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.
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Key FactsNew Mexico court orders Meta to pay $25bn
Oct 22, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: bbc.com
- The judge wrote that Meta’s misrepresentations about Facebook data were willful and spanned 2010 through 2021.
- Meta intends to appeal; chief lawyer CJ Mahoney said the ruling makes doing business in New Mexico nearly impossible.
- The jury found more than 40 million violations of state law; plaintiffs said roughly two million residents were affected.
- The penalty was reduced from a calculated $219bn to $25bn.
Today's result makes clear that no corporation is too powerful to be held accountable.— Raúl Torrez, New Mexico Attorney General, commenting on the ruling against Meta
$GOOGL's search revenue grew more slowly than expected, and it says searches in AI Mode make less money.@juleshyman , @pras_S ... Show more
Incredible spooky Halloween display you can visit for free is raising money for Young Epilepsy
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The New Stack Oct 28
GitHub debuts Copilot Fusion, a new model selection & orchestration system that beats Claude Code for half the API cost
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Google Maps: Gericht untersagt 3D-Luftbilder von Privatgrundstück: A ruling that is not yet legally binding prohibits Google from displaying 3D aerial images of ...
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‘Facebook’s wrongdoing’: Why has Meta been fined $25bn in New Mexico?: The tech giant has been accused of misleading users regarding data privacy linked to the ...
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Key FactsNew Mexico judge orders Meta to pay $25 billion
Oct 21, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: businessinsider.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: businessinsider.com
- The case concerned Meta’s handling of user records used by Cambridge Analytica for campaign purposes during the 2016 election.
- New Mexico alleged Facebook misrepresented how much control users had over their data in the app.
- A jury found last month that Meta committed nearly 50 million violations; each can carry a penalty of up to $5,000.
- Meta’s chief legal officer C.J. Mahoney expressed confidence that Meta would win an appeal, while its next step remained unclear.
"Facebook's wrongdoing—over the course of years and systematically broadcast to the public—goes to the heart of Facebook's core business practices."— Judge Francis J. Mathew, in the ruling
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YouTube Down for Thousands of Users Wednesday, Downdetector Reports: Thousands of users are facing issues with YouTube today. Discover the current status and ...
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Selwyn Pieters has denied any involvement in the deactivation of the Facebook page belonging to opposition leader Azzrudin Mohamed ... Show more
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Information exclusive Blast : Le premier ministre a préparé la coupure des réseaux sociaux pour le 24 octobre
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Teen, 16, murdered 14-year-old boy after arranging fight on Snapchat: A teenage boy, 16, murdered 14-year-old Christopher McBurnie after arranging fight on ...
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No "Trump Ocean": Google reportedly resisting: The US president claimed at a campaign event that Google was not convinced by the idea of naming an ocean after ...
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people.com Oct 23
A rare Rob Kardashian sighting! The reality star made a rare public appearance at sister Kim Kardashian’s 46th birthday party on Oct. 20 ... Show more
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people.com Oct 26
Kate Gosselin takes to TikTok to defend herself in the wake of abuse allegations; spreads new accusations against son Collin
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BMWBLOG Oct 20
These are the new and improved BMW Digital Maps which show more information than ever before. Are they better than Google Maps or Waze on Apple CarPlay?
TikTok expands into restaurant guides with 'Must Eat' feature | TechCrunch: The move puts TikTok in more direct competition with platforms like Yelp and Google.
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TikTok restricts 'Musk' documentary account ahead of opening weekend: The studio sought a reversal of the controversial decision.
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Urgent hunt for missing schoolgirl, 14, after she vanished a week ago – as cops release fresh CCTV
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Google Maps brings Gemini to Apple CarPlay: Here’s how to use it: Google is bringing its conversational AI assistant to CarPlay, letting drivers discover ...
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‘Dancing With The Stars’ Suspends Val Chmerkovskiy For TikTok Referencing Will Smith Oscar Moment; Dancer Responds, “Instinct Was To Defend My Wife”
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Three people, including a 22-month-old boy, were found dead with apparent gunshot wounds inside a home in Ohio, after the 911 dispatch center received a ... Show more
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Trump’s Truth Social Plunges to All-Time Low as Users Flee: Trump’s tiny social media platform is facing a user exodus.
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Meta Hit With $25 Billion Judgment For Deceiving New Mexico Users About Privacy: Forty-eight other states settled with Facebook; New Mexico chose to take the ...
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people.com Oct 22
A man in Nebraska reportedly slashed his own neck with broken glass inside a courthouse. Click the link in the first comment for the full story ⬇️
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people.com Oct 17
Snapchat’s Evan Spiegel and his wife, model Miranda Kerr, have been helping Californians for years with their philanthropic efforts ... Show more
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people.com Oct 16
North West, 13, Sets the Record Straight on How Real Her Controversial Piercings Actually Are
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Fitbit and Pixel Watch can now recognize more than 100 activities automatically: We buy fitness bands and activity trackers to keep tabs on our exercise ...
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Data Privacy Scandal: Facebook Parent Company Meta Ordered to Pay Billions in Fines
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people.com Oct 16
At least four people were killed, including three children, in a shooting at an elementary school in Bend, Ore. Click the link in the first comment for the ... Show more
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Google Health: Update to version 5.11 brings better activity tracking: Google is now rolling out version 5.11 of the Google Health app for Android and iOS ...
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Revolut and Lloyds Bank are down for millions — here's all the latest on the outages
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Key FactsReport: Google Cloud disruption affects Revolut and other services
Oct 20, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: metro.co.uk
- Reuters reported disruptions affecting multiple Google Cloud services at London’s europe-west2 data centre, while Google investigated the problem.
