Good news: Meta had a terrible week!
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This week Meta settled an $18 billion lawsuit and had its AI plans fail, Twitter is dead, so long live new Twitter and an independent investigation says OpenAI's agents going rogue were worse than we thought.
Episode 315
This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-good-news-meta-had-a-terrible-week
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Meta's AI fail: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/mark-zuckerberg-had-bold-plan-replace-meta-staff-with-ai-heres-how-it-imploded-2026-08-26/
Meta's $18bn settlement: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/meta-settles-for-18-billion-in-lawsuit-brought-by-29-states-over-social-media-harms-to-children/
Twitter reborn: https://twitter.now
Nitter Cease & desist: https://nitter.net/
OpenAI rogue Huggingface investigation: https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation
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*Mac Mini M6: https://geni.us/Bbey8
Mac Studio: https://www.apple.com/mac-studio/
Xbox 25th anniversary: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/pre-orders-begin-today-xbox-25th-anniversary-collection/
Xbox IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/global/en/newsroom/collaborations/ikea-xbox-launch-the-yxstaby-collection-260826/
Sony Xperia 10 VIII: https://www.sony.co.uk/smartphones/products/xperia-10m8
* Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: https://geni.us/wRGZW
Samsung Odyssey monitors: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-unveils-world-first-1100hz-gaming-monitor/
Samsung P9 & P7 SSD: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsungs-new-p9-and-p7-usb4-ssds-boast-speeds-of-up-to-4000-mb-s/
Speedo IQ: https://speedo.com/en-us/pages/speedo-iq
Apple Launch event: https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/apple-officially-announces-iphone-18-pro-foldable-event/
White house national emergency: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/declaring-a-national-emergency-to-secure-the-united-states-bulk-power-system/
Nvidia to buy Huggingface: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-open-source-model-repository-hugging-face-12-9-billion
OpenAI Jalapeno: https://openai.com/index/jalapeno-first-results/
SemiAnalysis Jalapeno: https://openai.com/index/jalapeno-first-results/
Waymo Munich: https://waymo.com/blog/2026/08/waymo-in-munich/
SpaceX Louisiana: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/spacex-intends-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-massive-louisiana-spaceport/
Foldable market share: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2026/aug/foldable-smartphone-shipments-will-double-to-36-million-units-by-2028
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Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski
Stock assets: Getty Images
0:00 Intro
0:18 Meta lawsuit & AI fail
2:59 Twitter reborn
4:10 OpenAI goes rogue
5:13 Release Monitor
7:47 The Brief Close description
🎁 Labor Day is on Sale! The first 10 orders get an exclusive Mini Fill Light for Free!
@insta360; #Insta360 #Insta360LunaUltra #VloggingCamera #GimbalCamera
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►►► This video ◄◄◄
This week Meta settled an $18 billion lawsuit and had its AI plans fail, Twitter is dead, so long live new Twitter and an independent investigation says OpenAI's agents going rogue were worse than we thought.
Episode 315
This video on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/videos/tfc-good-news-meta-had-a-terrible-week
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►►► News & product links ◄◄◄
Meta's AI fail: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/mark-zuckerberg-had-bold-plan-replace-meta-staff-with-ai-heres-how-it-imploded-2026-08-26/
Meta's $18bn settlement: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/26/meta-settles-for-18-billion-in-lawsuit-brought-by-29-states-over-social-media-harms-to-children/
Twitter reborn: https://twitter.now
Nitter Cease & desist: https://nitter.net/
OpenAI rogue Huggingface investigation: https://metr.org/blog/2026-08-26-openai-hugging-face-incident-investigation
If a line starts with "*" it's an affilate link. I earn a commission if you buy through it.
*Mac Mini M6: https://geni.us/Bbey8
Mac Studio: https://www.apple.com/mac-studio/
Xbox 25th anniversary: https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2026/08/26/pre-orders-begin-today-xbox-25th-anniversary-collection/
Xbox IKEA: https://www.ikea.com/global/en/newsroom/collaborations/ikea-xbox-launch-the-yxstaby-collection-260826/
Sony Xperia 10 VIII: https://www.sony.co.uk/smartphones/products/xperia-10m8
* Samsung Galaxy S26 FE: https://geni.us/wRGZW
Samsung Odyssey monitors: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsung-unveils-world-first-1100hz-gaming-monitor/
Samsung P9 & P7 SSD: https://www.sammobile.com/news/samsungs-new-p9-and-p7-usb4-ssds-boast-speeds-of-up-to-4000-mb-s/
Speedo IQ: https://speedo.com/en-us/pages/speedo-iq
Apple Launch event: https://9to5mac.com/2026/08/26/apple-officially-announces-iphone-18-pro-foldable-event/
White house national emergency: https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2026/08/declaring-a-national-emergency-to-secure-the-united-states-bulk-power-system/
Nvidia to buy Huggingface: https://www.theinformation.com/articles/nvidia-agrees-buy-open-source-model-repository-hugging-face-12-9-billion
OpenAI Jalapeno: https://openai.com/index/jalapeno-first-results/
SemiAnalysis Jalapeno: https://openai.com/index/jalapeno-first-results/
Waymo Munich: https://waymo.com/blog/2026/08/waymo-in-munich/
SpaceX Louisiana: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/08/spacex-intends-to-invest-up-to-100-billion-in-massive-louisiana-spaceport/
Foldable market share: https://omdia.tech.informa.com/pr/2026/aug/foldable-smartphone-shipments-will-double-to-36-million-units-by-2028
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►►► TechAltar links ◄◄◄
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Social media:
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►►► Attributions & Time stamps◄◄◄
Music by Edemski: https://soundcloud.com/edemski
Stock assets: Getty Images
0:00 Intro
0:18 Meta lawsuit & AI fail
2:59 Twitter reborn
4:10 OpenAI goes rogue
5:13 Release Monitor
7:47 The Brief Close description