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Meta says it reached a deal with 51 US AGs, including "strict daily time limits teens can't turn off", and calls on TikTok and YouTube to adopt the standards (Meta Newsroom)
https://about.fb.com/news/2026/08/agreement-with-state-attorn…

Our Agreement With Bipartisan Attorneys General: Calling on TikTok and YouTube to Join Us in Supporting Teens
Today, we are announcing an agreement with a bipartisan group of 51 attorneys general across US states, territories, and the District of Columbia, building on our longstanding efforts to empower parents and support teens.

Mark Davis, Raiders Strike Historic Agreement Ahead of 2026 Season https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-mark-davis-strike-historic-agreement-ahead-2026-season

HP signs a multi-year global agreement with Huawei to license certain standard essential Wi-Fi patents, a sign of adoption of Huawei's technology outside China (Evelyn Cheng/CNBC)
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/08/25/hp-partners-huawei-wifi-tech-us-entity-list…

HP partners with U.S.-blacklisted Huawei for licensing the Chinese company's WiFi tech
It's a sign of adoption of Huawei technology outside China, despite the U.S. restricting the company from working with American suppliers such as Google.

Ireland = Big Tech’s bitch
EU = ?
“AI: EU Member States plan ‘digital expropriation’ of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta and SpaceX to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental right to data protection. Use of personal data ‘in the context of AI’ should automatically be lawful. There seems to be wide informal agreement by many M…

AI: EU Member States plan “digital expropriation” of Europeans in the interest of AI companies
In a leaked document, the Irish Presidency proposes to EU Member States that the interest of AI companies to make profits should take precedence over the fundamental rights of Europeans.

POL-LG: Erfolgreicher Schlag gegen international agierende Rauschgifthändler Lüneburg (ots) - Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der Staatsanwaltschaft Stade und der Zentralen Kriminalinspektion Lüneburg Bei der ZKI Lüneburg wurde unter Sachleitung der Staatsanwaltschaft Stade seit Oktober 2024 ein Ermittlungsverfahren wegen der ... https://www.

Autonomous trucking startup Gatik raised $200M, two months after striking a multi-year commercial agreement with PepsiCo, bringing its total funding to ~$500M (Kirsten Korosec/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/25/self-driving-tr…

Self-driving truck startup Gatik raises $200M following PepsiCo deal | TechCrunch
The funding, Gatik's largest so far, was led by Qatar Investment Authority and Koch Disruptive Technologies.

Sources: bankers approached potential buyers about acquiring WBD's New Line Cinema, and its cable networks draw interest, as Paramount's legal fight drags on (Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08…

Sources: A24, Sony Pictures, and NYT have registered interest in acquiring Letterboxd, which has a user base of 30M and is expected to be valued at $300M (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/busines

Letterboxd Sees Acquisition Interest From A24, Sony and the New York Times
A24, Sony and The New York Times Company all registered their interest in acquiring the cinephile’s paradise.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he plans to use the UK's upcoming G20 presidency to broker a global AI governance deal, ahead of the UN General Assembly (Politico)
https://www.politico.eu/article/uk-seeks-to-broker-global-ai-agreement-at-g20/…

UK seeks to broker global AI agreement at G20
Andy Burnham says the U.K. is “uniquely positioned” to broker international cooperation in the wake of dire AI warnings.

Digs, which is building AI software for residential construction, raised a $25.3M Series A led by building materials giant Builders FirstSource (Kurt Schlosser/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/homebuilding-ai-startup-d…

Homebuilding AI startup Digs raises $25.3M and partners with building products giant
Under the five-year agreement, Builders FirstSource will integrate Digs’ AI platform into its digital ecosystem, expanding tools for its 140,000 builder clients.