- Revolut users could access neither the app nor balances and transfers; card payments and cash withdrawals were also affected.
- Lloyds said its app was online and logins were working normally, though certain online services continued experiencing problems.
- Revolut assured customers that their money and data were safe, but gave no timeframe for full restoration.
We can confirm that all our customers’ money and data are safe.— Spokesperson for Revolut, commenting on the outage and assuring customers that their funds and data are secure.
DOJ charges 28 with voting crimes. And, TikTok ignored staff's child safety concerns
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unclosetedmedia.com Oct 14
Ahead of the Midterms, Meta Has Paid at Least 29 Anti-LGBTQ Accounts for Their Posts
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"We can't do that": Trump: Google blocked ocean renaming: US President Donald Trump likes to give many things a different name. First he renamed a lake ...
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Google outage latest: Banks and delivery services affected by outage: Google Cloud services are experiencing disruptions in London, according to its service ...
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Rapist who used Snapchat to lure victims to village near Hemel Hempstead for his attacks is jailed for 21 years
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Desktop click leads to Bing: Microsoft's wallpaper app resembles adware: Microsoft has offered a Bing wallpaper app for several years, which ...
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A Snapchat message, which students believe came from an undercover police officer, has become the rallying cry of a youth movement that has now spread to ... Show more
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Data center in flames: Drone attack cripples "Russia's Google": Yandex operates Russia's most popular search engine as well as taxi and delivery services ...
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Key FactsYandex Reports Data Centre Shutdown After Drone Attack
Oct 11, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: aljazeera.com
- Emergency services were at the site while several Yandex services remained unavailable to users.
- Yandex described the incident as the third attack on its data centres within one week.
- On Friday, Yandex said Ukrainian drones had struck and partly disabled its data centre in the Kaluga region.
- On Thursday, a Ukrainian attack shut down the Sasovo data hub, housing two of three supercomputers for Yandex’s AI model.
We always respond in mirror-like fashion. You all know, they have been hitting and continue to hit our data centres. We are responding. I can’t share all the details.— Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, after the Sasovo strike
US President Donald Trump recounts calling Google executives to ask them to change the name of the 'Gulf of Mexico' on Google Maps to the 'Gulf ... Show more
The Times Tech Podcast: Facebook Whistleblower on Mark Zuckerberg, Meta AI and The Social Reckoning
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TikTok employees said they knew about child safety issues, but execs failed to act
theverge.com/tech/1014250/tiktok-employees-internal-child-safety-warnings
I listed a £25 mirror on Facebook Marketplace - then the disturbing messages started
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people.com Oct 14
Metallica Harrison allegedly stabbed her husband, Charles Harrison, and their 3-year-old son to death at Pennsylvania’s Great Wolf Lodge resort ... Show more
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Grimsby Live Oct 18
Grimsby sex offender back in prison following fresh offences: Robin Holmes had used Snapchat to engage with someone he thought was a 12 year-old boy but was in ...
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Trump, Natalie Harp Ordered to Answer Truth Lawsuit Before Midterms: An August legal filing seeks to block the Truth Social API Program, where subscribers get ...
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‘Bismillah, c’est les ténèbres’: What does the student slogan mean?: A Snapchat message, which students believe came from an undercover police officer ...
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The New Stack Oct 19
DeepSeek made its name with cheap AI models. Now it’s undercutting search API rivals, too.
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TikTok CEO sees major scientific breakthroughs from AI within three years: Chew cautioned that AI's growing capabilities would require stronger safeguards ...
cnbc.com/2026/10/12/tiktok-ceo-bytedance-ai-scientific-breakthroughs.html
TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat: Soon to be taboo for children under 13: Platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, and Instagram are to be banned for children under 13 in ...
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Mexico to force Meta, TikTok, and X to better protect minors on platform: Mexico will require the digital platforms to protect minors from violent and sexual ...
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A 65-year-old Berliner used Google Maps for navigation while hiking in Saxon Switzerland and ended up getting increasingly lost in the rugged terrain along the ... Show more
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Judge Orders Meta to Pay $25 Billion Over Decade-Old Facebook Scandal: New Mexico's Attorney General called it "an unambiguous message to Silicon ...
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Facebook is giving users more control over their algorithm: Meta announced the launch of its new AI-powered feature, “Your Algorithm,” a feature it first ...
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Apple Maps Gets a Ticket to Austin for the F1 Grand Prix - CNET: Whether you’re in town for the United States Grand Prix or scoping out a visit ...
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Google is making links in AI answers harder to miss, but referral traffic remains a mystery
digitaltrends.com/computing/google-is-making-links-in-ai-answers-harder-to-miss-but-referral-traffic-remains-a-mystery/
people.com Oct 13
Grace Helbig is undergoing surgery for two “operable brain tumors.” The comedian shared in a TikTok on Oct. 12 that doctors discovered the tumors after she ... Show more
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CNA Oct 07
All schools in Johor to close for two days amid worsening haze: The state government’s decision on Wednesday (Oct 7) followed a directive from Johor Regent Tunku ...
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Dublin’s empty offices: White elephants and grey spaces in the ‘shadow market’: Multinationals are subletting vast amounts of unwanted space, but property firms ...
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Body of woman found on cliffs at beauty spot in hunt for missing person: A WOMAN'S body has been found along the cliffs of a popular coastal ...
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Dubai Police arrest individuals over fake Google reviews targeting a company: Dubai Police have arrested individuals accused of posting false, negative reviews ...
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Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning': Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and ...
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Northamptonshire drivers can now compare petrol prices on Google Maps as new scheme launches
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A teenager raped a girl after following her into a train station toilet.
Tommi Harwood had been messaging the girl, who was on a train, on Snapchat ... Show more
