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▶ 14:58 · $META · AI-Designed Viruses, OpenAI’s First Device, The Mansion Section | Diet TBPN
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AI-Designed Viruses, OpenAI’s First Device, The Mansion Section | Diet TBPN

2026-08-08 · 4 company · 10 thematic
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jordi hays

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

john coogan

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

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“The ruling requires Meta to establish a $567 million fund aimed at addressing harms linked to its platforms on top of a $375 million in civil penalties previously awarded by a jury. So they're up 900 million. They're very close to a billio…”
—jordi hays
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