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Meta’s Subscription Push Exposes Its Weak Hand in AI

Meta is rolling out monthly subscriptions ($4–$7.99) for premium features on Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and an AI chatbot to diversify beyond its 97.6% ad-dependent revenue. Analysts project $15–2…

Garmin HRM Pro Plus vs HRM 600 vs HRM 200: Which Garmin chest strap is best?

If you’re serious about training and want the most accurate heart-rate data possible, one of the best heart rate monitors is still the gold standard. Garmin makes some of the most sought-after models,…

London heatwave meltdown: Shops, offices and schools close as temperature hits record

‘Declining sector’: Carbon credits give states off-ramp for logging

You can use 70+ Adobe tools without leaving ChatGPT now - here's how

Adobe introduced a ChatGPT plugin that grants access to over 70 Adobe creative and productivity tools directly within ChatGPT's Work and Codex interfaces. The plugin, available today, unifies Adobe's …

Meta Reopens AI Models as Zuckerberg Warns Against ‘Closed’ AI

Meta reversed its closed AI model strategy by releasing Muse Glimmer’s weights for public download and modification, with plans to open Muse Spark in coming weeks. CEO Mark Zuckerberg framed this as a…

Oakley’s New Meta AI-Powered Smart Glasses Look Slick

Today, Meta announced a collaboration with Oakley to release limited-edition Oakley HSTN smart glasses, along with AI integration in other Oakley models. The special edition Oakley HSTN (pronounced ..…

Meta and Oakley Are Launching AI-Powered Glasses This Summer

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Introducing Oakley Meta Glasses, a New Category of Performance AI Glasses

Meta and Oakley are collaborating to deliver a brand-new category of Performance AI glasses. Oakley Meta glasses are a new product line that will combine Oakley’s signature design DNA with Meta’s ...…

How OpenAI Engineer's 'LOL' Moment Triggered Legal Fight With Apple

Apple filed a lawsuit accusing OpenAI and two former employees of misappropriating trade secrets to aid OpenAI’s hardware division. The suit alleges the employees exploited internal access, downloaded…

India-China border trade resumes after 6 years; first batch of 16 traders flagged off for Tibet

Innov8 founder Ritesh Malik buys Golf Links bungalow for Rs 85 crore

Hottest June day ever in London as heatwave sends temperatures soaring to 36.4C

Samsung's Home Up finally brings a beloved screenshot gesture to Galaxy phones

Samsung’s Home Up app, part of the Good Lock suite, is gaining multi-finger gestures (up to five fingers) and dock customization in the One UI 9 update. Gestures can be assigned to actions like screen…

EU tells Meta to change its apps’ addictive design

The European Commission ordered Meta to disable addictive features like autoplay and infinite scroll on Instagram and Facebook under the Digital Services Act or risk fines up to 6% of annual revenue. …

Meta Scraps AI Image Feature After Backlash: ‘Missed the Mark’

Meta shut down its Muse Image AI tool just days after launch following widespread criticism over privacy and likeness rights. The feature, which allowed AI-generated images of public Instagram users, …

London heatwave LIVE: Capital set for its hottest June day ever as heat dome epicentre moves onto city

Meta releases AI coding agent Muse Code as it looks to take on OpenAI, Anthropic

Meta released Muse Code, its first AI coding agent designed to handle complete engineering tasks, positioning it directly against OpenAI and Anthropic. The move signals Meta's strategic push into AI-p…

Start Using Bing Webmaster Tools to Improve Your Site Visibility

Bing Webmaster Tools has been updated with expanded search data, crawl diagnostics, indexing insights, keyword performance, URL inspection, and IndexNow integration. These enhancements aim to help use…

PM Wong to visit Jakarta for the Singapore-Indonesia Leaders’ Retreat on July 6

More than 100 arrested at protest outside court amid Palestine Action ruling

Pirates Seize Control of Chemical Tanker Asana Off Yemen Coast

Nothing Phone 3 vs Nothing Phone 2: 5 major upgrades to expect this year

The UK-based smartphone brand, Nothing, is launching its new generation flagship model, the Phone 3, on July 1. The company has been teasing the launch for some days now, hinting towards a major ...…

Adobe: Generational Buying Opportunity As SaaSpocalypse Fear Fades

Corning: 30% Cheaper Is Not Good Enough

Apple Issues Warning To Millions Of iPhone Users As Scammers Weaponise FaceTime

Apple warned millions of iPhone users that fraudsters are using FaceTime video calls to impersonate banks, government agencies, and tech support to trick victims into sharing sensitive data or moving …

ICE told to stop pursuing people in cars as pressure to arrest blamed for fatal shootings

Apple looks to expand its robotics team ahead of potential product launch

Apple is growing its robotics team, as evidenced by a LinkedIn post from senior principal research engineer Jeremy Fishel announcing new hires. This expansion signals Apple’s intent to accelerate deve…

Electronic Arts ticks higher amid report on European review of $55B takeover

Electronic Arts' stock rose 0.3% after reports indicated growing confidence that a $55B takeover by a consortium will secure European regulatory approval following a phase 1 review. The deal remains p…

Meta Patents Cameras That Recognize Faces and Log Your Actions

Meta patented a camera system that uses facial recognition to identify individuals and log their actions, bundling the data into searchable media clips. The system builds on existing hardware like Ray…

