Meta’s AI glasses pose growing threat to women and girls on London's Tube, say campaigners The controversial smart specs have raised questions about their impact on vulnerable people in busy places Evening Standard · Sep 7
How Facebook’s News Feed introduced the age of the algorithm 20 years ago It is two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed – letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives. The Conversation · Sep 7
China's Temu may have spent as much as $962 millionon Meta ads in the UK and Europe, with 73 of its top 100 creators likely fake Temu may have spent nearly one billion dollars on Meta ads promoting products. Research suggests many boosted accounts likely do not represent real influencers. These accounts, often based in Russia and China, promoted Temu products extensively. This practice raises legal questions regarding misleading commercial practices in Europe. The findings also… The Economic Times · Sep 7
ETMarkets Management Talk | AI and data centres are powering CleanMax's next growth engine; 42% of portfolio now comes from the segment, says Kuldeep Jain In an interaction with Kshitij Anand of ETMarkets, Kuldeep Jain, Founder and Managing Director of CleanMax, says the rapid expansion of hyperscalers and data centres is fundamentally changing the scale and nature of renewable energy demand. The Economic Times · Sep 7
3 Stocks With September Catalysts Investors Shouldn’t Ignore GameStop, Apple, and Meta face key September catalysts: an earnings report, a product event, and a developer showcase that will test each company's strategy and stock narrative. MarketBeat · Sep 6
Communities nationwide are fighting furiously against data centers. The companies behind them are turning to politics IN FOCUS : ‘The moral of the story is, trying to bypass communities in developing these data centers is not working, and they’re going to take it to the polls,’ said one expert, Josh Marcus reports The Independent UK · Sep 5
BJP’s violent meme war: The attacks on opponents and dissenters as ‘Dimagi Naxals’ Following a restructuring of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) digital wing, the party has intensified its social media campaigning, increasingly employing violent memes and videos. Newslaundry · Sep 5
Adobe’s next boss joins a powerful club: Meet the Indian-origin CEOs running the world’s biggest companies Adobe’s next CEO Anil Chakravarthy is joining a powerful club. From Microsoft and Google to Chanel, FedEx and Micron, Indian-origin executives now run companies spanning technology, banking, luxury, pharmaceuticals and manufacturing. Here are the leaders occupying some of the biggest corner offices in global business. The Economic Times · Sep 5
OpenAI quietly boosts some of Astra's evaluation metrics, and continues to change others post-launch The numbers on OpenAI's blog about Astra kept changing. In some cases, the changes made Astra look better and rival models look worse. Fortune · Sep 5
‘Feeding the beast’: Meta faces allegations of using its ‘perv glasses’ to train AI in new lawsuit The tech giant faces a new privacy lawsuit weeks after agreeing to the largest child-safety settlement of its kind. Fortune · Sep 4
The product is the problem: Why Meta’s $17 billion settlement matters beyond America There are good reasons to be skeptical about how much impact Meta’s latest legal settlement will have on the tech giant. After all, the social media giant has survived scandals, congressional hearings and regulatory fines before, usually without much lasting damage. The Conversation · Sep 4
Meta builds AI "for everyone" in secret Meta and other AI giants tout open access, but their biggest deals happen out of public view Salon · Sep 4
It’s time for Mark Zuckerberg to resign from Meta The CEO is the throughline in a history of billion-dollar blunders that have caused real harm, culminating in last week’s settlement The Guardian - US · Sep 4
Bernie Sanders' New AI Bill Could Shut Down Companies and Jail Developers for 20 Years Senators propose a bill to ban superintelligent AI, impose severe penalties for violations, and establish a federal agency to regulate AI development and ensure public safety. International Business Times UK · Sep 4
Roll Call · Sep 4 Social media debate shaken up by Meta settlement Those who’ve fought on Capitol Hill to rein in social media platforms see last week’s settlement between Meta and state attorneys general not as a final destination, but as a roadmap to what’s possible. Privacy and First Amendment advocates are worried they’re right. The settlement comes as the House and…
The Conversation · Sep 3 Meta’s $18b settlement echoes past tobacco lawsuits – and how they avoided harsh penalties Reading the details of tech giant Meta’s landmark US$18 billion (A$25 billion) settlement with US state attorneys-general brought an intense sense of déjà vu.
The Economic Times · Sep 3 WhatsApp launches bill payments in India to tap into country's UPI craze WhatsApp launched bill payments in India on September 3, 2026. This feature allows users to pay household and utility bills directly within the app. The service is powered by the Bharat Bill Payment System network. Users can access over 22,000 billers across 30 categories for payments. Meta India aims to…
Radio France Internationale · Sep 3 EU lawmakers demand Brussels force Meta to 'protect' European children European Union lawmakers have demanded that the bloc's executive compel Meta to change the "addictive" design of its platforms in Europe, as the giant has promised to do in some US states, according to a letter seen by the French news agency AFP on Thursday.
Evening Standard · Sep 3 Lisa Nandy to meet TikTok amid ‘epidemic’ of dangerous behaviour on social media The Culture Secretary paid tribute to two police officers who died in a collision with a car being driven the wrong way along a dual carriageway.
The Economic Times · Sep 3 NHRC seeks reports from MeitY, MIB, Delhi Police over Instagram CSAM ads The commission took cognizance of the issue under Section 12 of the Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993, after considering media reports published by the BBC. According to the NHRC notice, a copy of which ET has seen, the advertisements allegedly used phrases such as “rape video” and “child video”…
The Times of India · Sep 2 What is Meta accusing SoFloAntonio of? YouTuber Coffeezilla breaks down $8 million lawsuit and ad claims Coffeezilla examined Meta’s lawsuit against SoFloAntonio and his businesses, which alleges more than $8 million in unpaid advertising credit and deceptive advertising practices. Coffeezilla also discussed a $49 recurring subscription he said he found while buying a Bible from one of Antonio’s websites. Antonio denied running a deceptive rebilling scheme…
Tom’s Guide · Sep 2 'I find it very uncomfortable talking to people with a camera and a light': OpenAI's Sam Altman weighs in on smart glasses and privacy Sam Altman weighed in on "pervert glasses" and the future of wearable AI devices at OpenAI.
International Business Times · Sep 2 Meta Agreed To Pay Up To $18 Billion To End A Major Legal Fight. Investors Are Already Looking Past It. Meta is simultaneously preparing to spend as much as $145 billion on capital projects this year.
International Business Times · Sep 2 The Illusion of the 'Omnipotent' Mind: An expert explained why AI breakthroughs are happening beyond fundamental models Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle could spend $1.1 trillion on AI by 2027, yet most companies struggle to generate returns. McKinsey found 65% are adopting generative AI, but few report tangible impact, underscoring the gap between AI's "omnipotent mind" image and its limits in specialized tasks.
The Economic Times · Sep 2 Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to support them at a meeting of G20 technology ministers focused on the disruptions and opportunity brought by artificial intelligence. In separate remarks, Tesla and SpaceX chief Musk stressed the…