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▶ 2:44 · $META · Meta Settles Addiction Suits, Tim Cook Signs Off After 15 Years, OpenAI’s Jalapeño Chip | Diet TBPN
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Meta Settles Addiction Suits, Tim Cook Signs Off After 15 Years, OpenAI’s Jalapeño Chip | Diet TBPN

2026-09-01 · 5 company · 6 thematic
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john coogan

Co-host of TBPN, a live technology and business show focused on startups, venture capital and Silicon Valley.

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“Meta will pay the states 12.7 billion over 10 years. And it could go up to 18 billion if other platforms join the settlement... given Meta's full year 2025 US revenue of 75 billion roughly... its average annual payment if they pay the full…”
—john coogan
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