A NJ teenager drops her lawsuit against Meta, Google, and Snap over alleged social media addiction, without any payment; TikTok previously settled her claims (Diana Novak Jones/Reuters)

Walmart will start accepting Apple Pay and Google Pay in its stores. Nevada granted Tesla permits for up to 5,000 robotaxis in Las Vegas, and Waymo and Uber each received permission for 1,000. DeepSeek’s experimental multimodal AI model nears Anthropic’s performance. NYC now tops the Bay Area as the nation’s largest tech-talent market. Samsung announced a $65-$80 billion shareholder-return plan for 2026.