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FILE – People talk near a Meta sign outside of the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., March 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Opening arguments set to begin in Meta’s federal trial over child safety

August 18, 2026 at 7:41 a.m.

Opening arguments are set to kick off Tuesday in a pivotal trial for Meta Platforms in a California federal court.

This image provided by Google in August 2026 shows its lineup of Pixel 11 phones, the Pixel Watch 5 and ear buds. (Google via AP)

Google unveils latest Pixel phones with slimmer cameras and more AI features

August 12, 2026 at 4:26 p.m.

Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest lineup of Pixel phones, with slimmer cameras that include more a powerful zoom and artificial intelligence features designed to help users accomplish things with...

CEO Tim Cook waves during the annual World Wide Developers Conference at Apple’s headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., Monday, June 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Apple unveils an upgraded Siri voice assistant with new AI features at its annual conference

June 8, 2026 at 3:44 p.m.

Apple on Monday unveiled new artificial intelligence advances including upgrades to its Siri assistant, emphasizing a focus on privacy and day-to-day use as the iPhone maker tries to catch up...

Bill Savitt, an attorney for OpenAI, speaks to the media after a jury ruled in the company’s favor in a a federal trial in Oakland, Calif. on Monday, May 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

OpenAI avoided a costly court loss to Elon Musk, but neither side is unscathed

May 19, 2026 at 8:36 a.m.

After prevailing in its court fight with Elon Musk, OpenAI — the ChatGPT maker valued at $852 billion — remains on track for what could be one of the largest...

Sam Altman, center, and OpenAI president Greg Brockman, right, arrive at the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, April 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Musk, OpenAI lawyers begin closing arguments in landmark trial that could shape AI’s future

May 14, 2026 at 2:10 p.m.

Lawyers for Elon Musk and OpenAI began closing arguments Thursday in the landmark trial whose outcome could shape the future of artificial intelligence.

Elon Musk, left, gestures as he walks through a hallway inside the U.S. District Court in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Elon Musk tells his side of OpenAI’s beginnings in trial pitting him against CEO Sam Altman

April 29, 2026 at 1:18 p.m.

Elon Musk took the stand for the second day Wednesday in the landmark trial that pits the world’s richest man against Sam Altman, a fellow OpenAI co-founder he accuses of...

Sam Altman arrives at the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman head to court in high-stakes showdown over AI

April 27, 2026 at 8:21 a.m.

Technology tycoons Elon Musk and Sam Altman are poised to face off in a high-stakes trial revolving around the alleged betrayal, deceit and unbridled ambition that blurred the bickering billionaires’...

Mary Rodee holds a photo of her son Riley after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)

In the wake of US social media verdicts, a look at what limits other countries have imposed for kids

March 27, 2026 at 8:33 a.m.

Dual jury verdicts this week have validated longstanding concerns about the dangers of social media for young people. But the U.S. lacks federal regulation that meaningfully addresses these harms.

Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/William Liang)

Verdicts against Meta, YouTube validate concerns long raised by parents, child safety advocates

March 26, 2026 at 12:39 p.m.

For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and whistleblowers have pushed the idea that social media is detrimental to young people’s mental health and can lead to addiction, eating disorders, sexual...

Julianna Arnold, left, mother and advocate for online child safety after her 17-year-old daughter, Coco, died in 2022 from fentanyl poisoning following a social media encounter, hugs Mandi Furniss, parent of LJ, 18, from East Texas before they enter court for closing arguments in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles Thursday, March. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

March 25, 2026 at 5:35 p.m.

A jury found both Meta and YouTube liable in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that aimed to hold social media platforms responsible for harm to children using their services, awarding the plaintiff...

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