- Prediction Markets and States Clashed, Setting Off a Furious Political Battleby David Yaffe-Bellany and Sharon LaFraniere on 30 August 2026 at 01:52
A legal dispute over the future of Kalshi, Polymarket and others has drawn in the Trump administration, the president’s son and nearly every state attorney general.
- Influencers Have a Lot to Say About Politics. Many Are Quietly Paid for It.by Ken Bensinger and Stuart A. Thompson on 29 August 2026 at 23:14
Their videos have proliferated on social media, but the payments are frequently hidden from viewers.
- How Meta’s $17.1 Billion Social Media Settlement Came Togetherby Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan on 29 August 2026 at 11:00
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.
- Prediction Markets Should Be Regulated as Gambling, Appeals Court Saysby Lauren McCarthy on 28 August 2026 at 23:15
The outcome contradicted an earlier appeals court decision. Federal regulators said the split rulings called for resolution by the Supreme Court.
- Social Media and the Myth of the Big Tobacco Momentby David Streitfeld on 28 August 2026 at 18:52
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.
- What Meta’s $17 Billion Settlement Meansby Cecilia Kang, Nikolay Nikolov, Paul Abowd, Alexandra Ostasiewicz and June Kim on 28 August 2026 at 16:06
Our reporter Cecilia Kang explains Meta’s settlement of a lawsuit claiming that the company’s social media platforms had harmed teenage users.
- Why Countries Are Pushing Social Media Bans Despite Their Flawsby John Yoon on 28 August 2026 at 13:46
Proposals for curbing social media use among children have wide support, but critics say they are ineffective.
- Meta Shifts the Blame + Do Data Center Bans Work? + The Final HatGPTby Kevin Roose, Casey Newton, Rachel Cohn, Whitney Jones, Vjeran Pavic, Alyssa Moxley, Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano and Rowan Niemisto on 28 August 2026 at 11:00
Meta negotiated an unusual provision in their landmark settlement: If TikTok and YouTube also agree to penalties and changes to their products, Meta will pay more.
- Trump Administration’s Blacklisting of Anthropic Was Illegal, Judge Rulesby Sheera Frenkel on 28 August 2026 at 02:28
The government retaliated against the A.I. start-up “for constitutionally protected expressive activities,” a federal judge in California wrote.
- Mark Zuckerberg Wants to Make Sure YouTube and TikTok Share His Painby Mike Isaac on 27 August 2026 at 20:48
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.
- OpenAI and 100 Others Warn That Window to Defend Against A.I. Attacks Is Narrowingby Kate Conger on 27 August 2026 at 17:55
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.
- What Does $17.1 Billion Mean for Meta?by Emmy Martin on 27 August 2026 at 16:16
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.
- Some Scientists Have ‘Magic Hands’ in the Lab. This A.I. Is Learning Why.by Carl Zimmer on 27 August 2026 at 15:53
Even the most adept researchers may not know exactly what they do to get successful results. An A.I. model is trying to figure it out by watching every move.
- “Anxious Generation” Author Jonathan Haidt on the Meta Settlementby Emma Goldberg on 27 August 2026 at 15:49
In “The Anxious Generation,” he laid out the evils of social media for kids. The landmark Meta settlement seems to agree.
- California Lawmakers Pass Plug-In Solar Billby Ivan Penn on 27 August 2026 at 14:41
Legislatures in nearly a dozen states have voted to legalize use of the technology, which can help homeowners reduce their rising electricity costs.
- Meta Projected It Could Spend $10 Billion on Anthropic’s A.I.by Eli Tan and Kalley Huang on 27 August 2026 at 14:04
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.
- Nvidia’s Profit Doubles to $59.69 Billion Thanks to A.I. Spendingby Kalley Huang on 27 August 2026 at 01:05
Quarterly revenue also more than doubled, to $96.22 billion, the company said, topping expectations on Wall Street.
- Bill Gates Is Warning That A.I. Is More Dangerous Than Big Tech Will Admitby Karen Weise on 27 August 2026 at 00:24
In an hourlong interview, he said his industry was downplaying the risks, which he believes include mass unemployment and bioterrorism.
- Meta to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion in Landmark Settlement Over Social Media Addiction Claimsby Cecilia Kang and Eli Tan on 26 August 2026 at 22:49
The social media giant settled with 47 states, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories, and agreed to make major changes to its products over claims its platforms endangered children.
- What’s Changing For Teens on Instagram and Facebook After Meta Settlementby Eli Tan on 26 August 2026 at 18:22
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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