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Meta fined $25 billion in privacy scandal

A New Mexico judge has ruled that Facebook’s parent company deceived millions of users about how their personal data was collected and shared

Russia Today - US News - 1 hour ago

Meta ordered to pay $25B after jury finds it misled users on data privacy

The $25 billion penalty comes after jurors found Meta committed more than 43 million violations of New Mexico's consumer protection laws.

Fox News - Business - 2 hours ago

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico after jury finds it misled consumers about data privacy

“Facebook’s wrongdoing — over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public — goes to the heart of Facebook’s core business practices,” the judge wrote.

NBC News - Top Stories - 3 hours ago

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in data privacy ruling

A jury found that the social media company had deceived consumers for years about its data privacy policies.

CBS News - Top Stories - 6 hours ago

Meta beats expectations but legal penalties hit profit amid AI race

SAN FRANCISCO — Meta beat investor expectations for third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as it doubles down on a global AI race but the social media giant's profits took a hit due to an $18 billion legal settlement with nearly all US states.

Manila Times - Business - 6 hours ago

Meta reports third-quarter revenue beat and issues strong guidance

Follow Meta's Q3 2026 earnings live, including revenue, EPS, AI spending, advertising growth, guidance and META stock reaction.

CNBC - Technology - 7 hours ago

B.C. billionaire's real estate firms allege 'pattern of misconduct' by CRA in tax case

Companies controlled by billionaire B.C. property developer Terry Hui allege that the Canada Revenue Agency has engaged in a “pattern of misconduct” in its attempts to collect on ballooning tax debts dating as far back as 2007.

CTV News - Top Stories - 7 hours ago

Judge orders Meta to pay US$25 billion to New Mexico in Cambridge Analytica case

The US$25 billion penalty comes as Meta faces a series of legal cases over its handling of users’ personal data.

Channel NewsAsia - World - 8 hours ago

Meta puts Muse agent at heart of AI strategy, plans new stock to power investments

New class of shares may allow company to finance acquisitions and attract top talent without diluting Zuckerberg’s voting control; shares rise around 4% in extended trading

The Globe and Mail - Business - 8 hours ago

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica lawsuit

San Francisco: A New Mexico judge ordered Meta Platforms to pay $25 billion on Wednesday after a jury found that the social media giant had deceivedco...

Peninsula Qatar - US News - 8 hours ago

Stock futures fall as investors digest earnings from Meta and Tesla: Live updates

The S&P 500 posted a three-day winning streak on Wednesday, and the Nasdaq Composite rose as Tesla and SpaceX rallied.

CNBC - Health - 8 hours ago

Stock futures fall as investors digest earnings from Meta and Tesla

The S&P 500 posted a three-day winning streak on Wednesday, and the Nasdaq Composite rose as Tesla and SpaceX rallied.

CNBC - Top Stories - 8 hours ago

Carney, Ford announce $8.7B partnership to support steel, auto, critical mineral sectors -- Alongside Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced an $8.7-billion support package for steel, critical mineral and auto sectors on Wednesday. -- Politics

Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford are expected to unveil new support for auto companies making clean investments during the trade war with the U.S., CBC News has learned

CBC News - Politics - 9 hours ago

Meta stock surges on strong earnings report; tech giant unveils new shares to bankroll AI spending

The Mark Zuckerberg-led tech giant unveiled plans for a new class of stock designed to bankroll its massive artificial intelligence spending.

New York Post - Business - 9 hours ago

Meta hit with $25-billion penalty for misleading Facebook users about data privacy

The penalty in New Mexico stems from a lawsuit about a data privacy scandal that Facebook faced more than eight years ago.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 9 hours ago

U.S. judge orders Meta to pay US$25 billion after jury found company deceived users

A New Mexico judge ruled Wednesday that Meta must pay US$25 billion to the state after a jury found last month that the social media giant had deceived users in a case related to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, according to media reports.

CTV News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion in Cambridge Analytica case

A New Mexico judge ordered Facebook's parent company, Meta, to pay $25 billion for misleading users over the Cambridge Analytica breach, which took place during Donald Trump's first presidential campaign.

Deutsche Welle - Science - 11 hours ago

Meta ordered to pay $25B over Facebook privacy deception

A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $25 billion Wednesday after a jury found the social media giant liable for misleading Facebook users about its...

