Happy Friday, Friday. I'm Koi Wire with
your CNN 10 minutes of news. And before
we get to the weekend, let's finish this
week strong. Big stories, big questions,
and thousands of people throwing
tomatoes at each other. Yeah, we've got
you covered. Today on the 10, we start
with a major legal development that
could change the landscape of social
media. Facebook and Instagram parent
company Meta has agreed to pay roughly
$18 billion to resolve a multi-state
lawsuit claiming the company
intentionally designed addictive
platforms that harmed young people's
mental health. The settlement involves
dozens of states and territories and
requires Meta to make changes aimed at
protecting users under the age of 18.
Our Claire Duffy explains what could
change and what it could mean for
millions of us who scroll, swipe, and
share. Hello, Claire.
>> Hey, Coy. Yeah, this really could be a
turning point in how young people are
protected on social media. These are the
kinds of changes that parents and
advocates and even some teens themselves
have been calling on the social media
platforms to make. Now, Meta agreed to
this settlement midway through a trial
where just four of those state attorneys
general had been seeking as much as $1
trillion dollar in damages. That would
have been a huge number. This $18
billion settlement is still a really
significant number. Some of these state
attorneys have pointed out that this is
the largest settlement with a big tech
company in history. That money will go
towards helping the states fund youth
mental health programs, online safety
trainings. But even more important here,
I think, is the changes that Meta has
agreed to make to its platforms. I'll
walk you through some of those. Teens
ages 13 to 17 will now have a 2hour
daily time limit across Facebook and
Instagram. Only parents will be able to
change that. These platforms are also
implementing a night mode, so teens will
be unable to access them from midnight
to 6:00 a.m. A school mode, so teens
will be getting fewer notifications
throughout the day. Meta is turning off
likes on teens content and removing
access to extreme beauty filters. And it
will also send teen pro teens prompts
every 15 minutes to make them think a
little bit more about how much they're
using these platforms. And very
importantly, Koi, both Meta and the
state attorneys general here are calling
on Tik Tok and YouTube to make similar
changes. Meta has said we'll pay 70% of
this $18 billion sort of upfront, but
the other 30% is contingent on Tik Tok
and YouTube making similar changes. The
state attorneys general have said they
are willing to go after those platforms
in court if they don't come to the table
voluntarily to make these changes to
their platforms. So, this really could
be a watershed moment in terms of
changing how young people are able to
interact on social media. Koi,
>> this next report comes with a warning.
We're going to show images of a deadly
natural disaster that some of you may
find difficult to watch. If you'd rather
not see them, you can fast forward about
2 minutes. Catastrophic flash floods,
devastated communities along the Nepal,
China border. Rescue crews are searching
for people still missing. The flooding
destroyed roads, knocked out power, and
entire communities were cut off from
help. Our Hanaco Montgomery has more on
how these floods weren't even caused by
rain, but rather a massive Himalayan
glacier that collapsed.
>> Dozens of people begin to run. What
comes next in this surveillance video is
hard to imagine. A mountain of mud and
water taller than the building crashes
down, wiping out everything in its path,
like something from a disaster film. But
this is a border crossing between China
and Nepal.
It's the result of a deadly flash flood
that swept through Himalayan villages on
the Nepal China border on Wednesday.
>> It's enormous force destroying homes and
buildings, including in Nepal's Rasua
district.
Aerial footage captured from a
helicopter over the district shows the
immense barrage of water flooding the
valley below.
It's a popular area for hiking holidays.
Hundreds of tourists, including foreign
nationals, have been reported missing,
according to an initial assessment by
Nepal's tourism board. Nepalese Army
helicopters are helping rescue citizens
from rooftops in the flood affected
areas. The Red Cross is also deploying
an emergency team with relief supplies.
And in Tibet's Girang port, China's
president Xiinping has ordered allout
search and rescue efforts to find those
who are missing after a mudslide caused
major casualties. China state news
agency Shinga reported the mudslide has
cut off the region's roads,
communications, and power. Shinua said
Nepal's foreign minister said the deadly
flash flood was caused by an earthquake
triggering a large landslide which
blocked the Bote Koshi River. The full
scale of the devastation is yet to
become clear.
