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France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s
The Constitutional Council says it infringes upon freedom of expression - but President Macron vows to prepare a new draft.
BBC News - Aug 14, 2026 12:55pm EDT
California Woman Donated Breast Milk on Social Media Right Before Testing Positive for HIV
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 12:35pm EDT
Trump administration live updates: Low gas prices are the No. 1 Iran war goal, Vance says
Get live updates and the latest news on the Trump administration as Vance says low gas prices are an Iran war goal and a judge shows frustration with the DOJ’s handling of the Epstein files.
NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 12:34pm EDT
Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Mangione was charged with two federal stalking counts and faces a maximum penalty of life in prison in the 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 11:44am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 11:13am EDT
Philips 24-Inch FHD Monitor Is Amazon's Longtime Best-Seller and Just Restocked at Its Lowest Price
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 10:20am EDT
Anthropic's investor talks, Workday's stock surge, Apple's new facility and more in Morning Squawk
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.
CNBC - Aug 14, 2026 10:15am EDT
Turkish 'bug hunter' startup set for global expansion after seed funding
Turkish artificial intelligence startup kayIQ.ai, which automates software testing and quality assurance using autonomous AI agents, has secured $500,000...
Daily Sabah - Aug 14, 2026 10:15am EDT
OpenAI Loses Second Senior Executive This Week. Revenue Chief Denise Dresser Is Leaving.
Dresser, a former longtime Salesforce executive, is departing "to pursue other opportunities" and will be replaced by Dali Rajic, the former president and chief operating officer of cybersecurity company Wiz.
International Business Times - Aug 14, 2026 10:12am EDT
Low oil prices now ‘goal No. 1’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure
Oil prices rose Friday after Washington threatened an indefinite naval blockade and signaled it would soon intensify economic pressure on Tehran with “measures like have never been seen.”
NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 10:01am EDT
AI Is Getting Consistently Better At Hacking. Data Breach Notices Are Climbing.
The amount of data breaches reported in the first half of the year is higher than the one prior, according to a new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center.
International Business Times - Aug 14, 2026 10:00am EDT
Apple’s iPhone Ultra Could Be US-Only at Launch, India Rollout May Be Delayed: Report
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 14, 2026 9:58am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 9:42am EDT
'Near-autonomous' AI agents attack Taiwan's nuclear safety agency
Some say the world will end in fire, some say an agentic swarm
Register UK - Aug 14, 2026 9:18am EDT
Spain removes remains of 11th century kings from monastery as Europe’s wildfires spread
Weeks without rain revealed the remains of an ancient bridge in Rome’s Tiber River, as multiple European countries battle to contain spreading fires in hot and dry conditions.
NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 9:16am EDT
Soundcore Boom 2 by Anker Is Now Priced Like an Off-Brand Speaker in Amazon's Final Clearance Move
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 9:16am EDT
Man used a screwdriver to kill his wife and daughter at Minnesota daycare, police say
Six other children were present, but none were physically harmed, authorities said.
NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 8:47am EDT
Amazon Clears Out Insta360 GO 3S at a Record Low After the X6 Action Camera Launches
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 8:43am EDT
Data centers in space could be a new frontier for insurers — if they can price the risk
The push to build data centers has moved to lower Earth orbit, and insurers could be facing a new market with plenty of complexity.
CNBC - Aug 14, 2026 8:30am EDT
Flock CEO Addresses Backlash Over Surveillance Cameras
More than 120,000 Flock cameras are monitoring roads across 7,000 cities nationwide but there’s growing public outrage over privacy concerns and multiple reports of police misuse. In response to the criticism, the surveillance company is unveiling what it calls a major overhaul to its protocols. NBC’s Brian Cheung reports for TODAY and speaks to Flock founder and CEO Garrett Langley about the backlash.
NBC News - Aug 14, 2026 8:15am EDT
Amazon Just Gave Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Another Shot at a Near Prime Day Low in a Clearance Move
Gizmodo - Aug 14, 2026 7:48am EDT
Arm co-founder Hermann Hauser’s AI warning: The revolution is real, but so is the bubble risk
An investor who's witnessed every major technology for the last four decades joins CNBC's The Tech Download podcast.
CNBC - Aug 14, 2026 7:33am EDT
HCLTech, NetApp Expand Hybrid Cloud Pact to Speed Enterprise AI Adoption
Deccan Chronicle - Aug 14, 2026 6:46am EDT
Billing software error sends billion-dollar AWS estimates
Amazon asks users not to panic as it works to fix the bug
Register UK - Aug 14, 2026 6:46am EDT