Daily Sabah - Business - 12 hours ago

du nine-month profit rises 10.8% to Dh2.4 billion -- m read

du's nine-month profit surges 10.8% to Dh2.4 billion, driven by higher revenue, subscriber growth, and improved operating margins.

Gulf News - Technology - 13 hours ago

Meta fined $25bn for 'lies' over user data privacy -- The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

The fine is the largest to date against Facebook's owner, larger than an $18bn deal with California.

BBC News - Technology - 13 hours ago

Meta hit with $25-billion penalty for misleading consumers in New Mexico over Cambridge Analytica case

State accused Meta of lying to Facebook users about internal policies and who had access to their data

The Globe and Mail - Business - 13 hours ago

New Mexico awarded $25 billion civil penalty against Meta

A judge has ordered Meta to pay the state of New Mexico a civil penalty of $25 billion after a jury found the company misled users about the privacy of their data. NBC News' Allie Canal has details on the ruling.

NBC News - Technology - 13 hours ago

Meta ordered to pay $25 billion penalty in New Mexico Cambridge Analytica case

Meta to pay $25 billion in penalties related to Cambridge Analytica scandal in New Mexico.

CNBC - US News - 14 hours ago

The $15 billion ad-powered AI startup your doctor may already be using

OpenEvidence is booming despite questions about accuracy and ads.

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 15 hours ago

Feds hold back an additional $1.2 billion in California Medicaid reimbursements

In May, the administration held back $1.3 billion in Medicaid funds over concerns about hospice and in-home care programs. Now it's deferring $1.2 billion more.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Meta drops the word 'train' from its commercial TOS after AI backlash

Meta changes AI scraping policy but won’t add language respecting robots.txt.

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Oz Says HHS is Deferring $1.2 Billion More From California Medicaid Funding

The action targets California’s Medicaid payments directed toward personal care services.

Epoch Times - US News - 1 day ago

Meta tries to scapegoat staff who downloaded torrents to spare execs

Meta argues nobody “decided” to pirate books to train AI.

Ars Technica - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Anthropic signs onto $10-billion Nova Scotia data centre project

EverWind Fuels announced the data centre project in Point Tupper, N.S., earlier on Friday

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 1 day ago

Eric Schmidt's 1% Anthropic stake could be worth tens of billions at IPO

Eric Schmidt’s 1% Anthropic stake could be worth tens of billions at IPO

Los Angeles Times - Business - 1 day ago

Anthropic in talks with neocloud Nscale over second multibillion-dollar deal

Anthropic and Nscale previously inked a similar deal for a data center on the same site in the U.S.

CNBC - US News - 1 day ago

Salesforce to acquire customer engagement platform Braze in $5.66-billion deal

Braze Class A shareholders to receive $47.50 in cash per share

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 1 day ago

Meta Muse exposes users' personal and business secrets when they share conversations

A single query is all that's required to find thousands of conversations listed by title.

Ars Technica - Business - 1 day ago

OpenAI seek to raise $30 billion at $1.4 trillion valuation ahead of Anthropic IPO

OpenAI is rushing to close a massive $30 billion funding round—targeting a valuation north of $1.4 trillion—to lock in its private valuation before rival Anthropic hits the public...

International The News - Business - 1 day ago

Dems demand tougher standards for companies running Medicaid systems -- Contractors, including Deloitte, receive billions in taxpayer dollars to build complex computer systems determining Medicaid eligibility.

Contractors, including Deloitte, receive billions in taxpayer dollars to build complex computer systems determining Medicaid eligibility.

CBS News - Health - 1 day ago

JPMorgan Chase is Delving Further Into National Security With $5 Billion Push

The investments form part of JPMorgan's Security and Resiliency Initiative, launched last October amid concerns about the U.S.'s dependence on foreign manufacturing and critical supplies.

International Business Times - Top Stories - 2 days ago

Elon Musk Wants To Give Every American Child A SpaceX Share. The Giveaway Could Be Worth Over $10 Billion.

The billionaire plans to begin distributing shares in 2027 but has not explained eligibility rules or how families would receive the stock.

