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Meta’s $1.4T Trial Over Child Safety Begins & Is AI Buying and Destroying Used Books?
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- Morning Brew Daily
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- Aug 18, 2026
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- 1940
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Summary
#913: Meta heads to a landmark trial that will determine if it’s responsible for kids’ social media addiction. Secondhand books are being bought in bulk and shipped to far-flung places…leaving many to believe AI is doing all the shopping. Reddit shares jump as it prepares to join the S&P 500. There’s a cohort of Gen Z entrepreneurs who are turning to vape vending machines to secure their financial future. Finally, actor Hayden Panettiere dies at 36. Learn more at https://www.rubrik.com/mb Grab tickets to our Performance Revue show! https://www.morningbrew.com/events/brew-performance-revue-2026?utm_campaign=performance_revue_2026&utm_source=mbd Subscribe to Morning Brew Daily for more of the news you need to start your day. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app. Listen to Morning Brew Daily Here: https://www.swap.fm/l/mbd-note Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices