Plus: Meta's Mark Zuckerberg Testifies In Landmark Social Media Trial & Norwegian Cross-Country Skier Makes History

Good evening,

There’s a new king in town. 👑

Norwegian cross-country skier Johannes Høsflot Klæbo – nicknamed ‘King Klæbo’ – cemented his place in Olympic history on Wednesday after winning his 10th gold medal. He is only the second Olympian to win 10 🥇, after American swimming great Michael Phelps, who has a total of 28 medals with 23 golds.

HIS REACTION: “It’s crazy. It’s hard to find words for it. It feels unreal actually,” the 29-year-old said. “It’s very satisfying to make this happen. The team sprint is one of the most fun events, but also one of the hardest.”
- Klæbo was not always the strongest competitor. As a 14-year-old, his coach said the Olympian “was just an average Joe in the group.”
CLEAN SWEEP? Klæbo has won all five of his events so far at Milano Cortina, and has the chance for a historic sweep if he wins his final race: Saturday’s 50km. ⛷️

We’ll be watching!

Mo News Team

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Trump Admin Closer To War With Iran, Sources Say, After Nations Hold Nuclear Talks

The Trump administration appears to be moving closer to military action against Iran, sources tell Axios. Iran is preparing, and so is Israel.

The U.S. continues to amass a massive force just off Iran’s coast. The Trump-backed buildup includes two aircraft carriers, a dozen warships, hundreds of fighter jets, and multiple air defense systems — some still en route. In the past day alone, 50 additional fighter jets have been deployed.
Iran is deploying forces, decentralizing military decision-making, fortifying its nuclear sites, and continuing its crack down on domestic dissent, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Israel is also on high alert. Sources tell Axios the military operation would “likely be a joint U.S.-Israeli campaign.”

It comes as U.S. and Iranian officials wrapped their second round of nuclear talks on Tuesday.

INSIDE THE TALKS
A nuclear deal does not look likely, as Vice President JD Vance said Iran failed to acknowledge core U.S. demands in the talks. He added that U.S. military action remains on the table.

Iranian officials said both sides agreed on “guiding principles” during the nuclear talks.
The U.S. delegation, including Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, said Iran would return within two weeks with detailed proposals to address remaining gaps.

“I don’t think they want the consequences of not making a deal,” Trump told reporters late Monday, before Tuesday’s talks. “They want to make a deal.” Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei responded Tuesday, saying the nation would retaliate against any U.S. military action.

WHAT AN OPERATION COULD LOOK LIKE
Sources tell Axios reporter Barak Ravid that a U.S. military operation would likely be joined by Israel, and “would be broader in scope— and more existential for the regime— than the Israeli-led 12-day war last June, which the U.S. eventually joined to take out Iran’s underground nuclear facilities.”

"The boss is getting fed up. Some people around him warn him against going to war with Iran, but I think there is 90% chance we see kinetic action in the next few weeks," a Trump adviser told Axios.

🚨 ONE THING WE’RE FOLLOWING

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Takes The Stand In Landmark Child Addiction Trial

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg sparred with attorneys Wednesday as he testified in a landmark trial accusing the company — which owns Facebook and Instagram — of deliberately engineering products to addict and harm children.

THE LAW AT THE CENTER OF THE TRIAL: The case aims to bypass key legal protections, including Section 230 and First Amendment defenses that have long shielded tech platforms from liability.
The landmark trial in Los Angeles is being called Silicon Valley’s “Big Tobacco moment,” and could usher in thousands of similar lawsuits. Google’s YouTube is also a defendant, while Snapchat and TikTok settled before the trial. A separate case began last week against Meta in New Mexico over child sexual exploitation on the platforms.
- The outcome of this trial could serve as a bellwether for hundreds of other cases. “If the companies lose, they could be on the hook for potentially billions in damages and forced to make changes to platforms that have shaped how many people live,” per CNN.

THE CASE
At the center of the case is a 19-year-old plaintiff, identified only as “KGM,” whose lawyers argue that addictive and deliberate design features — such as infinite scroll, autoplay, and 24/7 notifications — led her to become hooked on social media at a young age. The lawsuit claims companies sought more addictive features to boost profits. Meanwhile, Meta lawyers argue their platforms have become a scapegoat for the complex mental health issues children face, and there is no conclusive research to prove the claims.

