Meta’s $17 billion teen safety settlement is really a 1% tax — and a play to box in TikTok and YouTube | Fortune
Lina Irawan The settlement marks a pivotal moment in the ongoing scrutiny of social media’s impact on...
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DOJ is turning to an ancient body of law to capture Iranian oil tankers. It’s been so long since the U.S. used it, ‘we’d have to conduct a séance’ | Fortune
Aaron Reitz, who serves as the U.S. Attorney in the Houston-based Southern District of Texas,...
New York City sends 11,000 more pied-à-terre tax letters as it apologizes to the 1,200 wrongly targeted because it didn’t check 2025 tax returns | Fortune
The pied-à-terre tax, a term derived from the French for "foot on the ground," refers...
Flock is going from the center of the surveillance debate to bipartisan target in record time | Fortune
On Wednesday, the blue-leaning city of Tempe, Arizona, a vibrant urban center known for its...
The Myth of Hyper-Mobility: Why Staying Put Can Still Lead to the Top in Tech and Beyond
The recent ascension of John Ternus to CEO of Apple, following a career almost entirely...
Current price of oil as of Aug. 28, 2026 | Fortune
The current price of $90.55 for Brent crude, the international benchmark, places it firmly within...
Bitcoin is having a great month—but Solana is doing even better as coin soars above $100 | Fortune
Solana’s remarkable price surge is not an isolated event but rather coincided with an unprecedented...
A consultant who once railed against ‘the billionaire boys club’ is now leading opposition to California’s wealth tax | Fortune
In a dramatic illustration of how political allegiances and professional pragmatism can shift, Ned Wigglesworth,...
In border states, even Trump’s own party wants the Canada fight to be over | Fortune
This latest escalation, culminating in the imposition of new U.S. tariffs, marks a grim new...
The $40 trillion national debt is growing while Social Security goes broke—because wealthy Boomers are collecting over $100k in benefits per year | Fortune
The financial strain on the federal budget is becoming increasingly evident. The Congressional Budget Office...
