1 Meta has promised to pay up to $18 billion to settle a landmark child-safety case
The company says it will also limit kids’ use of Instagram and Facebook. (AP News)
+ And ban features that stoke mental health issues. (Guardian)
+ Meta called for TikTok and YouTube to replicate the measures. (Axios)
+ Child-monitoring apps might need a reboot. (MIT Technology Review)

2 Nvidia has agreed to buy open-source platform Hugging Face
The $13 billion deal would give the chip giant control of a major AI hub. (The Information $)
+ And mark one of Nvidia’s biggest acquisitions yet. (Reuters $)
+ Nvidia has invested in the platform since 2023. (Gizmodo)
+ And is about to be a hundred-billion-dollar-a-quarter company. (Verge)

3 AI has helped remove a brain tumour for the first time
The system provided real-time analysis of camera footage. (BBC)
+ It identified critical anatomy to avoid during the operation. (Guardian)
+ Healthcare AI is here, but how does it help patients? (MIT Technology Review)

4 The US says China-linked hackers targeted NASA, the Fed, and the Senate
The campaign also attempted to breach critical infrastructure. (CNN)
+ Authorities said they seized platforms used in the attacks.  (Bloomberg $)

5 Trump is considering new tariffs on semiconductors and tech products
The duties could raise costs for America’s AI data centers. (Politico)
+ They could extend to laptops, consoles, and servers. (Reuters $)

6 A new NASA design could turbocharge nuclear spacecraft
It combines nuclear thermal and electric propulsion. (IEE Spectrum)
+ NASA plans to send a nuclear spacecraft to Mars. (MIT Technology Review)

7 Ukraine has tested launching drones from high-altitude balloons
The approach could extend strikes while conserving batteries. (Economist $)
+ New rules could fill US skies with drones. (MIT Technology Review)

8 Google has moved its AI responsibility team out of DeepMind
The move has raised concerns about the group’s independence. (WSJ $)