International Business Times - Technology - 2 days ago

Nvidia challenger Tenstorrent raises $1.5-billion, valuing Toronto-founded company at $6.2-billion

AI semiconductor maker reportedly rebuffed buyout attempts by Intel and Qualcomm earlier this year

The Globe and Mail - Business - 2 days ago

Trump spurs states to dump laws regulating new hospitals -- The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.

The Trump administration has tied billions in rural health funding for states partly to the policy commitments they make, including ending their certificate of need, or CON, laws governing the construction of new hospitals.

CBS News - Health - 2 days ago

'Only the sharks are left': The $388 billion change shaking up the sharemarket

There’s been a major shift in how Australians buy shares, sparking debate over whether our market is becoming more prone to wild swings – or even the risk of bubbles.

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 3 days ago

Over $1 billion spent, few miles driven: How California's flagship clean transit initiative was hit by accusations of fraud and waste

A premier California green transportation initiative is roiled by accusations of fraud, waste and poor oversight. Officials insist it is managed effectively.

Los Angeles Times - Science - 3 days ago

Meta and Tesla are set to report earnings next week: What to know

Meta and Tesla are scheduled to announce earnings next week in the wake of a weekly market report showing a high market sensitivity.According to reports, seventy S&P companies are reporting this...

International The News - Business - 3 days ago

St. Louis wants to build a $3 billion tech hub — but the data center anchoring it is sparking backlash

The project has sparked fierce public backlash, leading to competing lawsuits between opponents and developer TeraWatt Infrastructure.

New York Post - Technology - 4 days ago

A Chicago billionaire is now a chief foe of Mayor Johnson and the CTU. Just who is Michael Sacks?

For years, Sacks has been a behind-the-scenes fixture in Chicago politics. Now he’s putting his money behind front-runner mayoral candidate Alexi Giannoulias, as well as anti-Chicago Teachers Union school board candidates in the Nov. 3 election.

Chicago Sun-Times - Top Stories - 4 days ago

'Democratic version of Trump': Ruffalo rips Newsom over billionaire tax

Mark Ruffalo slammed Gavin Newsom for opposing California's billionaire wealth tax, calling it "disqualifying" for anyone with ambitions for higher office.

Fox News - Business - 4 days ago

I'm Going To Hunt Meta's AI Muse For Sport -- ICYMI

What are these AI agents hiding behind their fuzzy facades?

Slate - Entertainment - 5 days ago

Nova Scotia's EverWind proposes $10-billion AI data centre in Cape Breton

Company behind a wind and hydrogen development says a ‘frontier AI developer’ has signed a 20-year lease

The Globe and Mail - Technology - 5 days ago

Hamptons billionaire hub allows first-ever Target — with one crazy rule

One ultra-luxe Southfork town has banned a key Target feature from its new store.

New York Post - Weird - 5 days ago

Hiltzik: The billionaires' campaign against the California billionaire tax rests on conjecture and fear-mongering

The billionaires' attack on California's wealth tax initiative shows why it's needed.

Los Angeles Times - Business - 5 days ago

Brazil's Lula wins electoral court challenge against Meta for alleged pro-Bolsonaro algorithm bias

A judge ruled that the tech company must adopt measures to immediately secure equal treatment of the two presidential candidates ahead of an Oct. 25 runoff.

NBC News - Technology - 6 days ago

'Didn't foot the bill': Telstra outage cost the economy half a billion dollars, modelling finds

Households and small businesses carried the cost of Telstra’s July outage, consumer advocates say, as the Senate debates mobile reliability laws this week.

Sydney Morning Herald - Technology - 9 days ago

David Ellison's Multibillion-Dollar Pet Project Acquires Warner Bros. -- Slate Money

The nepo-billionaire has reached a deal to merge Paramount Skydance with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Slate - Business - 11 days ago

Trump holds millions in Meta stock: What to know

In a major update, Meta Platforms shares rose more than 1% after President Donald Trump’s recent financial reporting revealed he had purchased as much as $25 million in stock before a market...

International The News - Business - 13 days ago

Anthropic reconfigures its cool kids security program -- Company's Project Glasswing and Cyber Verification Program metamorphose into triple tier threat hunting club

Company's Project Glasswing and Cyber Verification Program metamorphose into triple tier threat hunting club

Register UK - Technology - 13 days ago

Trade deficit hits $105.6 billion, widest since just before Trump tariffs

That marked a 13.7% jump from July and was ahead of the Dow Jones consensus estimate for $102 billion.

