2026-08-21

First social media came after teens. Now AI is doing the same thing

A major lawsuit against Meta hit the same week OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens. Why do stronger protections so often arrive only after mass adoption? [...]

2026-08-21

YouTube raises Premium prices across Europe with an opt-in deadline

YouTube Premium is getting more expensive across Europe. This time the company is asking subscribers to agree, rather than simply imposing the increase. A price-change notice seen by TNW went to a Romanian subscriber on Friday. It puts the individual plan up from RON 29.00 to RON 32.00 a month, a rise of about 10%. […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-21

Castelion raises $1bn at $13bn to scale hypersonic weapon production

Castelion has raised $1bn at a $13bn valuation. Three SpaceX executives founded the company in 2022 to build missiles. Its first product is Blackbeard, a hypersonic strike weapon designed for quantity rather than craft. The structure repays a close read. The round is $800m in equity plus $250m of committed financing for a revolving credit […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]

2026-08-21

Meta spends hundreds of millions on Microsoft's AI services

Meta has become one of Microsoft's biggest AI customers, according to Bloomberg.<br /> The article Meta spends hundreds of millions on Microsoft's AI services appeared first on The Decoder. [...]

2026-08-21

The Pixel 11 Pro’s HiLight LED is bafflingly limited out of the box, but a new app removes its shackles

HiLight Studio is a new app that makes HiLight what it should have been out of the box, but this isn't the simplest of things to install. [...]

2026-08-21

Logitech sued for keeping US tariff refunds instead of returning them to customers

Logitech accused for allegedly keeping tariff refunds for itself despite raising the consumer cost of products to silently pay for tariffs. [...]

2026-08-21

Copilot Wrote It, But Who Owns It? The Governance Gap Engineering Teams May Overlook

An engineer opens Copilot to help draft code for a client’s site. Within seconds, they receive code that would’ve previously taken significantly longer to write manually. For many web developers and businesses optimizing their websites, it's normal to wonder: is that code reliable? Is it secure? Should it be reviewed before implementation? These questions all fall under the umbrella of on [...]

2026-08-21

The Patrick Clancy Conspiracy Theories Are Rooted in the Harsh Realities of Motherhood

Lindsay Clancy’s defense argues she killed her three kids because of postpartum psychosis. But armchair detectives, including many fed-up mothers, are laying blame with her ex-husband. [...]

2026-08-21

Samsung approves a record $80bn shareholder return, and the stock falls

Samsung Electronics approved the largest shareholder return in South Korean corporate history on Friday. Its shares then fell as much as 2.6% in post-market trading. The board signed off on a Samsung shareholder return of between 90 trillion and 110 trillion won for 2026. That is roughly $65bn to $80bn. It is about five times […]<br /> This story continues at The Next Web [...]