TikTok will pay Alabama at least $100 million in a settlement tied to allegations that the short-form video platform misled users about safety and was designed to addict children. The case was scheduled to go to trial on Monday. According to the Alabama attorney general’s office, TikTok could end up paying the state a total
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance will pay the US state of Alabama $100m (£75.45m) and make a series of changes to restrict children’s usage in the state as part of a lawsuit settlement. The deal was reached just before a jury trial was set to begin on Monday. It ends a lawsuit alleging TikTok
TikTok will pay the state of Alabama at least $100 million and must implement a slew of safety features for teens in the state as part of a settlement agreement reached just before the case was set to go to trial. Alabama sued the social media company in 2025 claiming that the platform had negative
Four years ago, a startup lab launched that wasn’t quite an incubator, accelerator program, or venture firm. UP.Labs, as it was called then, built startups designed to solve problems for corporate customers such as Alaska Airlines and Porsche, as well as for the outside world. The firm still has the same mission — albeit with
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The Trump administration has provided a $99.6 million loan to a U.S.-owned cell phone network operator in Africa to expand American tech presence on a continent where China’s Huawei is a leading player. The loan from the U.S. government’s Export-Import Bank was announced by the operator Africell on Friday. It
A humanoid robot has outperformed humans by breaking Usain Bolt’s world record for the 100m sprint, according to its manufacturer. Chinese smartphone maker Honor said Lightning – a thin black and red robot – ran the distance in 9.32 seconds at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. Eight-time Olympic gold medallist Bolt set the
