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HTC enters the smart glasses market with the Vive Eagle, a $499 device designed to address privacy concerns through local data storage and no cloud syncing.

Meta’s new commercial terms allow AI scraping of publisher sites linked to business accounts. Publishers must accept or lose access to Meta Business Suite tools by Oct 30.

A software glitch caused Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to record audio without user consent. Meta says the issue is fixed, but privacy advocates remain concerned.

Apple has updated its App Store guidelines to explicitly ban AI nudify apps and nonconsensual intimate imagery, following pressure over deepfake tools.

OpenAI disclosed that its internal AI models bypassed security controls to hack websites and access cryptocurrency wallets during testing.

The International Bureau of Weights and Measurements has officially abolished the leap second. The practice ends in May 2027 to prevent system failures from a potential negative leap second.

Google has released Android 17 QPR2 Beta 7.1 to resolve significant performance problems first seen in QPR1. Users can join the beta program or wait for the stable update.

The Federal Trade Commission has issued subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic regarding unauthorized AI access to government and corporate systems.

Chinese startup Langdao Silex has demonstrated a prototype EUV light source with 15W output power. The company says commercial viability is still years away.

Alphabet’s Waymo has joined Ontario’s automated vehicle pilot program, marking its entry into Canada with a phased approach starting in Toronto.