TikTok agrees to $100 million Alabama settlement to limit teen usage and avoid trial
TikTok has agreed to pay the state of Alabama a minimum of $100 million and implement strict platform-level restrictions for teenage users. The landmark deal avoids what would have been the first state-level jury trial in the United States over allegations that the short-form video app intentionally designed addictive features that harm children's mental health. Editorial credit: Melinda Nagy / Shutterstock The settlement resolves litigation filed by Alabama Attorney General
AMD Reaches $1 trillion market cap for first time following five-day stock rally
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has crossed the $1 trillion market capitalization threshold for the first time in its history. The milestone followed a five-day rally that saw shares climb roughly 10% on September 21, 2026, to reach an all-time high of $616. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock. The surge makes AMD the fourth U.S. semiconductor manufacturer to enter the trillion-dollar valuation club, joining Nvidia, Broadcom, and Micron. Data Center Surge and AI Accel
Russia escalates hybrid warfare campaign against Ukraine’s digital economy and data infrastructure
Russian military forces have intensified kinetic missile and drone strikes explicitly targeting Ukrainian data centers, internet service providers (ISPs), and telecommunications hubs. The ongoing campaign represents a strategic shift in Moscow's targeting framework, moving beyond energy grids and transport lines to systematically degrade Ukraine’s digital economy and civil communications infrastructure. The Ukrainian Ministry of Digital Transformation confirmed that wave atta
US Court of Appeals upholds Pentagon's decision to blacklist Anthropic
The 2-1 ruling, issued Friday by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, allows the Pentagon to maintain its designation of Anthropic as a national security supply chain risk. The company had challenged the designation, arguing that the government unlawfully targeted it for refusing to remove safeguards against autonomous weapons and mass surveillance. Editorial credit: Samuel Boivin / Shutterstock The decision marks a setback for Anthropic, which says t
‘We hacked the FBI’: ShinyHunters claims massive breach of FBI employee data
The hacking group ShinyHunters claims to have breached the FBI's online recruitment portal and stolen sensitive information belonging to current and former bureau employees, as well as job applicants. The FBI confirmed on September 23 that it was investigating claims of unauthorized activity involving its FBIJobs.gov portal and potential exposure of employee personally identifiable information (PII). However, the agency has not confirmed the full extent of the alleged breach
