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Byline: BARBARA ORTUTAY-AP Technology Writer

17 Mar

Closing arguments begin in Twitter shareholder trial accusing Musk of driving down stock

published on March 17, 2026 - 2:53 PM

Closing arguments kicked off Tuesday in a trial pitting Elon Musk against Twitter shareholders who say the world’s richest man

20 Feb

Social media companies face legal reckoning over mental health harms to children

published on February 20, 2026 - 2:30 PM

For years, social media companies have disputed allegations that they harm children’s mental health through deliberate design choices that addict

16 Feb

Hollywood groups condemn ByteDance’s AI video generator, claiming copyright infringement

published on February 16, 2026 - 2:04 PM

A new artificial intelligence video generator from Beijing-based ByteDance, the creator of TikTok, is drawing the ire of Hollywood organizations

19 Dec

TikTok signs deal to form new US unit with investors, including Oracle, Silver Lake

published on December 19, 2025 - 1:21 PM

TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok

18 Nov

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp, Instagram

published on November 18, 2025 - 2:50 PM

Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off

29 Oct

White House says deal to put TikTok under US ownership could be finalized in South Korea

published on October 29, 2025 - 2:30 PM

The Trump administration has been signaling that it may have finally reached a deal with China to keep TikTok running

17 Oct

Meta adds parental controls for AI-teen interactions

published on October 17, 2025 - 1:25 PM

Meta is adding parental controls for kids’ interactions with artificial intelligence chatbots — including the ability to turn off one-on-one

25 Sep

Instagram’s ‘deliberate design choices’ make it unsafe for teens despite Meta promises, report finds

published on September 25, 2025 - 2:09 PM

Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram,

25 Sep

Judge approves $1.5 billion copyright settlement between AI company Anthropic and authors

published on - 2:00 PM

A federal judge on Thursday approved a $1.5 billion settlement between artificial intelligence company Anthropic and authors who allege nearly

15 Sep

Abortion advocates raise alarm about social platforms removing posts in apparent overreach

published on September 15, 2025 - 2:22 PM

Clinics, advocacy groups and individuals who share abortion-related content online say they are seeing informational posts being taken down even