LOS ANGELES — A US judge on Thursday ordered Meta to pay $567 million for its failure to warn the public about dangers the social media giant’s platforms posed to children, marking the largest ruling against the company over child safety. Judge Bryan Biedscheid of the New Mexico court ordered Meta, the parent company of Facebook, to pay the sum into a fund aimed at redressing adverse mental health impacts from social media platforms. The ruling comes as a part of the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March. At the time, a jury…
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Ericsson was recently selected by AT&T to supply them with 600MHz dual-band radios as the latter works to put newly acquired spectrum from EchoStar to use across its wireless network. The operator stated the move is part of its ongoing effort to boost capacity, coverage, and performance nationwide, with a particular focus on improving reliability in harder-to-reach places, including indoors and in rural areas. AT&T explained the 600MHz spectrum is especially valuable because it can travel farther and penetrate buildings more effectively than some higher-frequency spectrum, helping customers stay connected in more locations, whether at home, at work, or on…
SEOUL — South Korean authorities are deploying drones to issue heat warnings to farmers while residents are taking shelter in airports, as the country battles an unprecedented heatwave. President Lee Jae Myung has ordered public agencies to mobilize all available resources to deal with the extreme heat, which he has called a “national disaster”. “Extreme heat on a scale we have never experienced is continuing day after day. Heatwave conditions once seen only in foreign news reports have now become our reality,” President Lee Jae Myung told a heatwave response meeting on Thursday. Lee ordered ministries and local governments to…
ABU DHABI, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — Mansoor Jaffar, CEO of ADGM Academy & Research Centre, has said that the academy is focused through 2030 on three strategic objectives: building future-ready national talent, strengthening workforce capabilities, and positioning Abu Dhabi as a regional hub for education, executive development, applied research and innovation, in support of the UAE’s long-term economic ambitions. In statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Jaffar said, “Our objective is to ensure that Emiratis are not only prepared for the jobs AI will create, but are equipped to shape them, lead them, and drive the next phase…
SYDNEY — An Australian aviation crew has evacuated a US expeditioner from Antarctica in freezing conditions after an “urgent request for assistance”. It is extremely rare and risky for planes to land in Antarctica at the height of winter, with temperatures during the rescue plunging as low as -43C. Aviation company Skytraders said the “extraordinary” mission took place last week after a request for urgent help with a medical evacuation from McMurdo Station. After an initial delay due to the weather, the aviation company said it was able to land its Airbus A319 in “extremely challenging conditions” including temperatures of…
Bharat Raigangar. How AI acceleration turned Supply Chain Trust Risk Management on its head – why the Board needs to rethink nth Party – vendor security today. For decades, enterprise supply chain security ran on a comfortable rhythm of polite trust and administrative paperwork. Once a year, vendor management teams sent out massive, 200-question spreadsheets: CAIQs, SIGs, SOC 2 reports asking third-party partners to attest to their security hygiene. Vendors stamped them, compliance checked the box, and everyone moved on. Then, artificial intelligence broke the timeline. AI hasn’t just introduced new threat vectors; it has fundamentally altered the economics of exploitation. Attackers no longer…
ABU DHABI, 7th August, 2026 (WAM) — The General Administration of Abu Dhabi Customs recorded a 12 % increase in customs transactions conducted through digital platforms during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025. Customs clearance transactions accounted for 32 % of the total, representing an increase of 3.9 %. Pre-arrival clearance transactions reached 89 %, an increase of 7 % compared with the first half of 2025. Proactive transactions increased by 13.3 %, while the number of transactions completed through direct integration rose by 23.5%. Abu Dhabi Customs achieved a customer satisfaction rating of…
NASHVILLE, Tennessee — US Congressman Andy Ogles, who has a history of anti-Muslim statements, lost Tennessee’s Republican primary on Thursday despite the endorsement of President Donald Trump to challenger Charlie Hatcher in a rare election defeat for a Trump-backed candidate. The Associated Press declared Hatcher the winner with 53.3% of the vote to Ogles’ 46.8%, with 95% of precincts reporting. Hatcher, the former Tennessee agriculture commissioner, will face Chaz Molder, the mayor of Columbia who won the Democratic primary with 40.9% of the vote in a crowded field. Hatcher has represented himself as pro-Trump, but the US president heaped praise…
COLOMBO — Sri Lanka deployed troops to its main maximum-security prison in Colombo and two other jails on Friday, following unsuccessful breakout attempts in which three inmates were killed and 23 wounded, a government minister said. Authorities suspect possible sabotage and a wider conspiracy as a series of disturbances across several prisons in the country appeared to have been coordinated. Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament that unrest had recently been reported at the Negombo, Mahara, Magazine, Kuruwita and Pallansena prisons. “When all these incidents are considered together, they appear to be organized acts of sabotage and part of…
RIYADH — The Makkah Joint Defense Agreement between Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan is not intended to establish a military axis or sectarian bloc and is not linked to nuclear ambitions or an arms race, Saudi Deputy Minister for Public Diplomacy Amb. Dr. Rayed Krimly said on Friday. Krimly said the agreement is focused on building sustainable defense capabilities and does not come at the expense of Saudi Arabia’s strong and strategic relations with its Gulf, Arab and international partners. He stressed that the pact does not threaten the security of any country in the region and should not be…