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The Dead Screen as a Mirror: Metacinema and the Trans Gaze

Through films about films and characters in the act of watching, a new wave of trans filmmakers is transforming a medium that has long distorted their image into one that can reflect their own. ]]>

Mark Zuckerberg confesses Meta’s mighty AI takeover is not going well

The CEO concedes he will just have to keep using dumb humans—for now.

Will Meta’s deal make social media safe for kids? Researchers are dubious

Nature, Published online: 28 August 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-02733-9 Nature talks to specialists about the changes coming to Facebook and Instagram, and whether there’s evidence they will help.

Metal Gear Solid 4's DLC might only be saved thanks to the uncelebrated work of fan preservationists

Metal Gear Solid 4's new re-release in Master Collection Vol.2 appears to reference a fan-made Metal Gear Online project in its files, suggesting Konami relied on the project for DLC.

Metamaterials may enable invisibility cloaks, thinner lenses and smarter wireless networks

Who has not dreamed of an invisibility cloak like the one used by Harry Potter?

91.8% of Metal Gear Solid 4 players immediately got the achievement for ripping a statue's privates clean off

Metal Gear Solid 4 players on PC have earned one specific achievement right away, and all I can say is that poor statue.

What new tariff walls in U.S.-Canada trade war mean for the economy's critical metals

When the U.S.-Canada trade war erupted, the market repriced metals and materials stocks and ETFs, but longer-term investors should be wary.

Oakland Metal Sounds Like Greg Wilkinson

If you’ve loved a metal or punk record made in Oakland, California at any point in the past 20 years, there’s a good chance Greg Wilkinson recorded it.

Meta- and Google-backed Indian telecom operator Jio Platforms gets regulatory nod for IPO

India's largest digital and telecom operator, Jio Platforms, got a regulatory nod for an IPO, but the National Stock Exchange, another mega issue, is still awaiting regulatory clearance.

5 Must-Watch Meta BLs For A Deep‑Dive Into The Genre

It might sound like a tongue twister, but meta BLs are BLs that know they are a BL.

Jim Cramer Was Left Surprised By Movement In Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ:META)’s Shares

Rafael Manuel on Why the Golf Course in ‘Filipiñana’ Is a Metaphor for Inequality in the Philippines

Rafael Manuel’s new indie feature “Filipiñana,” which opens Friday in New York, is set against a backdrop of oppressive heat and drought.

The Nintendo ports of Metal Gear Solid 4 replace the iconic PS3 and PSP in-game consoles with generic variants

With the release of Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2, it's been confirmed that Nintendo editions of Metal Gear Solid 4 have removed PlayStation references from the game.

Metal Gear Solid 4 wanted players to forget MGS2’s wildest and most relevant plot point, and it worked

Metal Gizmo Solid The post Metal Gear Solid 4 wanted players to forget MGS2’s wildest and most relevant plot point, and it worked appeared first on Destructoid .

Meta settles $17 billion lawsuit over addicting kids to social media

The outcome is just the latest in a series of recent rulings against social media companies.

How to beat every Metal Gear Solid 4 boss

The various Metal Gear Solid 4 boss fights can be particularly challenging, with each pitting you against a unique enemy that you need to defeat before you can progress further through the act.

7 Metal Gear Solid 4 tips to help you complete your final mission

Having some Metal Gear Solid 4 tips to hand will stand you in good stead, whether you're returning to the battlefield or checking out Guns of the Patriots for the first time.

Christian Metal Band Demon Hunter Sues Over KPop Demon Hunters Trademark

Band alleges trademark infringement, consumer confusion by massively popular animated film

Dolby Laboratories Hires Meta, Amazon and Xbox Alum Marc Whitten as CEO as Kevin Yeaman Retires

Dolby Laboratories has hired veteran tech exec Marc Whitten as president and CEO.

Miss Chile Ignacia Fernández Delivers Crushing Death Metal Performance at Miss World Competition

The beauty pageant contestant performed her band Decessus' original song "The Hollow Descent." Miss Chile Ignacia Fernández Delivers Crushing Death Metal Performance at Miss World Competition Spencer Kaufman

The 10 best Metal Gear games of all time

Here you'll find our ranking of the best Metal Gear games in the almost 40-year history of the iconic stealth action series.

Speedrunner turns one of Metal Gear Solid 4's biggest bosses into a total pushover using the power of Master Collection Vol 2's enhanced framerate

A Metal Gear Speedrunner has discovered that the higher framerate in Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol 2 has made one of the series ' most iconic boss fights a cakewalk.

Move over Gamescom, Konami is heading to CatCon and it's bringing Metal Gear Solid-themed cat toys with it

Have you ever looked at your cat and thought, 'I bet they'd love Metal Gear Solid'.

Electrically charged raindrops could be corroding metal with protective coatings

Electrically charged raindrops, a naturally occurring phenomenon, can break down surfaces treated with protective coatings, according to new research published in Nature. This previously overlooked corrosion mechanism highlights the need for a new method of preserving metal objec

Instagram and Facebook teens face strict daily limits under Meta’s $18 billion settlement

Meta has reached an approximately $18 billion agreement that would introduce major new restrictions on how teens use their platforms.

