Facts, not takes
A New Mexico judge ordered Meta to pay $567 million on Thursday, August 6, 2026, in what BBC News described as the largest child safety ruling ever issued against a social media company.
Demis Hassabis stepped down as CEO of Google DeepMind on August 5, 2026, and will move to a chair position at the London-based company, the Financial Times reported.
The FDA approved Moderna's mRNA-based influenza vaccine on August 6, 2026, clearing the first flu shot built on mRNA technology to reach the U.S.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted on August 6, 2026, to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress and refer him for potential criminal prosecution after he refused to answer lawmakers' questions about the federal COVID-19…
At least 300 children in Gaza have died since a ceasefire took effect last October, the United Nations Children's Fund reported on Wednesday, August 6, 2026.
A U.S. federal court sentenced Maksim Silnikau to 16 years in prison on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, for founding and running the Ransom Cartel ransomware operation.
FIFA's senior executives gathered in Morocco on August 5, 2026, and declared their continued backing for Gianni Infantino as the organization's president, following a crisis over a stake-sale plan that collapsed.