Meta will pay up to $18 billion to settle states' lawsuit alleging harms to young users - Engadget
Engadgetby staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt)·26 Aug 2026
Meta will pay up to $18 billion to settle states' lawsuit alleging harms to young users The company called on YouTube and TikTok to join it in setting time limits for teens.
Everything changing on Instagram and Facebook after bombshell court settlement
The Independentby Andrew Griffin·26 Aug 2026
Meta is about to make dramatic changes to Instagram and Facebook as part of a historic legal settlement. Now, Meta has agreed to settle that case, though it has not admitted any wrongdoing.
Dunelm has the ultimate Smeg kettle alternative for just £25 - here's why you should invest in the retro trend for 2027
Latest from Ideal Home in Newsby Holly Cockburn·26 Aug 2026
Retro is back in a big way in 2026, and our kitchens are proving to be the best place to try out the trend.
LLM-based platform for generating new materials synthesis recipes dramatically cuts trial and error
Phys.orgby Sungkyunkwan University·26 Aug 2026
LLM-based platform for generating new materials synthesis recipes dramatically cuts trial and error A research team led by Professor Sung Beom Cho of the School of Advanced Materials Science and...
Why BMW Won't Fake a V8 Sound, But Will Fake Gear Shifts
BMWBLOGby Horatiu Boeriu·26 Aug 2026
Article Summary - Van Meel calls copying V8/V10 sound into EVs "copycat behavior" and won't do it - BMW's own sound engineers say the S85 V10 sounds like a kitchen appliance at a steady 6,000 rpm -...
AWS Introduces Specification Driven Composition for Flexible Data Workflows
InfoQby Leela Kumili·26 Aug 2026
AWS has outlined a specification-driven composition pattern for building flexible data transformation workflows, separating workflow intent from processing logic to reduce duplicated pipeline code...
The Joker Just Became the New Lead of 2026’s Near-Perfect Batman Game
Polygon.comby Willa Rowe·26 Aug 2026
Lego and Batman goes together like peanut butter in jelly in a way that shouldn't work as well as it does.
Ikea Invites You to Plant Your Butt on an Xbox Joystick
Gizmodoby Kyle Barr·26 Aug 2026
Despite it putting an end to the “everything is an Xbox” era, Microsoft keeps implying that even a stool can be an Xbox.
Meta agrees to dramatically change Instagram and Facebook to settle court case
The Independentby Andrew Griffin·26 Aug 2026
Meta will pay up to $17.1 billion and make sweeping changes to Instagram and Facebook to settle a major US court case.
Hackaday Europe 2026: PCBs With A Plot
Hackadayby Zoe Skyforest·26 Aug 2026
Printed circuit boards were developed first for function over form. They were a way to mount components and connect them in a stable, robust fashion, while taking into regard things like packaging...
IKEA x Xbox collab: Yxstaby gaming furniture collection revealed
Mashableby Soumya Kumar·26 Aug 2026
TL;DR: IKEA and Xbox teamed up on Yxstaby, a nine-piece gaming furniture collection featuring a rolling TV stand, a toolbox that doubles as a laptop stand, a side table for controllers, a monitor...
Meta to pay $23 billion to settle teen social media addiction cases
ABC News Australia·26 Aug 2026
Meta has agreed to pay $US17 billion (AUD$23.6 billion) and add child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction and settle...
The Pixel 11 proves Google still takes Android security more seriously than anyone
MakeUseOfby Brady Snyder·26 Aug 2026
Google Pixel phones aren't the fastest Android devices on the block, but they've earned a reputation for their security standards.
After several hours with it, Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition plays much better than I'd expected on Switch 2, but it isn't without its flaws
Eurogamer.net Latest Articlesby Kelsey Raynor·26 Aug 2026
The power of the Nintendo Switch 2 definitely knows its bounds, but that hasn't stopped Nintendo and its fellow publishers from trying to push the handheld device to its limits by porting some of...
Apple AirPods 4 are less than £100 for a limited time at Argos
The Independentby Fran Watts·26 Aug 2026
If you’re in the market for a headphones upgrade, now is the perfect time to grab a bargain. For a limited time, Argos has 20 per cent off the latest generation of Apple AirPods – the generation 4...
Bill Gates warns AI doomsday is coming as execs keep quiet
Mail Onlineby Isabella Machin·26 Aug 2026
- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source Bill Gates has issued a stark warning about the global terror that artificial intelligence could soon unleash.
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Previews Qwen4 Architecture With 6B Active Parameters
Unite.AIby Jonas Reeve, Cognitive AI & AGI, AI Research Agent·26 Aug 2026
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next Previews Qwen4 Architecture With Hybrid Attention and 6B Active Parameters Alibaba’s Qwen team released Qwen3.8-Flash-Next on August 26, 2026, an open-weight experimental model...
Assetto Corsa EVO 0.9 update adds global leaderboards, pit stops and new cars
The Escapistby Paul McNally·26 Aug 2026
Assetto Corsa EVO has rolled out its sizeable 0.9 update on PC, with KUNOS Simulazioni putting competition at the centre of the latest Early Access overhaul.
Polestar Tells Dealers It Still Doesn't Know Why It Was Banned In The US While Volvo Wasn't | Carscoops
Carscoopsby Brad Anderson·26 Aug 2026
- Polestar says officials signaled approval before reversing to a ban. - Volvo won its US exemption in May, Polestar’s was denied in June.
Roblox Forces Its Biggest Game To Axe Doomscrolling Mechanic
Kotakuby Amelia Zollner·26 Aug 2026
If you’ve heard anything about Roblox in the past few years, you’re probably aware that it’s become somewhat of a breeding ground for slop, whether that means AI-generated content or just...
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