Metaplanet moves 4,800 BTC worth $377M to Coinbase

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company has transferred 10,270 BTC to Coinbase Prime this week, an amount equal to more than 29% of its reported holdings.

Meta makes AI glasses slightly less creepy with limit on nonconsensual recording

Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses' non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet .

Inside Meta’s push to put robots to work in data centers

Meta is testing robots that can plug in cables, reset servers, and handle other tasks inside its data centers , according to several current and former workers familiar with the projects.

Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

The relatively recent rise of AI-assisted coding tools and the whole concept of "vibe coding" have effectively upended entire software development workflows.

Meta accepts U.S. safety rules while pitching softer tools abroad

As governments consider banning social media for under-16s, Meta is turning to influencers to argue that parental controls are a better solution.

Pocket’s AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results. - Ars Technica

Pocket’s AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results. Ars Technica

Drone Metal Orthodox Priest Guitarist Responds to Fascism, Homophobia Accusations

Father Dionysios Tabakis had recently come under fire for religious blog posts that employed homophobic language, as well as ties to a Greek neo-Nazi organization

What Meta’s All-New Social Media Guidelines Promise to Change for Teen Users

A major lawsuit has led Meta to change the rules again for young users on Instagram and Facebook. Here’s exactly what’s changing.

Tested: You have to see Sharge’s impressive new metal unibody power bank with display [Launch deal]

Not all power banks are made equal.

How Meta got away with a $17.1 billion slap on the wrist

The lesson: don’t settle. Make Meta face a jury.

Poor liquid metal application almost destroys Asus Zephyrus M16 laptop, eats through the processor lid — paste replacement triples framerates, drops temps, and

Asus has been putting liquid metal on mobile dies used in its laptops for a few years at this point.

What could Meta’s US settlement mean around the world – and what now for other claims against firm?

Other governments could seek similar concessions, while separate legal action is pending in places ranging from Kenya to the Netherlands In October 2021, Abrham Meareg’s father, a professor of chemistry in Ethiopia’s northern town of Bahir Dar, was shot at close range and died ou

He beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media?

Mike Moore beat Big Tobacco. Will the same playbook work against Meta and social media?

Inside Meta’s Push to Put Robots to Work in Data Centers

The company is testing robots that can swap cables, reset servers, and take on other tasks performed by technicians, fueling concerns among some workers that their jobs could be at risk.

Jordan Brand Brings the Air Jordan 3 Mid TD Cleat to the Gridiron in "Metallic Silver"

Summary Jordan Brand is releasing the Air Jordan 3 Mid TD cleat in a sleek monochromatic Metallic Silver colorwayThe design pairs a tumbled leather upper with elephant-print overlays and a gridiron-ready TD cleated outsoleThe model features an Air Zoom forefoot unit and wide stud

Meta Security Researcher's AI Agent Accidentally Deleted Her Emails

Article URL: https://au.pcmag.com/ai/116091/meta-security-researchers-ai-agent-accidentally-deleted-her-emails Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506655 Points: 14 # Comments: 5

Meta Keeps Trying to Fix Glasses Privacy Concerns With New Update

Another update for Meta glasses aims to shut down recording when the light’s off, and an ad campaign is trying to address the pervert concerns.

Meta’s Day of Reckoning - WSJ

Meta’s Day of Reckoning WSJ He beat Big Tobacco.

Nationwide recall expands to 3.6 million grill brushes after consumers swallowed metal bristles

Labor Day is just around the corner, a day when Americans will be firing up the BBQ grills for the last time this summer.

What Meta's new teen restrictions mean for young people - Fox News

What Meta's new teen restrictions mean for young people Fox News He beat Big Tobacco.

State of Texas: Meta settlement to bring social media child safety changes

Meta, the social media giant, will pay $1 billion and implement new child safety regulations on its platforms as part of a settlement with the state of Texas.

Meta’s $18 billion settlement puts TikTok and YouTube on notice. Who's next on the firing line?

"Meta is seeking to ensure its competitors will face the same rules," one business professor told CNBC after Meta called on rivals to protect children online.

Meta executive leaves for OpenAI as the social media giant faces growing scrutiny in India

Sandhya Devanathan will oversee some OpenAI operations across Southeast Asia and Australia in her new role.

Lights out, Instagram off? The changes to Meta for teens could be a big deal

Researchers and advocates are applauding the changes that Meta agreed to make for minors on Instagram and Facebook. Cutting kids off at night and during the school day are two big changes.

Metaplanet’s Dylan LeClair Eyes Japan-U.S. Capital Bridge as Super League Raises $2.3M

Buried in Meta’s $18B settlement is a legal pass on kids’ data

Meta’s settlement with 29 states allows it to retain certain data from children under 13 to train and test age-detection models, highlighting a privacy trade-off built into the deal.

