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Meta agreed to pay up to $16.7 billion to settle teen-safety claims, with binding Twitter/Instagram/Facebook changes and contingent payments if rivals adopt similar safeguards.
Snap CEO dodges preorder demand questions for Specs at Q2 call; Specs priced at $2,195 with mass-market adoption not expected until late decade, and September launch as a key catalyst.
Megadeals dominated 2026 funding so far: ~60% of global startup funding (~$320B) went to $1B+ rounds, with the US accounting for ~73% (~$290B); OpenAI and Anthropic alone make up more than half of this megadeal total, and 2026 already has 23 such rounds, signaling both bigger and more frequent rounds.
TechCrunch’s running list shows Monday.com as the latest in a wave of 20+ major tech layoffs in 2026 where AI is cited as a factor, with detailed counts, restructuring charges, and regulatory filings, plus market-reaction data.
Meta’s social-media addiction suit was dropped, while related settlements with peers and prior penalties underscore ongoing regulatory risk around platform engagement features.
Tech giants in 2026 are cutting thousands of jobs while citing AI as a factor, with Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Google, Meta, IBM and others reducing headcount amid rising AI investment and revenue growth.
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