SHOCKING: 21 - What They Never Told You

'We don't want another damaged generation' — Inside the grassroots campaign demanding a ban on smart glasses

Stop Smart Glasses is urging lawmakers and retailers to ban the tech before it becomes normalized. But is social pressure alone enough?

TechRadar · Aug 28

Meta's Sandhya Devanathan exits after decade-long stint, to join OpenAI

Devanathan joined Meta in 2016 when the company's Singapore office had roughly 300 employees. Over her tenure, she worked across the ecommerce and gaming sectors in APAC, leading teams across India and Southeast Asia.

The Economic Times · Aug 28

Friday briefing: ​Could Meta’s ​child‑​safety ​settlement ​open the ​door​ to global reform?

In today’s newsletter: ​T​he vast US payout may reshape teen safety online​ beyond the borders of America, but there are more lawsuits to come

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle hit out at Meta after £13 billion child harm settlement, slam ‘data-extraction business model’: ‘The company paid to avoid yet another trial’

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have criticised Meta after the company agreed to pay up to £13 billion to settle a US child harm lawsuit. Calling out its “data-extraction business model”, the couple welcomed new protections for teenagers but said the settlement is only a step forward. Meta is led…

The Times of India · Aug 27

Matt Deitke rejected Meta’s $125 million AI offer, but Mark Zuckerberg personally stepped in with a staggering $250 million package to bring the 24-year-old researcher to Meta’s Superintelligence Lab

AI prodigy Matt Deitke, 24, reportedly rejected Meta’s $125 million offer before CEO Mark Zuckerberg personally stepped in. Meta then raised the package to about $250 million, underscoring the fierce competition for top AI talent. Meta dramatically increased the proposed compensation to around $250 million over four years after the…

The Economic Times · Aug 27

Many talks between data center developers and local governments are wrapped in secrecy behind non-disclosure agreements — residents question the need for NDAs, but developers argue it’s important to avoid ‘running afoul of insider trading rules’

Researchers discovered that most negotiations between data centers and local governments are protected by NDAs. These documents keep details in secret, with residents having a difficult time finding information about these projects because of the agreements.

Tom’s Hardware · Aug 27

Candidates Run Against Data Centers, but Ohio Legislature Didn’t Get the Memo

Candidates in both parties turn on the industry while a bill redefining coal and gas as “clean” energy moves quietly in the statehouse.

Capital & Main · Aug 27

Meta Just Removed a Major Risk From Its Stock. Now AI Spending Is the $145 Billion Question.

Meta's $18 billion youth-safety settlement removes a major overhang. Now investors can focus on whether its massive AI spending will generate enough returns to justify the cost.

Barchart · Aug 27

Five years after its announcement Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR has finally come to the Meta Quest 3 — via a vibe-coded fan-made mod

I’ll never forgive Meta for abandoning Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas VR, but now a modder has finally brought the game to the Meta Quest 3

TechRadar · Aug 27

Meta Agrees to Pay Up to $17.1 Billion and Make Major Instagram, Facebook Changes for Teens

Parents could soon see some of the biggest changes yet to how children and teenagers use Instagram and Facebook. California Attorney General Rob Bonta and a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general have announced a proposed settlement with Meta Platforms that calls for up to $17.1 billion in payments and…

Clever Dude · Aug 27