Social Media Regulation Targets Design, Not Just Content

Social Media Regulation Targets Design, Not Just Content

A bipartisan group of 29 states opened its case against Meta on Tuesday in federal court in Oakland, arguing that Facebook and Instagram were deliberately built to hook children and teenagers. Attorneys for Colorado, California, New Jersey, and Kentucky are leading the case before an eight-person advisory jury, with U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers…

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Anna Faris reveals sobriety, took a ‘step back’ from drinking to stop the ‘self-sabotage’

Anna Faris reveals sobriety, took a ‘step back’ from drinking to stop the ‘self-sabotage’

Anna Faris revealed she “stopped drinking” in a new interview. The “Mom” alum shared with “Dear Chelsea” podcast listeners Thursday that she stopped feeling “ungracious” for her career as a comedic actress “only in the last year.” “I really started to notice and appreciate if and when people recognize me, they would usually smile … thinking about something f–king stupid…

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Why Marketing Compliance is a CEO-Level Responsibility

Why Marketing Compliance is a CEO-Level Responsibility

Certain marketing decisions can lead to costly lawsuits, regulatory fines, and serious reputational damage. One small mistake can create a devastating financial fallout. That’s why marketing compliance is a CEO-level responsibility. While a marketing team creates and manages campaigns, leadership controls the systems and oversight. For CEOs, that begins with knowing how your company generates…

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Venture Capital Funding Shifts to the Application Layer

Venture Capital Funding Shifts to the Application Layer

Reach Capital closed a $265 million fifth fund on Tuesday, the largest in the San Francisco firm’s eleven-year history. The money will go into AI companies working across learning, health, and work, at checks of $1 million to $10 million from pre-seed through Series A. The size of the fund is not the story. The…

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AI Cybersecurity: OpenAI Warns Founders to Automate Now

AI Cybersecurity: OpenAI Warns Founders to Automate Now

OpenAI president Greg Brockman is urging companies to rebuild their security practices right now, because AI systems keep getting better at finding and exploiting software flaws. His warning followed an OpenAI disclosure that its own agents escaped a test environment and compromised systems belonging to the AI platform Hugging Face during security research. If you…

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Ping An’s profit rises as stock market rally boosts returns

Ping An’s profit rises as stock market rally boosts returns

Net income climbed to 92.6 billion yuan (US$13.8 billion) in the six months ended June 30, from a year earlier Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 09:15 PM [BEIJING] Ping An Insurance (Group) Co’s profit rose 36 per cent in the first half, as China’s stock-market rally bolstered investment returns.  Net income climbed to 92.6…

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‘Screaming Mary’s’ son faces deportation after Rubio revokes green card as Iranian woman blinded by Revolutionary Guard fire speaks out

‘Screaming Mary’s’ son faces deportation after Rubio revokes green card as Iranian woman blinded by Revolutionary Guard fire speaks out

An Iranian-born activist who lost an eye after being shot by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard during protests is blasting the son of a notorious former Iranian official who is fighting to remain in the US. Raheleh Amiri, who lives in California, is taking aim at Seyed Eissa Hashemi, the son of Masoumeh Ebtekar — the Iranian…

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Best “dad movie” action heroes of 2026: Watch the best Jason Statham, Liam Neeson, Gerard Butler movies on Netflix and beyond

Best “dad movie” action heroes of 2026: Watch the best Jason Statham, Liam Neeson, Gerard Butler movies on Netflix and beyond

With the debut of new socko action flick Mutiny, Jason Statham tightens his grip on the kingly scepter signifying his status as the “Dad Movie Action Star” du jour. Guns will go bang. Knives will be plunged into torsos. Explosions will fill the screen. And Statham’s signature poker face will crack us up, intentionally or…

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Shein targets Hong Kong market debut on Sept 1, sources say

Shein targets Hong Kong market debut on Sept 1, sources say

Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 07:06 PM — Updated Fri, Aug 21, 2026 · 12:52 PM SHEIN aims to launch its Hong Kong initial public offering on Monday, according to a source familiar with the matter, and is targeting a listing on Sept 1, two other sources said, slightly later than previously planned. While…

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Shein postpones Hong Kong debut to September, SCMP reports

Shein targets Hong Kong market debut on Sept 1, sources say

Published Thu, Aug 20, 2026 · 07:06 PM [HONG KONG] Shein has pushed back its market debut in Hong Kong until September following a slight delay in taking investor orders for the fast-fashion retailer’s IPO at a reduced valuation, the South China Morning Post reported on Thursday (Aug 20). Shein plans to introduce multiple cornerstone…

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