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New study reveals regular coffee consumption helps reduce body fat

Helsinki: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland reveals that regular coffee consumption is associated with reduced...

Peninsula Qatar - Aug 17, 2026 12:25pm EDT

States take Meta to trial in California in the biggest fight yet over social media harms to children

Of the thousands of lawsuits Meta faces over child safety on its platforms, none may be more consequential than one going to trial this week in California.

One America News Network - Aug 17, 2026 12:22pm EDT

Nvidia backs financing for OpenAI data center in Ohio

Technology giants are shelling out billions to scale capacity to meet massive data center demand.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 11:15am EDT

Wildfires: Phone alert was 'entirely appropriate', government says

Millions of phones across England and Wales bleeped with a "severe alert" notification on Friday.

BBC News - Aug 17, 2026 10:58am EDT

Meta faces ‘astronomical’ consequences as legal fight reaches critical moment in California

Less than two weeks after a loss in New Mexico, Meta faces a much bigger legal test in a case being co-led by California's attorney general.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 10:15am EDT

Anthropic Revenue Explodes Past $11.5 Billion. Its Blockbuster IPO Is Now Coming Into Focus.

The AI company is now telling investors its sales could approach $200 billion by 2028.

International Business Times - Aug 17, 2026 9:25am EDT

Berkshire's Alphabet stake, Meta goes back to court, Europe's champagne problems and more in Morning Squawk

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 9:05am EDT

Radio telescopes help scientists map molecules in space and uncover where and how stars form

The Conversation - Aug 17, 2026 8:59am EDT

AI chip mimics the human brain's capacity for split-second motor control — it solved problems using 10,000 times fewer calculations

Live Science - Aug 17, 2026 7:50am EDT

Samsung Galaxy S27 leaks are multiplying: Camera, prices and what to believe

Galaxy S27 rumor mill hits overdrive as credible leaks mix with wild guesses

Gulf News - Aug 17, 2026 7:43am EDT

Alibaba answers Meta’s AI challenge with new laptop-ready model

Alibaba launched a laptop-ready AI model and released the weights of its most powerful Qwen model, escalating its rivalry with Meta in open-weight AI.

CNBC - Aug 17, 2026 7:37am EDT

Anthropic says text watermarking scheme relies on inconsequential words

'Shall I compare thee to a summer's afternoon' is the sort of thing this will make, and others look likely to adopt it

Register UK - Aug 17, 2026 7:35am EDT

New Mexico’s attorney general pushes new social media safety laws after $900m court victory over Meta

Guardian UK - Aug 17, 2026 7:30am EDT

Anthropic-Pentagon Fight Raises AI Threat to Democracy’s Safeguard

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 17, 2026 6:50am EDT

Why thousands of Canadians are ditching their phones for 'junk journaling' and craft raves

Toronto Star - Aug 17, 2026 5:11am EDT

Meta heads to court in a landmark trial about kids and social media addiction

NPR - Aug 17, 2026 5:03am EDT

Elon Musk and Sam Altman claim we've reached the AI singularity. But how would we even know that happened?

Live Science - Aug 17, 2026 4:59am EDT

Chinese AI company Zhipu claims its new model is a better bug-finder than Anthropic, OpenAI

PLUS: HCL, TCS, admit data breaches; South Korea to fine Apple, Google; India bans some rideshare tips; and more!

Register UK - Aug 17, 2026 4:18am EDT

US to Tell Partners They Must Pick Sides in AI Race With China

Deccan Chronicle - Aug 17, 2026 3:50am EDT

New Zealand says China tried using space investments to spy on local affairs

Intelligence Service says finding domestic threats is harder due to proliferation of toxic content online

Register UK - Aug 17, 2026 3:44am EDT

States take Meta to trial in California in biggest trial yet over social media

ABC News - Aug 17, 2026 12:47am EDT

Tech prices have spiked up to 50 per cent. AI is to blame

Investors reacted swiftly as JB Hi-Fi noted a major dip in sales in the second half as a result of ongoing price rises and supply issues.

Sydney Morning Herald - Aug 17, 2026 12:08am EDT

Five years after quitting a job, developer’s former boss asked for rapid tech support

Connecting a single power cord turned into a lucrative all-nighter

Register UK - Aug 16, 2026 8:58pm EDT

UPI: India built a digital payments miracle. Now comes the bill.

India's UPI may finally face merchant fees, raising questions over who pays and whether users will resist.

BBC News - Aug 16, 2026 8:27pm EDT