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TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama $100 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the platform of fuelling social media addiction among young users. The agreement makes Alabama one of the US states to extract a major payout from the company over claims its app is designed to keep children hooked. The deal adds to mounting legal and regulatory pressure on TikTok in the United States over youth safety.

Apple has been hit with a $5.7 billion verdict over allegations that it infringed a patent, according to a report by Engadget. The ruling, if it stands, would be one of the largest patent judgments against the company, and attention is turning to whether Apple will appeal.