INSIDE THE COURTROOM
Wednesday marked the first time the Facebook co-founder testified before a jury.

CHILD USE: Meta documents show the company estimated about 4 million children under 13 were using Instagram in 2025, despite rules limiting accounts to users 13 and older. Mark Lanier, representing the plaintiff, asked Zuckerberg if he expects ”a nine-year-old to read terms and conditions?”
- “We’ve evolved over time to add a lot more controls,” Zuckerberg responds. He said Meta removes all underage users it identifies. In late 2019, the company began requiring birthdays at sign-up.
- Zuckerberg rejected claims that Meta targeted tweens for higher retention, saying lawyers were “mischaracterizing” his comments. The jury was shown a 2017 email stating, “Mark has decided the top priority for the company in 2017 is teens.” Another document read, “If we want to win big with teens, we must bring them in as tweens.”
FILTERS: Pressed on internal messages suggesting he lifted a ban on Instagram beauty filters because it felt “paternalistic,” Zuckerberg acknowledged it “sounds like something I would say and something I feel.” He argues the issue came down to free expression — despite a University of Chicago study warning about harm to teenage girls.
ADDICTION: Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri testified last week that while some social media use can be problematic, there is a difference between that and clinical addiction. “I do think it’s possible to use Instagram more than you feel good about,” Mosseri said. “Too much is relative, it’s personal.”

REWIND: Two years ago, Mark Zuckerberg and other tech executives testified before the Senate about child safety. He apologized to the families of kids who have been the victims of online abuse and harm. Zuckerberg said that’s why Meta has invested “so much” in safety mechanisms.

⏳ THE SPEED READ

🚨NATION

Eight skiers found dead, one still missing, and six rescued after California Avalanche (MO NEWS)
Police say 18-year-old ran at U.S. Capitol with shotgun (AXIOS)
Stephen Colbert blasts CBS for denying it blocked James Talarico interview from air (CNBC)
NYC Mayor Mamdani proposes raising NYC property taxes if state doesn’t approve tax hike on wealthy (FOX)
Billionaire Les Wexner tells lawmakers that he was ‘conned’ by Jeffrey Epstein and did ‘nothing wrong’ (NBC NEWS)

🌎 AROUND THE WORLD

Vatican says it will not participate in Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ (NBC)
France arrests nine in right-wing activist’s death (DW)
Australia to ban citizen from returning to country under rarely-used terror laws (REUTERS)
Ukraine makes fastest gains in years as Russia talks stall, exploiting cracks in Kremlin command (FOX NEWS)
UK police assess claims Epstein trafficked women on flights through London Stansted Airport (CNN)

📱BUSINESS, SCIENCE & TECH

Hassett says Fed staff should be ‘disciplined’ for reporting the US pays tariff costs (POLITICO)
FDA reverses course and will review Moderna’s mRNA flu shot, company says (CNN)
Groups sue Trump’s EPA over repeal of rule that supported climate protections (PBS NEWS)
Intermittent fasting may be no better than ‘doing nothing,’ major review finds (FOX)

🎬 SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Mikaela Shiffrin wins slalom to snap 8-year Olympic drought (ESPN)
Shia LaBeouf posts “Free Me” after being arrested at Mardi Gras party (DEADLINE)
Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017 (GUARDIAN)
Bad Bunny lands lead role in film on Puerto Rican history (DEADLINE)

ICYMI FROM THE 📲

In case you missed it… A smiling plush pierogi, an unofficial mascot for Poland, has become a breakout star of these Olympic Games. 🥟🙂

THE DASHING DUMPLING: Pieroguszki, which translates to “little pierogi” in English, is based on the traditional Polish dumpling. It was first spotted in an NBC video of the Polish figure skating team that went viral on X.
SEWN WITH LOVE: Luft, a small art shop in Katowice, Poland, teaches people with disabilities to sew the plush pierogies by hand. The shop said they received thousands of orders for Pieroguszki since the Olympics — even Snoop Dogg requested one.
INTERNATIONAL ICON: Pierozek, a Polish restaurant in Brooklyn, is the only place in the U.S. that sells the plush dumpling. The restaurant’s now sold out of the mascots… and stuffed with new orders.

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