SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. In a late Thursday ruling, Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the bulk
A US judge in New Mexico on Thursday ordered Meta to pay another $567m (£421m) for its failure to warn the public about dangers its platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedscheid said the social media giant is a “public nuisance” akin to air pollution
Google Wallet is giving parents a new way to help their kids manage money without the need for a traditional bank account. The feature, which was announced Thursday, lets parents set up a secure balance for their children to use to spend money with their NFC-enabled Android phone or WearOS device anywhere Google Pay is
Employees have long been sold the idea that working hard and outperforming their peers would lead to sizable pay hikes and title upgrades. But now, some companies are ditching merit-based wage bumps in favor of “peanut butter raises”—and it’s hurting employee morale. Around 36% of U.S. companies say they gave out standard, across-the-board pay increases
COLUMBIA, S.C — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit by Alex Murdaugh seeking $600,000 in legal fees by the former court clerk whose misconduct led his murder convictions to be overturned on appeal. Murdaugh sued Becky Hill in May saying she violated his right to a fair trial in the deaths of his
BOSTON– eBay Inc. agreed to pay nearly $50 million to a Massachusetts couple who said former company employees attacked them with threats and bizarre anonymous deliveries, including live insects, a funeral wreath and a bloody pig Halloween mask, according to settlement details released Tuesday. The parties reported reaching a tentative agreement in February as the