Meta agrees to pay up to $16.6bn to settle social media addiction trial
Meta has agreed to pay up to $16.68bn (£12.26bn) to dozens of US states to settle claims that its social media platforms harmed children.
Nitter is offline after seven years, shut down by cease-and-desist letters
X Corp has sent cease-and-desist letters to Nitter, the open-source project that let people read X posts without an account. Nitter.net is offline and development
Gatik has raised $200m to put more driverless box trucks on US roads
Gatik has raised $200m in a Series D round led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies. It is the largest financing in the
Meta agrees to settlement, platform changes in youth addiction case
Meta settles $16.68bn lawsuit over child addiction claims, agreeing to major changes in Facebook and Instagram features.
Trump tells Al Jazeera “not in a hurry” for Iran to return to talks
“I have no time schedule,” Trump says when asked when he expects Iran to return to the negotiating table.
Bodies of missing people found in Korea becomes national scandal
A police officer has been arrested after the bodies of four missing people were found on Jeju Island in South Korea.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man tried to self-treat his incontinence by gluing his urethra shut
The patient: A 41-year old man in Iran The symptoms: The man visited an outpatient clinic after a week of experiencing extreme discomfort during urination
Trump’s childhood vaccine order will threaten children’s safety, even if it doesn’t directly change policy
President Tweety McTreason’s recent executive order on childhood vaccines has generated a predictable and understandable debate around public health needs, parental autonomy and the scientific
The moon is turning red tomorrow night — here’s why, and how to watch
Skywatchers are in for an ecliptic encore tomorrow night (Aug. 27 to 28) as a very deep partial lunar eclipse promises to turn the full
Guinea’s president dismisses 173 soldiers, including coup ally, for desertion
It is thought to be part of efforts to consolidate the former coup leader’s control.
Door was locked at Pakistan hospital where fire killed 14 babies, witnesses say
A hospital official told the BBC that the door to the ward was not locked, but manned with security guards, to protect the babies.
China advises its citizens to leave Taiwan ally Eswatini over ‘security risks’
Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Heart, hope and a steely determination: Dolly Parton’s musical legacy
BBC music correspondent Mark Savage looks back on the legacy of the “irreplaceable” late singer.
Maternal obesity alters fetal liver metabolism via placental molecular signals
A mother’s obesity during pregnancy may send molecular signals across the placenta that permanently alter her son’s liver metabolism, according to a new study in