Sandhya Devanathan exits Meta after a decade; to join OpenAI as VP South East Asia, Australia

Sandhya Devanathan, is leaving the social media giant and is all set to join OpenAI as Vice President for South East Asia and Australia

Meta Just Removed a Major Risk From Its Stock. Now AI Spending Is the $145 Billion Question.

Meta addresses ‘pervert glasses’ reputation with a privacy fix and a new marketing campaign

Meta is updating its AI-powered smart glasses to close a loophole that allowed wearers to keep recording after covering the front-facing LED.

AI agents meant to replace Meta workers made “large-scale, disruptive actions”

Earlier this year, Meta created a “plan” to reduce some of its teams by as much as 60 percent to make the company “AI native,” Reuters reported today, citing two people familiar with Meta’s internal affairs.

EU wants Meta to extend US teen safety restrictions to Europe

The EU is pressing Meta to introduce the same protections for under-18s in Europe that it agreed to in a landmark US settlement, including screen-time limits and stronger parental controls on Facebook and Instagram. Brussels is also demanding additional measures.

Legal experts say Meta's settlement puts YouTube, TikTok and Snap on notice

Meta's settlement could force its biggest competitors to reshape their apps.

Meta is closing a loophole that allowed people to record with their smart glasses' light covered

It's the second update in less than two months to address privacy concerns.

Meta settles states' child-safety claims for $18B; Florida rejects deal as "peanuts"

Meta agreed to impose daily limits on children's social media use and pay nearly $18 billion in settlements with nearly every US state today, cutting short a trial in which Meta said several of the states were demanding over $1.4 trillion.

Drone Metal Priest Father Dionysios Tabakis Addresses Fascism And Homophobia Accusations Ahead Of First-Ever Live Set

In June, Father Dionysios Tabakis announced he was getting ready to play his first-ever live set at Philadelphia's Making Time fest, which goes down next month.

'Not far enough' - US parents and teens on Meta's new limits for young users

As part of an $18bn settlement in a child-safety lawsuit, Meta announced new restrictions on its apps. We asked families what they thought.

With time limits and stronger age checks, Meta's new rules for kids go further. Critics say it's not enough

Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the apps from midnight to 6 a.m., and hide "like" counts, among other changes.

Mark Zuckerberg is buying Meta a seat at the AI table. Does he know what to do with it?

Meta’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, posted an AI manifesto to his company’s website in August.

Meta reaches $17B settlement. And, nuclear regulator to abandon radiation safety rule

Meta and the states that sued the company have agreed to a $17 billion settlement. And, nuclear regulators are preparing to abandon a decades-old radiation safety rule.

Meta settlement opens new front in global fight over social media harm

Meta's up to $18 billion settlement with nearly all U.S. states over social media harm to teenagers has opened a new front in a global government fight to protect children.

U.N. urges child-safe design across social media, after Meta settlement

The settlement resolved claims that Meta deliberately engineered its platforms to hook young users, misled the public about the risks and unlawfully collected data from children.

Why Meta's 'big tobacco moment' in US might not flow to Australia

Parent activist says Meta settlement is 'peanuts,' calls on Zuckerberg to speak out - Fox Business

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Meta Paid $17B – Gets to Write Safety Rules for Other SocMedia Platform

Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/26/meta-just-paid-nearly-17-billion-to-make-sure-it-gets-to-write-the-kid-safety-rules-for-every-other-social-media-platform/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49470949 Points: 93 # Comments: 7

Meta, states discuss mid-trial settlement in teen addiction case

Meta settles with states, sets new industry standards over child safety

Meta agreed to settle with U.S.

Parents who lost children to social media harms question Meta settlement

US parents say they were ‘robbed’ of seeing evidence of Meta’s awareness of the harm caused by its products.

What the Meta settlement means for the UK, and other questions after the deal

Other social media firms are yet to respond, while the debate from campaigners is far from over.

'You only get like two hours of alcohol or two hours of cigarettes a day': Former Meta engineer on child safety settlement - Fortune

'You only get like two hours of alc

Metaphors reveal how a neurosurgeon narrated death while facing terminal cancer

A new study examining death-related conceptual metaphors employed by neurosurgeon Paul Kalanithi in his memoir, "When Breath Becomes Air," sheds light on how he depicted death after being diagnosed with stage IV lung cancer at age 36.

$17B Meta settlement puts focus on youth mental health crisis, Colorado AG says

Meta agreed to pay up to $17 billion in a settlement, putting to rest a trial where dozens of states accused it of deliberately endangering children through their platforms.

Meta's latest teen safety commitments are US-only (for now)

The UK government now wants time limits for teens on Facebook and Instagram.

Meta to Pay Up to $18 Billion to Settle With US States on Teen Social Media Addiction

CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Meta will avoid what likely would’ve been a disastrous, high-stakes trial.

After Meta's landmark settlement with state AGs, legal headaches remain

Meta's agreement to settle a federal social media addiction case with state AGs doesn't absolve the company of similar litigation or potential regulation.

Meta’s $18bn settlement: How social platforms will change for child users

From night curfew to two-hour limit, Instagram and Facebook will introduce new features for children in the US.