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Is Social Media Big Tobacco 2.0? Suits Over the Impact on Teens

Is social media to blame for the decline in teen mental health? Hundreds of lawsuits argue that they are. But can the claims get past Section 230, big tech's legal shield? In this video, we look at the fight over social media's impact on teens.

Facebook Use May Have Helped Trump With Some Voters, Report Says

Using Facebook in the lead-up to the US 2020 presidential election might have increased the chances of someone voting for Donald Trump, university researchers said in a study published Monday in the academic journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Verizon Wants Los Angeles Business Stake Back from US Cellular

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OpenAI Launches Faster and Cheaper AI Model With GPT-4o

<-bsp-bb-link state="{"bbHref":"bbg://securities/1554630D%20US%20Equity","_id":"0000018f-73d9-d4b6-a98f-f7fd458d0000","_type":"0000016b-944a-dc2b-ab6b-d57ba1cc0000"}">OpenAI is launching a faster and cheaper version of the artificial intelligence model that underpins its chatbot, ChatGPT, as the startup works to hold on to its lead in an increasingly crowded market.

Valve Corp. Suit Against Inventor, Entities Stays in Washington

Valve Corp.’s agreement with a Leigh M. Rothschild affilated company doesn’t require its lawsuit denying patent infringement and accusing the prolific inventor of violating a Washington state patent troll prevention law to be filed in Texas instead of the Evergreen State, a federal judge ruled in denying a venue change.

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