3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1011+ words) California accused Meta on Tuesday of studying “vulnerabilities in teens’ brains” to hook children...potentially transformative federal trial in Oakland. Meta countered that it has recognized the risks of social...RELATED: ‘She died by design’: Grieving mothers condemn Meta as…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1339+ words) Meta goes on trial this week in Oakland over allegations it built Facebook and Instagram to...illegally collected young users’ data, a case that Meta says could expose it to as much as $1.4 trillion...engagement-boosting algorithms. “The bigger threat to…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (758+ words) By Erik Larson, Bloomberg Nestled into Meta Platforms Inc.’s landmark $18 billion settlement...Wednesday has nearly — but not quite — resolved Meta’s so-called Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal,...company about $6 billion. Under the new accord, Meta has agreed to pay almost…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) decried what she called the ‘criminal’ conduct of Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Her daughter, who...said at a press conference outside the courthouse. “Meta’s own engineers built an algorithm that knew exactly...died by suicide at 18 after becoming…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (843+ words) Associated Press A settlement announced Wednesday between Meta and dozens of states resolves one of its biggest...that get children addicted. The agreement calls for Meta to pay out up to $18 billion and make a changes...must put kids on…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) decried what she called the ‘criminal’ conduct of Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Her daughter, who...said at a press conference outside the courthouse. “Meta’s own engineers built an algorithm that knew exactly...died by suicide at 18 after becoming…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (609+ words) As you may have heard, Meta is on trial in an Oakland courtroom, accused of knowingly designing...of a bipartisan coalition of 29 states that sued Meta over alleged harms to children. The case is being...advisory, Rogers will ultimately decide…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (425+ words) SAN JOSE — The San Jose Animal Care Center is asking for the community’s help in finding whoever shot and seriously injured two cats with a pellet gun in two different neighborhoods over the past two weeks. “These incidents are deeply…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (953+ words) San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan has agreed to pay a $27,500 fine to state regulators for failing to disclose to the state on time more than $2.3 million in donations made to nonprofits at his request, according to a settlement agreement released…...

4+ week, 17+ hour ago   (124+ words) The Mercury News A person was arrested after allegedly shooting another person at Alameda’s South Shore Center shopping mall on Saturday afternoon, police said. At around 1:15 p.m., the suspect approached another person in the mall’s parking lot and demanded their…...