously tight-lipped about its numbers, filled with members-only metrics like wishlists, preorders and player numbers, so it can be hard to know which games have actually proven popular and ...
Aug 26, 2026
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