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A federal judge has halted the Pentagon's attempt to sideline artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, delivering a sharp rebuke to a controversial national security designation that threatened to cut the company off from lucrative government work.

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Closing arguments are scheduled Monday in a landmark trial in New Mexico where social media conglomerate Meta is accused of misleading its users about how safe its platforms are for children.

Jurors will take up the case after the arguments and six weeks of testimony from scores of witnesses that included teachers, psychiatric experts, state investigators, top Meta officials and whistleblowers that left the company.

The case in New Mexico state court is among the first to reach trial in a wave of litigation involving social media platforms and their impacts on children.

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A landmark court verdict in Los Angeles has sent shockwaves through Silicon Valley, marking what many are calling a turning point for the social media industry. A jury ruled that Instagram and YouTube are not only addictive but were deliberately designed that way, and that their parent companies, Meta and Google, were negligent in protecting young users. The ruling ordered the companies to pay six million dollars in damages to a young woman known as Kaley, who said prolonged use of these platforms contributed to serious mental health struggles.

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Facebook is making a bold move to win back the attention of major online creators, offering payments of up to three thousand dollars per month through its new Content Fast Track programme. The initiative targets influencers who already have large followings on competing platforms like TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram.

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Facebook is actively recruiting top-tier digital creators, offering them $3,000 per month to post content on its platform through its "Content Fast Track" program. The social media giant, boasting over 3 billion users, is targeting influencers who command more than a million followers on competitor video sites, specifically citing Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube in its program announcement. This initiative follows Meta's revelation that its parent company paid out nearly $3 billion to creators across all its monetization programs in 2025.

"You're always following audiences as a creator and so this doesn't fix it," said Jordan Schwarzenberger, manager of content creators the Sidemen. "I love Facebook and I love Meta and what they do, but this feels like a bit of a desperate move.”

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A New Mexico court has ordered Meta to pay $375 million for misleading users about the safety of its platforms for children. A jury found the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp liable for endangering minors by exposing them to sexual predators and explicit material. New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez described the verdict as a "historic" first, marking the first time a state has successfully sued Meta over child safety.

A spokeswoman for Meta, led by chairman and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, said the company disagrees with the verdict and intends to appeal.

She said: "We work hard to keep people safe on our platforms and are clear about the challenges of identifying and removing bad actors and harmful content. We remain confident in our record of protecting teens online."

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A new artificial intelligence-powered graphics feature from chip giant Nvidia is drawing mixed reactions, as excitement over its visual potential clashes with growing concern from gamers and industry professionals.

The tool, known as DLSS 5, was unveiled at the company's annual Graphics Technology Conference and is expected to launch later this year. Nvidia says the upgrade will enable "photoreal" visuals in real-time gameplay, bringing effects once limited to Hollywood productions into everyday gaming.

Demonstrations showed dramatic changes in lighting, textures and character detail across popular titles, with environments appearing sharper and more cinematic. According to Nvidia, the technology builds on earlier advances like ray tracing, pushing graphical realism to new levels.