Social Media: Meta (formerly Facebook) and Google were found liable in a social media addiction trial launched by a 20 year-old woman known as KGM. The jury awarded $3 million in compensatory damages and $3 million in punitive damages to KGM. The jury ruled that both companies designed and operated their platforms in a negligent manner, which adversely affected KGM’s mental health. The jurors also found that both companies were aware of the dangers their products posed to minors, but failed to safely warn users. With Meta bearing 70% of the responsibility, both companies have issued statements indicating that they plan to appeal the verdict. The decision could potentially set a precedent for other lawsuits to be filed against social media companies. TikTok and Snapchat were defendants in the case, but settled before it went to trial.

In a separate case in New Mexico, a jury found that Meta’s platforms, which include Facebook and Instagram, are harmful to minors’ mental health by failing to adequately protect them from child predators. Meta was fined $375 million for being in violation of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws.

NASA: U.S. space agency NASA has plans to build a moon base. Over the next seven years, approximately $20 billion will be put towards designing, testing and constructing a lunar base. This will be accomplished in a three stage process. Phase 1 includes securing reliable access to the Moon’s surface for experimentation; Phase 2 involves establishing the moon base for operating capability and Phase 3 is set to achieve a semi-permanent crew presence.

Bluesky: Social media platform Bluesky has recently announced its own AI assistant known as Attie. Attie is a standalone app with a coding agent designed to curate custom social media feeds. Users describe what content they want to see and Attie will tailor the feed to their liking. Bluesky also revealed that it received an additional $100 million in an additional funding round that closed last year, but did not give an updated valuation of the company.

Hasbro: Toy company Hasbro has been hacked, but the extent of the damage is unknown. The company said that it had implemented a plan to allow business operations to continue, but said that there may be delays in delivering products. It was not clear if hackers were still in the company’s systems. Some of Hasbro’s notable products include Monopoly, Magic: The Gathering, Play-doh, Power Rangers, Nerf and Dungeons and Dragons.