Former Meta engineer Arturo Bejar leaves the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building & United States Courthouse as Meta is on trial over social media addiction in Oakland, California, on August 19, 2026. KARL MONDON/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption KARL MONDON/AFP via Getty Images Sign up for alerts…
OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A Meta insider continued his testimony Wednesday in the landmark trial in which four states claim the tech giant chose profits over teen safety and knowingly misled the public about supposed addictive features of its social media platforms, resulting in negative impacts to the mental health…
Ariana Grande has been granted permission to subpoena information that will help reveal the identities of anonymous hackers who allegedly leaked unreleased songs and footage from recording sessions and music videos. A Los Angeles judge approved Grande’s proposed order for expedited discovery on Tuesday, explaining that because she is unable…
Editor’s note: On 17 August 2026, the company OpenAI released a new version of its artificial intelligence app ChatGPT. Geared for young people, it changes the way they will interact with an AI chatbot when discussing such things as depression and suicide and it will respond in different ways if…
Google Analytics is a powerful tool that tracks and analyzes website traffic for informed marketing decisions. Service URL: policies.google.com (opens in a new window) __utmx Used to determine whether a user is included in an A / B or Multivariate test. 18 months _ga ID used to identify users 2…
Lawyers began opening arguments in the trial brought by four state attorneys general against social media giant Meta, arguing that it designed its platforms to hook kids. Transcript MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A federal judge heard opening arguments today in the lawsuit brought by four state attorneys general against Meta….
NEW YORK: US authorities expanded its prosecution of a sprawling Iranian hacking network Tuesday, bringing to 17 the number of indicted suspects for an alleged campaign against universities, companies, and government agencies.The Department of Justice unveiled a new indictment targeting eight additional individuals, with nine of the 17 defendants having…
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Opening statements are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court, where states are seeking billions of dollars in damages for social media harms to children. Attorneys general from California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey are seeking…
Posted By Steve Alder on Aug 18, 2026 Hacking incidents have been announced by American Addiction Centers in Tennessee and Oculus Pathology in Texas. Regional Center of Orange County in California has discovered the improper disposal of paper records. American Addiction Centers, Tennessee American Addiction Centers, a Brentwood, Tennessee-based provider…
Philips and General Electric (GE) are investigating incidents after the Clop ransomware group claimed to have stolen data from both companies. The companies are among 43 organizations recently listed on Clop’s data leak site. These incidents may be connected to attacks targeting internet-exposed PTC Windchill and PTC FlexPLM systems through…
