England and Wales Courts Ban Meta Smart Glasses Over Recording Risks

Courts in England and Wales will hold Meta smart glasses at entry amid recording concerns, adding to scrutiny of camera-equipped wearables.
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Bernie Sanders Urges OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to Pause Advanced AI Development

Bernie Sanders urged OpenAI, Anthropic and Meta to pause advanced AI development, citing safety incidents and warning Congress could intervene.
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Spotify to Flag AI ‘Personas’ and Keep Them Out of Recommendations

Spotify will label AI-generated artist identities with AI Persona badges and exclude them from editorial and algorithmic recommendations by default.
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South Korea Plans $3.5 Billion Fund for Chip Suppliers and Fabless Firms

South Korea plans a $3.5 billion semiconductor fund for suppliers and chip designers, while power, water, and land remain major challenges.
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Google Drive Stops Automatic Photo Backups to Google Photos on Desktop

Google Drive has ended automatic desktop photo backups to Google Photos, forcing users to switch to a browser-based workflow to keep folders synced.
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Humanoid Robot Shipments Surge 272% as Chinese Vendors Capture 97% Share

Humanoid robot shipments surged 272% as Chinese vendors captured 97% of shipments, led by AGIBOT and Unitree amid growing workplace adoption.
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Figure 03 Humanoid Robot Climbs Ladder Autonomously in New Demo

Figure says its Figure 03 humanoid climbed a ladder autonomously, showcasing progress in whole-body robotic control while leaving reliability questions.
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SK hynix Approves $38 Billion Memory Expansion as AI Demand Strains Supply

SK hynix approved about $38.1 billion for two memory fabs, but new HBM and NAND capacity may not ease AI-driven supply pressure until 2029.
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Verb Launches Marketplace That Lets Consumers Sell Their Personal Data

Verb has launched a marketplace that lets consumers sell selected personal data, testing whether users will trade privacy for direct payment.
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Apple Patches Mac Screen Sharing Flaw That Could Bypass Authentication

Apple patched CVE-2026-65400 in macOS Tahoe, Sequoia, and Sonoma after a Screen Sharing flaw allowed authentication without valid credentials.
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