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TikTok to pay $400m to US in one of largest child privacy settlements
The deal stems from a 2024 lawsuit alleging TikTok and its parent company ByteDance collected "vast amounts of data" on millions of users under the age of 13.
BBC News - Aug 21, 2026 6:18pm EDT
Cyber vulnerability sweep picks up Royal Navy drones sending data to China
No, no nasties to see here, guv...
Register UK - Aug 21, 2026 5:08pm EDT
NASA Study Warns It’s Easier Than Expected for Astronauts to Contaminate the Moon
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 4:23pm EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 4:11pm EDT
Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Michael Jeffries competent to face sex trafficking trial, judge rules
Jeffries, whose attorneys argue he’s unfit to stand trial due to dementia and Alzheimer’s, pleaded not guilty to sex trafficking and interstate prostitution charges.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 3:54pm EDT
Tesla recalls 3 million vehicles in China over doorhandle safety, driver monitoring
Tesla will voluntarily recall about 3 million of its vehicles in China to address doorhandle safety concerns and deficient driver monitoring systems.
CNBC - Aug 21, 2026 3:32pm EDT
New York Just Beat San Francisco in Tech Talent Attraction. Wall Street and AI Are Fueling the Rise.
New York now has 394,300 tech talent jobs, surpassing the San Francisco Bay Area's 375,730, according to a new report.
International Business Times - Aug 21, 2026 3:08pm EDT
Russian drones kill 14 people at a shopping mall in a central Ukrainian city, officials say
The city is the hometown of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who described the attack as a double-tap strike, in which an initial wave of drones hit the area, followed by a second wave as rescue workers responded.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 3:04pm EDT
Kentucky farmers REJECT $26M data center offer | Fox News Video
Kentucky farmers reject a massive $26M offer from data center developers to preserve their land.
Fox News - Aug 21, 2026 2:41pm EDT
Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump ballroom construction to continue
Chief Justice John Roberts issued a temporary stay that allows work to proceed while the court as a whole considers next steps.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 2:25pm EDT
One of the Most Popular Social Media Apps Just Made a Baffling Change
Tech’s minimalist era is ending. What’s replacing it looks so much worse.
Slate - Aug 21, 2026 1:08pm EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 11:25am EDT
OpenAI chases Anthropic's biz customers with zero data retention pledge
With Private Safety Processing, AI biz promises discreet, automated prompt surveillance
Register UK - Aug 21, 2026 11:04am EDT
AI spending could EXPLODE to $14T by 2030, tech expert predicts | Fox News Video
The Futurum Group CEO Daniel Newman joins Stuart Varney to discuss massive AI CapEx forecasts, predicting cumulative data center spending could reach $14T by 2030 due to skyrocketing demand.
Fox News - Aug 21, 2026 10:48am EDT
Nebraska’s largest school district asks police to stop using electric shock gloves on students
Omaha Superintendent Matthew Ray requested that police working in the schools, known as school resource officers, stop using the gloves. Omaha Police agreed.
NBC News - Aug 21, 2026 10:36am EDT
Have your say: Would you trust a humanoid robot with your household chores?
Live Science - Aug 21, 2026 10:17am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 10:16am EDT
Trump administration SLASHES overregulation as major tech firms eye public debuts | Fox News Video
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda discusses the surge in tech IPOs, including OpenAI and Anthropic. Uyeda explains how the Trump administration is cutting overregulation to help companies go public.
Fox News - Aug 21, 2026 9:49am EDT
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 9:23am EDT
The Meta Trial Could Lead To Substantial Changes To Social Media Platforms. Here's How.
A new report claims that a landmark trial against Meta could end up with substantial changes to the way social media platforms are structured.
International Business Times - Aug 21, 2026 9:18am EDT
Why social media algorithms send you posts you don’t like
The Conversation - Aug 21, 2026 9:10am EDT
Anker 160W Prime Docking Station Drops Back to Its Lowest Price, 14-in-1 With Dual 4K HDMI Ports
Gizmodo - Aug 21, 2026 8:52am EDT
No more doom scrolling or Instagram Stories? A Meta trial loss could end the social media we know
"These trials are often compared to the Big Tobacco lawsuits of the 90s, and the outcome will likely be analogous as well," one analyst told CNBC.
CNBC - Aug 21, 2026 8:39am EDT