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THINKING ALOUD

The dumb choices that make smart glasses so appealing

Wearable tech will wear us all down by design

Meta has barred Manus and its staff from accessing the US company’s internal data systems since the beginning of June.

Meta starts unwinding Singapore-based Manus deal by splitting operations, data

Facebook’s owner has effectively put up a firewall between itself and the AI firm, which moved here in 2025

CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the facility will scale Meta's global AI infrastructure and deepen its long-term investment in India’s economy.

Meta partners with Reliance on first India AI data centre

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance will build a 168 megawatt (MW) data centre in Jamnagar that Facebook’s parent will lease

The investment is a tiny slice of the US$600 billion total Meta has pledged to invest in US infrastructure and jobs over the next three years.

Meta funds skilled trades jobs programme for AI data-centre buildout

Graduates will receive guaranteed employment offers, the company says

Meta says more than one million businesses are already using earlier chatbot versions of AI agents on WhatsApp and Messenger.

Meta launches enterprise-focused AI ‘business agent’ to automate daily operations

Businesses will initially be able to access the tool for free; paid subscriptions are planned

Meta announced in May that it was installing new tracking software on US-based employees’ computers to capture mouse movements, clicks and ​keystrokes for use in training its AI models.

Meta scales back plan for internal mouse-tracking tech, citing staff concerns

New controls allow employees to pause data collection for up to 30 minutes or request exemptions from the initiative

Meta plans to significantly expand its AI glasses selection and add a business-focused wearables service, according to a report by The Information on May 29.

Meta plans AI pendant, 'wearables for work' in hardware boost, The Information reports

The Instagram owner aims to sell 10 million wearable devices in the second half of 2026

The state planner’s denial comes as it looks to manage the fallout of a decision to order Meta to unwind its acquisition of Manus.

Meta-Manus deal reversal: China does not make tech firms reject foreign investment, state planner says

Foreign investment must comply with Chinese laws and regulations, says a spokesperson

The complaints were submitted to the European Commission and national regulators under the Digital Services Act (DSA).

Google, Meta, TikTok face EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

It signifies growing pressure worldwide on Big Tech to do more to address the negative impacts of social media

It’s unclear how new owners would carve out Manus’s agentic AI technology, much of which has been integrated into Meta’s systems.

Manus weighs raising US$1 billion to unwind Meta takeover

Reversing a major deal within months of completion is virtually unheard-of