How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

19 Aug 2026 · 10 min

Episode How Tech Executives Limit Their Kids’ Screen Time, and Trump’s Race to Finish His Ballroom

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Plus, the political emails are coming for you.

Here’s what we’re covering:

States Seek $200 Billion From Meta Over Child Social Media Addiction Claims, by Cecilia Kang, Eli Tan and Emmy Martin

Silicon Valley Executives Are Tech Fans. Just Not for Their Own Kids., by David Streitfeld

Deadly Israeli Strike on Gaza Cafe Raises Doubts About Progress on Peace Plan, by Ephrat Livni and Abu Bakr Bashir

Liberia Agrees to Take 1,200 Deportees From U.S., by Madeleine Ngo and Alan Feuer

Trump’s Ballroom Is Rising at Breakneck Speed: 20 Hours a Day, 7 Days a Week, by Luke Broadwater and Ann E. Marimow

How Wall St. Profits When Personal Injury Lawsuits Pay Out, by Ellen Gabler, Robert Gebeloff and Julie Tate

Google Just Made It Easier for Campaigns to Send You Fund-Raising Emails, by Shane Goldmacher

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