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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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...

Allegations against Meta and its rivals include tacitly encouraging children below the age of 13 to use their platforms, failing to address child sexual abuse content and seeking to expand the use of social media products by teenagers while they were at school.

Meta buried ‘causal’ evidence of social media harm, US court filings allege

The company allegedly ignored valid research findings on mental health impacts