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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567M, impose teen safety limits on Facebook and Instagram

A New Mexico state court on Thursday ordered Meta Platforms Inc. to pay $567 million and implement sweeping protections for teen users...

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Ford needs another Taurus, but the $30K Fathom EV pickup isn’t it

Ford Motor Co. sold 2.08 million vehicles in the U.S. in 2025, a 6% year-over-year gain — but that number is less...

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Defense tech startup Hadrian raises $1.37B to automate military parts production

Defense technology company Hadrian announced Thursday that it has raised $1.37 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of $7.87...

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Moove raises $250M to scale robotaxi fleet management, plans to own ‘hundreds of thousands’ of autonomous vehicles

Moove, the mobility startup that began by financing vehicles for ride-hailing drivers in Nigeria, has raised $250 million in a Series C...

Claire Zau and Josh Machiz recording the Lightwork podcast in a modern studio

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How Lightspeed’s Newest Hire Came Through an Instagram DM

Lightspeed Venture Partners’ newest hire, investor and content creator Claire Zau, joined the firm earlier this year after a direct message on...

Claire Zau and Lightspeed team recording a podcast in a modern office, representing creator-led venture capital.

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Lightspeed bets on creator-investors: Claire Zau joins to source deals and host new podcast

Lightspeed Venture Partners has made a notable hire in the venture capital world, bringing on Claire Zau, a seed investor with a...

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FCC moves to scrap 39% TV ownership cap, calling decades-old rule a relic of the pre-streaming era

The Federal Communications Commission has advanced an order to repeal the national television ownership cap, a 39% household reach limit that Chairman...

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Shopify says AI search is boosting sales, not replacing Google — and the data backs it up

E-commerce software maker Shopify is reaping clear benefits from the rise of AI-powered search, reporting on its second-quarter earnings call that AI-driven...

Lucid Gravity SUV parked outside the company's Casa Grande, Arizona factory at sunset.

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Lucid’s turnaround plan: $1.4B in savings, a midsize EV, and a robotaxi bet

Lucid Motors on Tuesday outlined an aggressive turnaround plan built around $1.4 billion in cash savings, a new midsize EV, and a...

Federal courthouse in San Francisco where the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery antitrust trial will be heard.

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Judge sets March 2027 trial date for antitrust challenge to Paramount’s $111B Warner Bros. Discovery merger

A federal judge has set a March 2, 2027 trial date for the antitrust lawsuit seeking to block Paramount’s proposed $111 billion...

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