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Ray-Ban Meta Glasses Record Audio Without Wake Phrase Trigger
Meta resolved an issue where smart glasses captured private conversations without the required voice command, though details remain scarce.
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Meta, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube face Australian legal action for under-16 ban breaches
The eSafety Commissioner intends to take legal action against four major platforms for alleged breaches of the national social media age restriction.
AI
Meta Revokes Scraping Clause, Limiting Data Access to Ads Only, Shielding News Sites
Meta has deleted language from its terms that permitted scraping websites linked to business accounts, clarifying the rule applies only to advertising products.
AI
Meta Revises Commercial Terms Following Scraping and AI Training Concerns
Meta has updated its commercial terms of use to clarify that web-crawling provisions apply only to ads and business products, addressing fears about AI training.
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Muse Spark Open 816B model runs on dual Mac Studios with 42B active parameters
Meta has published open-weight model files optimised for local execution on Apple silicon, enabling on-device agentic workflows.
Cloud Security
US Cloud Providers Plan $690B Capital Expenditure on AI Infrastructure in 2026
Five major US technology firms commit to spending between $660 billion and $690 billion on AI hardware and data centres next year.
Tech News
UCL Sapienz Android Crash Detector Wins ISSTA 2026 Award for Meta's Daily Testing
A decade-old automated testing framework from University College London researchers has received top honours for its ongoing influence on software quality.
Tech News
Nvidia and Apple top funders with $25M each for Trump White House ballroom
Documents reveal Nvidia and Apple each committed $25 million, the highest amounts, to fund the construction of Donald Trump’s White House ballroom.
AI
Zurp Java Ext Automates CSRF Handling in Burp for Vetted Meta Researchers
Open-source Java extension integrates Meta APIs with Burp Suite workflows for vetted security researchers conducting authorised testing.
Tech News
Facebook, Instagram halt all ByteDance ads in US, global markets Thursday
Meta has blocked all advertising from TikTok owner ByteDance across its platforms in the US and other markets, effective Thursday.