CNBC - Business - 15 days ago

America's billionaires are turning their backs on Trump

The US president’s loss of political momentum has given some of his backers the cover to start talking their mind.

Sydney Morning Herald - Business - 18 days ago

Meta's AI data centers: What to know about its major tax strategy

In a major update, the AI data centers are not disturbing their neighbors with screeching noise and using up large amounts of power and water, they are also enabling corporate entities to save...

International The News - Business - 18 days ago

Your guide to Proposition 41: Special tax audit proposal could block billionaire tax

Prop 41 would require audits for new state special taxes and prohibit certain new state taxes. It also could nullify the billionaire tax.

Los Angeles Times - Top Stories - 20 days ago

Maui Fire Affecting Lung Health With Raised Metal Levels

A new study finds that metal mixtures found in smoke, ash and debris after the 2023 Maui wildfires affected human lung health.

Huffington Post - Science - 23 days ago

Muse, Meta's extraordinarily privileged AI assistant, has a serious 0-day

A simple ClickFix attack is only one way to completely hijack the new agent.

Ars Technica - Business - 1 month ago

French AI firm value soars after $3.48 billion cash injection

ALBAWABA - Mistral, a French AI firm, raised three billion euros ($3.48 billion) in what has been called the largest-ever European tech fundraising – le

Albawaba - Top Stories - 1 month ago

FAB Sets AED 100 Billion Blue Finance Target and Becomes First MENA Bank to Join UN Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s global bank and one of the world’s largest financial institutions, has become the first bank in the Middle East an

Albawaba - Business - 1 month ago

Hugging Face is too important to fall into Nvidia's hands -- $12.9 billion deal will inevitably cement Nvidia's market dominance and harm competition in the process. Regulators should take note

$12.9 billion deal will inevitably cement Nvidia's market dominance and harm competition in the process. Regulators should take note

Register UK - Technology - 1 month ago

Mark Zuckerberg's Botched AI Makeover of Meta

The social-media giant reportedly considered cutting up to 60 percent of some teams and replacing staff with AI.

New York Magazine - Business - 1 month ago

The Billionaire Who Wired San Francisco

The city, post-COVID, is tougher on crime, more surveilled, and more moderate. No citizen has shaped it more than Chris Larsen.

New York Magazine - Technology - 5 months ago

Meta removes Bangladeshi community archivists' pages through false copyright claims

Coordinated false copyright claims targeted Bangladeshi archivists, journalists, and activists, exploiting Meta’s reporting system to remove evidence of abuses, disrupt documentation efforts, and undermine accountability linked to July 2024 uprising.

Global Voices - Entertainment - 5 months ago

Meta and YouTube found liable for social media addiction

Meta and Google have been told to pay a further $3m (£2.24m) in punitive damages by a jury at the Los Angeles County Superior Court.

Sky News - Technology - 6 months ago

Billionaire who moved business to Florida now selling final property in blue city at discount

Billionaire Ken Griffin set to complete Chicago real estate exit as final condo reportedly goes under contract.

Fox News - Business - 10 months ago

'Foreign metal objects' led to the crash of Azerbaijan Airlines flight, preliminary report shows

" ... Putin apologized for the tragic incident occurring in Russian airspace, expressed his deep and sincere condolences to the families of the victims ... but no responsibility for the crash was taken."

Global Voices - World - 1 year ago

'Inside Out 2' Becomes First Animated Movie To Sell $1 Billion Worth Of Tickets Outside US

The milestone marked the second record set by the Pixar Animation Studios sequel, which last month surpassed Pixar's "Frozen II" as the highest-grossing animated feature.

International Business Times - Entertainment - 1 year ago

OpenAI, creator of ChatGPT, on trajectory to bring in $1 billion

OpenAI, the firm that made AI chatbot ChatGPT, will reportedly bring in 10 figures of revenue on its current trajectory, according to a Tuesday report from The Information.

Fox News - Business - 2 years ago

Abramovich flew to Ankara, might sell Chelsea FC to Turkish billionaire: report

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, the owner of the Chelsea Football Club, flew to Turkey on Wednesday, as he aims to finalize the sale of Chelsea, according to a special report by the Dailymail news website.

Turkish Minute - Sports - 3 years ago