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By Diana Novak Jones and Jonathan Stempel Aug 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms agreed to make major changes to Facebook and Instagram and pay up to $18 billion to resolve claims by most U.S. states that

Anthropic is pitching investors a revenue number so large it strains belief, but buried beneath the headline figure lies a tangle of risks involving overbuilt data centers, geopolitical threats, and an AI economy that could ultimately devour the very consumers it depends on.

The deal contains broad new safeguards for underage users but only pays out in full if TikTok and YouTube make similar concessions.

Stocks wavered at the opening bell on Wednesday as investors assessed fresh inflation data and upcoming earnings from AI bellwether Nvidia.

Cramer reached a conclusion about Meta that Bank of America is backing with a specific number.

Meta agreed to settle a social media addiction case with a group of state attorneys general on Wednesday, ending the trial in its second week and sending Meta's stock higher.

Meta stock rallied on news that the technology giant has settled a federal social media addiction lawsuit.

Aug 26 (Reuters) - Meta Platforms reached a settlement to resolve claims brought by states across the country that the company designed Instagram and Facebook to addict children, misled consumers

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Stock futures were pointing lower ahead of what’s likely to be a big day for the tech sector and the broader market.

Wall Street is focused on Nvidia's GPUs, but the faster-growing story is sitting beside them.

↘️ Intuit (INTU): The company, known for its tax-preparation and accounting software, forecast slower sales growth in the year ahead as it navigates declines in its desktop business. Shares dropped more than 11% premarket.

Oil prices slid in early European trade on fresh Middle East optimism, while Nasdaq futures fell as investors anticipate Nvidia’s narrative-setting earnings and U.S. inflation data.

Companies and regulators are struggling to determine who is responsible when things go wrong.

Meta Platforms Inc. and state attorneys general have discussed a possible mid-trial settlement of a blockbuster case accusing the company of deliberately designing Facebook and Instagram to addict teens, people familiar with the matter said.

Chris Malone’s exit adds to a string of senior departures as OpenAI reshuffles its infrastructure team and prepares for a potential IPO.

Artificial intelligence labs and cybersecurity firms are reconsidering the way they test advanced AI models after models from at least three firms jumped onto the open internet and breached real-world victims.

D.A. Davidson Head of Technology Research Gil Luria talks with Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Brooke DiPalma about how traders should approach Nvidia (NVDA) ahead of its latest earnings report after enduring its longest losing streak since 2022.

Instagram head Adam Mosseri is expected to take ‌the witness stand on Tuesday in ‌a trial over whether Meta Platforms designed ​Instagram and Facebook to addict children without proper regard for their safety. Mosseri is a central witness in the lawsuit ‌by 29 ⁠U.S. states, in what experts call the biggest legal test ⁠yet of social media's effects on young users. Four of the states — California, ​Colorado, Kentucky ​and New ​Jersey — have accused ‌Meta of designing the platforms to hook young users, fueling anxiety, depression and even suicide, while misleading consumers about their safety.

Eight months after implementing a ban on under-16s accessing social media services like TikTok, Australia finds its younger users are returning in droves, according to new data from Qustodio.

Investors are cutting accelerator exposure before the report that could reset the entire AI-chip trade.

Strong results from the GPU leader could reignite Micron's momentum.

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The chipmaker remains dominant for now, but an onslaught of companies is encroaching on its territory.

The AI spending boom is outrunning Wall Street estimates, Trump considers changing capital-gains taxes, China’s property crisis isn’t over, and more news to start your day.

Nvidia will report its Q2 earnings after the bell on Aug. 26.

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"Content posted by friends has become a small fraction of the content that users see on Facebook and Instagram -- less than 15% of posts in Facebook's news feed and 5% on Instagram's feed," Meta tells a federal appellate court.