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Growing wave of cyber scams cost Americans nearly $150 billion in 2025

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Growing wave of cyber scams cost Americans nearly $150 billion in 2025

Matt Gutman reports on how he almost fell for a scam involving his bank as more Americans are becoming victims to similar cyber crimes each year.

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Data Centers Are Not the Problem. Bad Policy Is.

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Data Centers Are Not the Problem. Bad Policy Is.

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The 72-hour crisis that could upend Meta’s business in India as firm risks losing legal protection

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The 72-hour crisis that could upend Meta’s business in India as firm risks losing legal protection

U.S. social media giant Meta is facing increasing pressure from Indian regulators, including demands to revoke the firm's safe harbor immunity in the country.

3 months ago

New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

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New Mexico court orders Meta to pay $567m over harms to children’s mental health

Ruling comes as part of second phase of landmark trial that found social media company enabled harm against users

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FAA orders inspections of Boeing 737 Max jets after cracks found in some older planes

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FAA orders inspections of Boeing 737 Max jets after cracks found in some older planes

Updated on: August 6, 2026 / 10:04 PM EDT / CBS News

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New Mexico court orders Meta and Instagram to pay $567M to address kids' mental health

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New Mexico court orders Meta and Instagram to pay $567M to address kids' mental health

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms in the second phase of a landmark trial the social media giant lost in March.

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Typhoon Dim-sum: how Hong Kong put a tasty snack on the storm map

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Typhoon Dim-sum: how Hong Kong put a tasty snack on the storm map

A new name has been added to the list of future tropical cyclones for the Asia-Pacific region, including one with a culinary twist

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Meta ordered to pay $567 million into abatement fund as remedy to child harms case in New Mexico

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Meta ordered to pay $567 million into abatement fund as remedy to child harms case in New Mexico

A judge in New Mexico ordered Meta to pay $567 million into an abatement fund after a jury ruled the company violated the state’s unfair practices act.

3 months ago

America's water systems are getting hacked amid security gaps: 'No one guarding these systems'

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America's water systems are getting hacked amid security gaps: 'No one guarding these systems'

August 6, 2026 / 5:48 PM EDT / CBS News

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Grindr's AI spend is paying off and its pricey new tier has had some surprises, CEO says

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Grindr's AI spend is paying off and its pricey new tier has had some surprises, CEO says

Grindr says AI is boosting engineering productivity, supporting a new $350-per-month premium tier and driving stronger subscriber growth and retention.

3 months ago

AMD Buys Chip Startup That Hardwires AI Models Into Its Silicon

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AMD Buys Chip Startup That Hardwires AI Models Into Its Silicon

Taalas' current chip runs a small version of Meta's Llama 3.1, though the company is working on chips for bigger and more advanced models.

3 months ago

One Surprising Thing About ‘The Odyssey’—Its Rating

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One Surprising Thing About ‘The Odyssey’—Its Rating

The U.S. is a relative outlier in keeping Christopher Nolan’s movie away from younger audiences.

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