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Google, owned by Alphabet, told Meta around March it could not meet the full Gemini capacity the company had sought to purchase.

International

Google limits Meta’s use of its Gemini AI models

Several other Google clients have also been affected, though to a lesser extent

Meta last year rolled out technology to proactively find accounts they suspect to be teens, even if they list an adult birthday, and place them in Teen Account protections.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta to expand teen safeguards to 27 EU countries, Facebook safeguards in June

It is using artificial intelligence to detect underage accounts

K-pop star Jennie modelling a pair of Ray-Ban Meta Blayzer Optics.

Style & Society

STYLE

Meta AI glasses review: stellar sound, sharp recording, subject none the wiser

The wearable tech represents power to the user – and apprehension to everyone else

“We are a sovereign nation. And my government will make decisions based upon the Australian national interest,” Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Australia to charge Big Tech companies 2% levy unless they strike local news deals

Trump opposes digital services taxes on US tech giants and has threatened tariffs on countries that pursue them

The poll found 94 per cent of respondents felt minors should be better protected from the damaging effects of social media.

International

Swiss back tougher social media rules for minors: survey

Neighbouring Austria is planning to ban users under 14 from social media

Child safety advocates argue that the end-to-end encryption poses a heightened risk when built into public social networks that readily connect children to people they do not otherwise know.

Telcos, Media & Tech

Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was ‘so irresponsible’, shows court filing

The company is facing a wave of litigation and regulatory threats globally linked to the welfare of young users

HTC's Vive Eagle AI smart glasses considers privacy and data security key differentiators from its rivals.

Telcos, Media & Tech

HTC bets its open AI strategy to drive smart glasses sales

The glasses support multiple platforms, letting users benefit from improvements by various models

Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2 AI glasses. The metaverse group sits within Reality Labs, which produces the company’s smart glasses made with EssilorLuxottica’s Ray-Ban.

Technology

Meta delays release of Phoenix mixed-reality glasses to 2027, Business Insider reports

[Bengaluru] Meta is delaying the release of its Phoenix mixed-reality glasses until 2027, aiming to get the details right, Business Insider reported on Friday (Dec 5), citing an internal memo.

Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has made AI a priority at the tech giant with a stated aim of achieving “superintelligence”.

Technology

Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless

[NEW YORK] Meta on Friday (Dec 5) confirmed it is buying Limitless, a US startup that makes a wearable pendant that records and summarises conversations and meetings with the help of artificial intell...

The European Commission opened the investigation into “Meta’s new policy regarding AI providers’ access to WhatsApp” after the California-based company integrated its Meta AI system into the messaging service earlier this year.

Companies & Markets

EU launches antitrust probe into Meta over use of AI in WhatsApp

[BRUSSELS] Brussels has opened a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over its roll-out of artificial intelligence (AI) features in WhatsApp, the European Commission said on Thursday (Dec 4...

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