Federal Network Agency not banning Meta Smart Glasses

Germany’s Federal Network Agency stated Meta and Ray-Ban’s smart glasses do not violate the Telecommunications and Digital Services Data Protection Act (TDDDG) as long as recording is clearly indicate…

Atlassian puts context and governance ahead of the agents in its plan for AI-native software delivery

Atlassian introduced new capabilities in Jira and its Teamwork Graph to address inefficiencies in AI-driven software delivery, where coding agents have not significantly improved productivity. The upd…

Polish minister accuses Meta of 'darkest' censorship in deepfake scam dispute

Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister accused Meta of censorship after Rafal Brzoska’s Instagram account was temporarily blocked following his criticism of fraudulent AI-generated ads using his image. The…

Apple Upgrade is made for the Ultra era

Apple is rumored to introduce an 'Ultra' tier for its iPhone and MacBook lines, featuring foldable iPhones and touchscreen MacBook Pros with OLED displays, priced up to twice as much as current Pro mo…

SAP dodges German antitrust investigation over data extraction

Germany’s Bundeskartellamt closed a preliminary antitrust investigation into SAP, finding no evidence of exclusionary data extraction practices despite customer complaints. The decision hinged on SAP’…

Amazon’s $5m campaign against Mamdani’s delivery bill is the best argument for passing it

A New York City bill backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani would require companies like Amazon to directly employ last-mile delivery drivers, closing a loophole where drivers wear Amazon-branded gear but wor…

Meta disables AI image feature days after launch following backlash

Meta discontinued its MuseImage AI image generation tool just days after launch due to widespread privacy concerns. The feature allowed users to generate AI images by tagging public Instagram accounts…

Microsoft focuses on its own AI models: MAI instead of OpenAI

Microsoft is rolling out its proprietary MAI family of AI models across Bing Image Creator, PowerPoint, OneDrive, Dynamics 365, and Azure, replacing OpenAI’s GPT models. MAI-Image-2.5 powers image gen…

Leak suggests Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S27 Pro faces a serious hardware identity crisis

A leak suggests Samsung’s Galaxy S27 Pro will use the unannounced Exynos 2700 in most global markets, while US models retain Qualcomm Snapdragon. Only the S27 Ultra will feature Snapdragon exclusively…

Samsung reportedly considering billion-euro investment in AI start-up Mistral

Samsung Electronics is reportedly considering a €1B investment in Mistral, a French AI startup, valuing it at ~€20B—nearly doubling its valuation from ASML’s prior €12B investment. The move aims to st…

“Billion-dollar agreement”: Microsoft and Mistral deepen AI partnership

Microsoft and Mistral AI expanded their strategic partnership with a multi-billion-dollar agreement, securing Mistral’s European AI infrastructure capacity and integrating its flagship models (Medium …

Adobe: Navigating Through Much Uncertainty

Return of the TriFold? Samsung Trying Again With Triple-Folding Phone in 2027

Samsung is reportedly developing a second-generation Galaxy Z TriFold foldable phone, alongside the Galaxy Z Flip 9, Z Fold 9, and Z Fold 9 Ultra, with a likely debut at its July 2027 Unpacked event. …

Adobe: Annual targets updated, CFO departs

Adobe announced CFO Dan Durn will leave next week to join Marvell Technology, with Steve Day temporarily assuming the CFO role. The departure coincides with record Q2 2026 revenue of $6.62B (up 13%) a…

Stripe wants to own the toll booth between AI models, for ~$10bn

Stripe is in preliminary talks to acquire OpenRouter, an AI model marketplace routing requests across 400+ models from 70 providers, for $10B—nearly eight times its $1.3B valuation in May. The deal wo…

Microsoft’s In-House AI Replaces OpenAI Models in PowerPoint, Bing and OneDrive

Microsoft is replacing OpenAI’s image models with its proprietary MAI technology in PowerPoint, Bing, and OneDrive, cutting PowerPoint image-generation costs by ~85% while improving speed. MAI models …

Apple delays smart glasses over privacy concerns, wants to avoid Meta’s mistakes: Report

Apple has delayed its smart glasses to enhance privacy features, aiming to avoid Meta’s controversies around unnoticed recording. The company is considering removing cameras entirely or restricting th…

Cloudflare Internal DNS puts public and private DNS on one policy engine

Cloudflare introduced Internal DNS, a product that consolidates public and private DNS management onto a single policy engine and global network. The solution replaces scattered private DNS setups wit…

Devon helicopter crash LIVE: Royal Navy chopper crashes into field as locals 'woken by loud bang'

Mistral AI’s European Sovereignty Push Now Comes With a 1 GW Compute Target

Mistral AI introduced generally available regional endpoints for AI inference, allowing customers to choose between European or U.S. processing to meet data residency and latency needs. It also launch…

Telegram’s Brief App Store Removal Renews Questions About Apple’s CSAM Enforcement

Meta Unveils AI Model 'Muse Glimmer' That Can Run On Personal Computers

Meta introduced Muse Glimmer, a 30-billion-parameter AI model designed to run on a single graphics card for agent-like tasks such as schedule management and file organization. The model is a distilled…