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France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

France's top court blocks social media ban for under-15s

(Corrects typo in first paragraph) By Elizabeth Pineau and Sudip Kar-Gupta PARIS, Aug 14 (Reuters) - France's top court on…

August 14, 2026

Applied Materials slips as investors seek faster growth after stellar run

By Akriti Shah Aug 14 (Reuters) - Applied Materials shares fell about 4% in early trading on Friday, as the…

August 14, 2026

Reddit surges on S&P 500 inclusion, set to replace AvalonBay

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Reddit shares jumped more than 11% on Friday after the S&P Dow Jones Indices said the…

August 14, 2026

China's Z.ai says new model nears Anthropic's Mythos 5 in cyber-defence tests

By Eduardo Baptista and Laurie Chen BEIJING, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Chinese AI startup Z.ai said on Friday its open-source…

August 14, 2026

Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

By Akash Sriram and Suzanne McGee Aug 14 (Reuters) - Alphabet's early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold,…

August 14, 2026

Alphabet's SpaceX bet grows 100-fold over a decade to $94 billion

By Akash Sriram and Suzanne McGee Aug 14 (Reuters) - Alphabet's early bet on SpaceX has multiplied more than 100-fold,…

August 14, 2026

Stablecoin issuer Tether says KPMG US has audited its 2025 statements

By Elizabeth Howcroft PARIS, Aug 14 (Reuters) - El Salvador-based Tether, which issues the world's largest stablecoin, said KPMG U.S.…

August 14, 2026

Social media firms urge caution on early Australia under-16 ban data

By Byron Kaye SYDNEY, Aug 14 (Reuters) - Top social media platforms urged the Australian government not to place too…

August 14, 2026

Exclusive-Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the China market, three people familiar with…

August 14, 2026

Applied Materials slips as investors seek faster growth after stellar run

Aug 14 (Reuters) - Applied Materials shares fell about 5% in premarket trading on Friday, as the chip equipment maker's…

August 14, 2026