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What to know about the latest Meta trial
The Verge· 2026-08-21 19:20
Meta is back in court this week in another landmark trial about the safety of its apps for teens. And it deals with claims from 29 states that are being led by California, Colorado, Kentucky, and New Jersey. They make two key claims against Meta.One is that its executives made a series of misleading statements about how safe its platforms were while behind the scenes studying their harmful effects. And the second is that Meta allegedly violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act or Kappa by knowin ...
Meta Safety Trial Could Reveal What Zuckerberg, Others Knew
Bloomberg Technology· 2026-08-21 19:20
There is a big story playing out in technology this week, and that is meta, which just started a legal fight. Mary Anne Franks, professor at George Washington University Law School, joins us to talk about what we've learned so far. This trial is an accusation by 29 states that Meta deliberately designed its platforms to keep children hooked to them, and also deceive the public, with some privacy breaches.But it's a complicated split of different state laws and one federal privacy law. Could you start by exp ...
Anthropic Preps for Blockbuster Public Listing | Bloomberg Tech 8/21/2026
Bloomberg Technology· 2026-08-21 19:15
>> "BLOOMBERG TECH" IS L FROM THE HEART OF SILICON VALLEY. IED: ENTEROMEDI EXPECTS TO ANTHROPIC EXPECTS TO MATCH SPACE-X'S IPO. BROADCOM FOR AN AI CHIP THAT DEAL.ALL EYES ON NVIDIA. REPORTING EARNINGS NEXT WEEK. LET'S GET TO OUR TOP STORY.I ANTHROPIC IS AIMING FOR AN IPO THAT COULD MAKE HISTORY. THE COMPANY EXPECTS TO MATCH OR TOP SPACE-X'S DEBUT WHICH RAISED $75 BILLION. THAT IS ACCORDING TO SOURCES.THE MAKER OF CLAUDE CODE FILE PUBLICLY AS SOON AS THE END OF THIS MONTH. WE LEAD COVERAGE OF ANTHROPIC A ND ...
Broadcom debt deal expected to reach upwards of $70 billion, sources say
CNBC Television· 2026-08-21 18:30
It's making its biggest move yet to finance the AI boom and largely this time off its own books. So CNBC David Faber has confirmed the chip maker is in talks to raise more than 60 billion. Faber is even saying close to 70 billion in debt for a new AI chip deal.A package that could reach as much as a hundred billion. The story was first reported by Bloomberg. So that's where that hundred billion dollar number it came from.But it would benefit Anthropic and other customers. One caveat though is that the repor ...
Pixel 11's camera is still hallucinating | The Vergecast
The Verge· 2026-08-21 18:18
Smart phone cameras have been getting better and better at capturing flawless, true-to-life images. But is that what the people really want? David Imel joins Nilay Patel and Jake Kastrenakes to talk through the Pixel 11's Camera Looks. They're Google's nod to the trend of retro digital and analogue cameras, and alter how a photo is processed on the sensor level. At the same time, its super zoom is still hallucinating text and making stuff up.Then it's a supersized Brendan Carr is a Dummy, with increasingly ...
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Johnny· 2026-08-21 16:49
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The Rundown:Unitree Robotics’ IPO in Asia, Meta’s court case
Bloomberg Television· 2026-08-21 16:26
Market Trends and Investment Opportunities - Unitary Robotics completed a blockbuster IPO in Shanghai, surging 460% on its first trading day and marking a significant milestone for the robotics industry [2] - Market observations indicate an increasing trend of companies seeking dual listings on both the Hong Kong market and the broader Asian market [3] - International investors are demonstrating a heightened focus on the Asian market, generating optimism for a wave of upcoming artificial intelligence IPOs [2][3] Regulatory Risks and Legal Challenges - Meta faces a massive potential legal penalty estimated at $1.4 trillion in an ongoing court case [1][3] - Twenty-nine states filed a lawsuit against Meta, alleging the deliberate design of platforms to addict children and expose them to harmful content while deceiving the public [4] - Meta strongly denies the allegations in the multi-week trial, which legal observers compare to the historic tobacco litigation against social media companies [4]
Who decides which voices matter? | Sachitha S | TEDxChennai Institute of Technology Women
TEDx Talks· 2026-08-21 15:07
If I wanted to become famous on campus by tomorrow morning, I wouldn't do it by proposing a 50page plan for better amenities. No one would read that. I do it by filming a 15-second video of me screaming at the wall.We need to talk about why our apps are obsessed with viral fury. We're living in a world where nuance is boring and outrage is pure dopamine. MIT proved it.Lies and anger spread six times faster than facts because drama dwells. But while we're busy chasing the high of a 15-second takedown video, ...
“消失”的万亿债务:深扒数据中心“影子借贷”、GPU金融化与次贷风险
硅谷101· 2026-08-21 15:06
1.65%万亿美元 用100美元纸币首尾相连 可以绕地球赤道大约64圈 这个数字 是如今美国五大数据中心的发债总额 而如今 这些负债似乎离奇地“消失”了 它们藏到哪里去了呢 国际清算银行给这种做法起了个名字 Shadow Borrowing 影子借贷 如今被称为hyperscaler的大型云巨头们 正在用这样的手法 藏起天价债务数字 目的是让自己有一张更干净的资产负债表 哈喽 大家好 欢迎收看《硅谷101》 我是陈茜 这期视频我们就来聊聊 AI数据中心背后的债务账 我们仔细翻阅了 大型数据中心的各类申报文件 找出了至少五种不同的藏债手法 来看看巨头们 究竟是怎么让这些债务“消失”的 谁是这场金融游戏的幕后操盘手和话事人 以及AI时代的次贷危机是否在萌芽呢 如今我们说的五大hyperscaler数据中心 背后的亚马逊、微软、谷歌、Meta 以及甲骨文 可以说是位列全世界最能印钱的机器们 科技巨头们的现金多到不知道放哪 于是它们做了一件事 一遍遍回购自己的股票 但是现在 奇怪的事情出现了 我们把2021年以来 五家巨头的季度回购额都给排出来 你会看到一条完整的下滑曲线 4年前的2021年第四季度 五家巨头一个季度 ...
Pixel 11's camera is still hallucinating | The Vergecast
The Verge· 2026-08-21 14:10
Smart phone cameras have been getting better and better at capturing flawless, true-to-life images. But is that what the people really want? David Imel joins Nilay Patel and Jake Kastrenakes to talk through the Pixel 11's Camera Looks. They're Google's nod to the trend of retro digital and analogue cameras, and alter how a photo is processed on the sensor level. At the same time, its super zoom is still hallucinating text and making stuff up. Then it's a supersized Brendan Carr is a Dummy, with increasingly ...