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Meta Settlement Gives Meta Legal Protection for Using Children’s Data to Train Age Checks

Meta will receive limited protection from participating state attorneys general over its use of children’s data to develop age-assurance technology under its multibillion-dollar child-safety settlement. The agreement requires Meta to…

YouTube Lets U.S. Creators Tag Amazon Products and Earn Sales Commissions

YouTube is adding Amazon to its Shopping Affiliate Program, allowing eligible U.S. creators to tag Amazon products directly in Shorts, long-form videos, and livestreams. Creators can then earn commissions when…

Barret Zoph Joins Google as Vice President of Research After Leaving OpenAI

Google has hired AI researcher Barret Zoph as vice president of research, adding him to the team working on Gemini after a brief return to OpenAI earlier this year. Zoph…

Encrypted Phone Vault Vaultaire Makes Client-Side Cloud Backup Free for Every User

Vaultaire, an encrypted photo vault for phones and tablets, has made client-side encrypted cloud backup and restore available to every user rather than only to paying subscribers. The change closes…

ATF Declares Cyberattack a ‘Major Incident’ as Qilin Ransomware Gang Claims Responsibility

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has confirmed a cyberattack affecting a standalone computer system and said the incident has been formally classified as a “major incident.”…

Nick Good Earns RealTrends Verified #1 Rank in Plano, Texas

Nick Good, owner of Nick Good – The Good Home Team, announced that The Good Home Team powered by PLACE at eXp Realty has been named the RealTrends Verified #1…

kiero Launches in the U.S. Following Rapid Growth in Mexico

Since entering the Mexican market, kiero has emerged as one of the country’s fastest-growing new K-beauty brands. Through creator-led content, live commerce, and retail expansion, the brand has developed a…

ERP.io Launches AI-Native ERP & CRM Platform Built for Modern Businesses

ERP.io today announced the launch of its AI-native enterprise resource planning and customer relationship management platform, designed to give businesses a unified system for managing customers, sales, operations, finance, projects,…

Parksy Bundles Free Driver Tools Into One Hub

Parksy.com, the commission-free parking marketplace operating across 57 countries, has consolidated four of its most-used driver utilities into a single free hub. The bundle brings together a fine appeal calculator,…

BOA Surpasses 2 Million Global Users and Announces Global Commerce Expansion Strategy

BOA, a Canadian digital commerce company, today announced that its global user base has surpassed 2 million users, marking a significant milestone in the company’s international growth journey. The achievement…

VevaRx Announces Personalized Telehealth Wellness Care

VevaRx Earns 2026 Recognition for Personalized Telehealth VevaRx has been recognized by Best of Best Review as the “Best Women’s Telehealth Weight Loss Program in the United States of 2026,”…

Capital Bridge Brokers LLC Announces Business Funding Network Designed to Bridge the Gap Between Businesses and Capital

Capital Bridge Brokers Expands Access to Business Funding Capital Bridge Brokers LLC, a business loan brokering company, is announcing its capital matching services for business owners seeking financing through a…

iSpring Celebrates Labor Day with High-Performance Water Filtration Solutions for Enhanced Home Living and a Smooth Seasonal Transition

Labor Day was originally established to recognize the achievements and contributions of American workers. Today, it carries less political significance and has become a long weekend that offers a welcome…

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and Microsoft Join Call for Global AI Cyber Defense Effort

More than 100 technology, cybersecurity, financial, and infrastructure companies have signed an open letter calling for stronger coordination against increasingly capable AI-enabled cyberattacks. Signatories include OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, AWS,…

Google Launches $129 Fitbit Air Pokémon Sleep Edition for Pokémon’s 30th Anniversary

Google has introduced a special-edition Fitbit Air designed to work with Pokémon Sleep, combining Fitbit’s health and fitness tracking with the sleep-focused game. Priced at $129, the device is available…

Atorie Raises $9.5 Million to Connect Luxury Manufacturers Directly With Shoppers

Fashion startup Atorie has raised $9.5 million in seed funding to expand its AI-powered marketplace connecting consumers directly with manufacturers that also produce for luxury brands. The round included a16z…

Hoomanely Uses AI Feeding Station to Track Changes in Dogs’ Health

Hoomanely has developed an AI-powered feeding station called EverBowl that tracks changes in how dogs eat and drink to help owners identify potential health issues earlier. The system measures food…

Google Adds Flight Tracking, Hotel Booking, and Rewards Search to AI Mode

Google is expanding AI Mode in Search with new travel features that let users track flight prices, compare rewards rates, and book hotels through a conversational interface. The updates push…

Leslie Britt Enterprise, LLC Announces Executive Coaching Approach Grounded in the Beacon Leadership Model and Leadership Unveiled Co Authorship

A Leadership Career Built From the Deckplates to Senior Leadership Leslie Britt Enterprise, LLC announces the continued development of its executive coaching and leadership development practice under the leadership of…

BaseABLE Co Founder Tony Vlahovic Announces 2026 Children’s Book Focused on Inclusion and Opportunity

A New Chapter in an Inclusion Focused Mission BaseABLE co-founder and longtime coach Tony Vlahovic has announced the 2026 publication of You Can Play Too, a children’s book focused on…