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Aug. 25, 2026

Less than 1: PM Edition, August 25



This evening on Less than 1: Instagram's chief is pressed on efforts to limit executives' exposure to teen safety concerns, a dissent warns a liquidated damages ruling could raise the cost of business credit, and FICT wins $50 million despite a jury finding of deception. Also: the Carl Sagan estate sues an AI company over an audio clip used in an ad, and the EPA moves to curb public input on data centers.

Stories mentioned in this episode:

Instagram chief pressed on efforts to limit 'exposure' to teen safety concerns
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393933-instagram-chief-pressed-on-efforts-to-limit-exposure-to-teen-safety-concerns

Dissent warns liquidated damages ruling could raise cost of business credit
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393918-dissent-warns-liquidated-damages-ruling-could-raise-cost-of-business-credit

FICT wins $50M despite jury finding of deception
https://www.dailyjournal.com/articles/393931-fict-wins-50m-despite-jury-finding-of-deception

(Reuters) Carl Sagan estate sues AI company over audio clip in ad
https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/carl-sagan-estate-sues-ai-company-over-audio-clip-ad-2026-08-25/

(NYT) E.P.A. moves to curb public input on data centers
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/25/climate/epa-data-centers-public-comment.html

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