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Meta’s teen safety settlement changes argument for regulators everywhere

The genie is out of the bottle, and nobody in Silicon Valley knows how to put it back. For years, governments have struggled to keep pace with social media companies. Regulators wrote rules, launched investigations and demanded stronger safeguards, while children continued to spend hours on platforms designed to keep them scrolling. But now everything has changed.

Nation

Yanardag Reserve attracts over 104,000 visitors in seven months

A total of 104,929 tourists visited the Yanardag State Historical-Cultural and Natural Reserve in January-July 2026.

Oil & Gas

AzerEnerji posts strong export growth in first seven months

Azerbaijan's AzerEnerji OJSC exported products worth $7.5 million in January-July 2026, marking an increase of $3.5 million, or 87.5%, compared with the same period last year.

Business

Weekly overview of gold prices in Azerbaijan

From August 24 to 28, the price of one troy ounce of gold (31.1034768 grams) in Azerbaijan decreased by AZN 96.679 ($56.87), or 1.2%.

Armenian-Azerbaijani Relations

Russia to send more grain to Armenia in transit via Azerbaijan

Another shipment from Russia to Armenia will be transported in transit through Azerbaijan.

World

Donald Trump signs order to launch creation of U.S. Space Academy

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston on Friday launching the process of establishing the country's first U.S. Space Academy.