Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children | TechCrunch
Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle claims from 29 U.S. states over children’s safety. The
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World News
‘To play God’: Cuba’s healthcare system collapses under US pressure
A spike in mortality The tightening restrictions have forced the Cuban government to effectively ration care. In February, Havana announced
Middle East
Shipping traffic via Strait of Hormuz slips below 10-day average, data shows
SINGAPORE, Aug 28 (Reuters) – Seven commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, down from 17 a day
Muslim News
Egyptian Christian Man Wins Free Umrah Trip for Muslim Neighbour
Mina, a Christian man in Egypt, joined an Islamic Quran competition to win a free Umrah trip for his Muslim
Technology
AI, athletes, and Keith Rabois: StrictlyVC is back in New York on September 10 | TechCrunch
Mark your calendars: on Thursday night, September 10, StrictlyVC — TechCrunch’s boutique evening series — is heading to New York’s
Turkey says SDF dissolution will help with Syrian unity
ISTANBUL, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party welcomes the dissolution of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces as an
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The big lesson one NATO military is taking away from its work with Ukrainian troops is: Don't get stuck in this kind of war
One of the big lessons that NATO member Norway has learned from training Ukraine to fight Russia’s invasion is that
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Hearing tech startup Legato emerges from stealth with $12M and a peek at its AI hearing glasses | TechCrunch
Hearing loss affects an estimated 50 million adults in the United States, but only around 20% of those with diagnosed
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Gaza's children lose simple joy as Israel warns against kite-flying
There are few joys left for 10-year-old Ahmed Hamdouna, whose childhood has already been scarred by years of war and
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Every new Disney trip shows me a different version of my sons. I still enjoy it, but grieve how quickly childhood went.
The first time we took our boys to Walt Disney World, they woke before dawn. They were 3 and 5,
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Runable hits $21M to bet AI agents can go from building businesses to growing them | TechCrunch
As artificial intelligence makes it easier than ever to build websites and apps, Indian startup Runable is betting the next
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US Senate Democrats urge Israel to rein in West Bank violence
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, Aug 26 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to
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I'm a marketer who fell into the 'empire-building' trap. Now I know a bigger head count doesn't mean better marketing.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Colin Piper, CMO of BuildOps, an AI platform for commercial contractors.
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A couple who quit their 9-to-5s and built a 7-figure net worth say their first step to financial independence had nothing to do with money
Kelan and Brittany Kline were newly married, carrying roughly $40,000 in student-loan debt, and working jobs with schedules that rarely
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