Kylie Jenner Meta designed glasses
Meta has officially unveiled its new Meta glasses collection in partnership with eyewear specialist EssilorLuxottica, helping to reimagine its smart glasses in a way that leans far more into style than tech-heavy design. The new range builds on the success of Meta’s existing AI glasses but introduces 26 new styles across multiple frame shapes, colours,
Facebook and Threads outage
Facebook and Threads appear to have resumed normal operations following a brief outage on Tuesday evening that affected thousands of users. The cause of the disruption remains unclear, and Meta has not yet provided an explanation.A large number of users said they were unable to send or receive messages on Messenger, while others reported difficulties
O2 is shutting down its older network technology
O2 has already killed off its ageing 3G network, now the company says another service will be switched off in the coming years. 2G remains a vital way to stay connected with many devices, including phones, alarms and health devices, still using this system to stay online. However, Virgin Media O2 now says it’s time
The Trump administration is pressing Meta to submit its AI models for voluntary review
The Trump administration is pressing Meta to submit its AI models for voluntary review, which would allow the government to evaluate their abilities and vulnerabilities. The Facebook parent, which launched the Muse Spark AI model in April, is the only major U.S. developer of AI technology that has not reached an agreement to voluntarily share
OpenAI Hires AI Heavyweights
OpenAI’s latest hires tell us something clear: the company isn’t just preparing to sell shares. It’s preparing to defend its place at the centre of the AI race.The ChatGPT maker has brought in Noam Shazeer, one of Google’s most important AI figures, and Dean Ball, a former White House AI policy adviser, as it prepares
Israel smuggled Starlink systems into Iran to help protesters
Israel secretly smuggled Starlink internet receivers into Iran to support anti-government protesters five years ago but Benjamin Netanyahu failed to follow through on the plans. Starlink, owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, provides satellite internet connections. Its operation is not licensed to operate in Iran, though Mr Musk has previously said the service is active there.
AI can outpace cybersecurity norms ‘in months’
The most advanced artificial intelligence models are improving quickly enough to outsmart prevailing cybersecurity know-how within months, the Five Eyes spy agency alliance has warned. The risk posed by AI-enhanced hacking is in the spotlight, after US start-up Anthropic said in April that its cutting-edge Mythos models had unprecedented abilities to find software vulnerabilities.To improve
European Union bets on digital euro to cut reliance for payments
The EU believes a digital euro is the answer to cutting its addiction to US payment systems like Visa and Mastercard as well as Apple Pay and Google Pay as the bloc seeks to favour European firms over others. Brussels hopes it could provide an alternative local option for any payments in shops or online
Google search dominance
Google still controls 90% of the search market, its stock price has more than doubled in the past year and revenue growth in the first quarter was the fastest for any period since 2022. But the AI concern persists as more people turn to chatbots as their preferred method to track down information. ChatGPT consistently
Meta halts AI training project tracking employees after internal security lapse
Meta’s controversial efforts to gather employees’ computer movements to train its AI systems have been put on hold for now. The social media giant has temporarily suspended the employee tracking programme after a worker flagged an internal security issue that exposed potentially sensitive data to other Meta employees, according to a report by Wired.The roll-out