>> Pop quiz hot shot. What special ability
do dolphins use to find objects even
when they can't see them? Telepathy,
telekinesis, thin language, or
echolocation? Tick, tick, tick, tick.
If you said echolocation.
Yeah, that was rough. Dolphins send out
rapid clicks and listen for the echoes
that bounce back. It's basically
biological sonar. Our news assistant
Anit says he uses it to find free
snacks. According to Greek legend,
Terrace, the son of the sea god
Poseidon, survived a shipwreck after
being rescued by a dolphin. Now,
thousands of years later, an Italian
city named for the fabled figure is
returning the favor. Toranto, situated
in Italy's heel of the boot region of
Pulia, will host Europe's first
sea-based sanctuary for formerly captive
dolphins. The sprawling sanctuary along
the Ionian Sea will cover about seven
hectares or 13 NFL football fields.
Formerly captive dolphins at aquariums
will be able to live in a protected
section of the actual sea. Think of it
as going from a swimming pool to an
oceanfront neighborhood. Many dolphins
raised in captivity can't simply be
released into the wild because they may
lack the survival skills needed to find
food or avoid danger. So researchers
hope sanctuaries like this can offer
something in between. human care with
floating offices, veterinary platforms,
and AI powered underwater monitoring
systems helping scientists study the
animals around the clock. The arts
community is mourning the passing of two
icons in recent weeks. Neither seemed
particularly interested in being
ordinary. Famed British actor Tim Curry
and groundbreaking Japanese artist Yayoi
Kusama. Curry became one of the biggest
names in Hollywood for his flamboyant
characters and unmatched charisma. He
died Tuesday at the age of 80. He
exploded onto screens with cult classics
like The Rocky Horror Picture Show and
Clue. He played a cranky hotel concierge
in Home Alone 2, sailed alongside
Muppets as Long John Silver, and
terrified folks as Pennywise the Clown.
What a range. Curry suffered a major
stroke in 2012, but continued working,
particularly as a voice actor. and
groundbreaking Japanese artist Yayoi
Kusama spent nearly a century seeing the
world differently and invited the rest
of us inside. Born in Japan in 1929, she
endured a difficult childhood working in
a military factory sewing parachutes for
Japan's Imperial Army during World War
II. She began experiencing vivid
hallucinations as a child involving
dots, patterns, and flashes. But instead
of hiding them, she transformed them
into art. Polka dots became her
trademark. And as my family and I found
out, it is magical. Her famous infinity
mirror rooms, they allow you to step
inside the art. Feels like somebody
picked you up and dropped you into
another universe. Kusama passed away
August 14th at the age of 97.
>> All right, today's story getting a 10
out of 10. It's messy, it's saucy, and
it's the only day a year when you can
throw your lunch at thousands of
strangers. and and is apparently
encouraged. Welcome to Latomaina.
Thousands descended on the tiny Spanish
town of Punal. All for the world's
biggest food fight on Wednesday.
Overripe tomatoes went airborne. Splat,
squish, sauce everywhere, painting the
town red. And here's your knowledge
bomb. Afterwards, the streets were hosed
down. And because of the tomatoes citric
acid acting as a cleaning agent, the
town streets were actually left cleaner
than before. That's one way to catch up
on your cleaning. It is finally Friday
and before I go, I want to give a shout
out and this one goes to
Mrs. Guerrera Madano at Fly Junior High
School in Crystal City, Texas. You so
fly and so am I because of the coolest
poncho I ever did see. And uh it's good
for fish and tomatoes off you. This next
shout out goes to Miss Barnett at
Oakrove Middle School in Winston Salem,
North Carolina. Your former student
turned fellow teacher, Mr. Oakley
nominated you and wanted to say thank
you for your more than 30 years of
teaching. Think about all of the lives
you have inspired. Congrats on your
upcoming retirement. Play that Friday
music nod there. This is going to be the
best weekend because it's the next
weekend. Make your moments count. Make
someone smile because you never know
when or how, but you may be the spark of
joy someone needs. I'm Ky Wire. This is
CNN 10. It's been a blessing to spend
this week with you.
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