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Meta strengthens privacy safeguards for its AI-powered smart glasses

Meta is introducing another privacy-focused update for its artificial intelligence-powered smart glasses after users discovered a way to continue recording even after covering the front-facing recording indicator. Alex Himel, Meta’s vice president of augmented reality, announced the change in......

Morocco Digital D4SD: The Kingdom Launches Its AI Hub in New York

Morocco is set to take a significant step in deploying its digital strategy internationally. On September 24th in New York, the Kingdom will officially launch the Hub Morocco Digital for Sustainable Development, commonly known by the acronym D4SD. The initiative, spearheaded by the Ministry of Digital......

European Union: Meta urged to enhance protection for teenagers on Instagram and Facebook

The European Commission is raising its voice against Meta regarding the protection of teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. Following an agreement reached in the United States between the American tech giant and authorities in several states, Brussels is now demanding similar guarantees for young users......

Google launches Gemini 3.5 Transcribe to enhance real-time voice transcription

Google takes a significant step in the field of voice artificial intelligence with the launch of Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, a new model designed to convert speech to text with greater speed and accuracy. Aimed at both developers and businesses, this technology seeks to meet the growing demand for instant......

SpaceX: $100 Billion Investment for a Mega Starship Base in Louisiana

SpaceX is preparing for a new phase in the expansion of its Starship program. The aerospace company founded by Elon Musk has announced a project to invest at least $100 billion in Louisiana, in the southern United States, to develop a vast industrial and space complex aimed at supporting the increase......

Meta agrees to pay up to $18 billion in settlements to address minor-related allegations

The tech giant Meta has agreed to pay up to $18 billion in settlements with most U.S. states. In exchange, the company commits to significantly enhancing protections for children and teenagers on Facebook and Instagram. The settlement ends a highly publicized federal lawsuit in the United States, focusing......

Meta agrees to $16.8 billion settlement over risks to minors on its platforms

The standoff between Meta and several U.S. states concludes with a monumental financial settlement. Accused of fostering addictive use of its platforms among young people and failing to adequately protect minors, the company led by Mark Zuckerberg has agreed to pay up to $16.8 billion to settle lawsuits......

TikTok Fined in Brazil: Record Penalty for Protecting Minors' Data

Brazilian authorities are intensifying their pressure on digital giants. TikTok has been hit with a heavy fine by the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD), which accuses the platform of shortcomings in the collection and use of personal data from children and adolescents. The penalty targets ByteDance......

Apple lays off over 200 employees: Siri and Vision Pro at the center of a major reorganization

Apple is undergoing a new round of job cuts affecting several strategic teams, including those working on Siri, the Vision Pro, immersive video content, and gaming. According to reports from Bloomberg on August 21, 2026, and echoed by several specialized media outlets, over 200 jobs are expected to be......

TikTok agrees to pay $400 million to settle U.S. child privacy case

TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice under which the companies will pay approximately $400 million to resolve allegations related to violations of children’s online privacy protections. The agreement concerns a long-running legal......

China challenges the United States in a new AI race driven by cost and scale

The competition between the United States and China in artificial intelligence is entering a new phase. The race is no longer defined solely by computing power, advanced chips or the billions of dollars invested in data centers. Increasingly, the decisive question is becoming economic: which side can......

Meta spends hundreds of millions on Microsoft AI services

Meta Platforms is emerging as one of the major corporate users of Microsoft’s artificial intelligence infrastructure, highlighting the growing cost of computing power required to develop and operate advanced AI systems. According to Bloomberg, Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram,......

Trump pushes historic commercial space launch boom by 2030

The United States is preparing to accelerate the growth of its commercial space industry under a new initiative from President Donald Trump aimed at dramatically increasing the number of space launches and strengthening cooperation between government agencies and private companies. The administration......

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