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Meta warned by dozens of organizations that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators Apr 15, 2026

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This could make it easy for these people to identify strangers in public.

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NAACP is suing xAI over data center pollution, the FCC just handed Netgear a de facto router monopoly in the US, and Amazon is buying the satellite internet company behind Apple’s SOS system Apr 15, 2026

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-The NAACP is suing xAI and a subsidiary called MZX Tech for allegedly operating unpermitted methane gas turbines to power its Colossus 2 data center in South Memphis.

-The FCC has announced that Netgear has been given conditional approval that effectively exempts it from a previous ban on foreign-made networking routers

-Amazon announced it is merging with satellite internet provider Globalstar Inc. to bolster Leo, its Starlink rival.

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Meta is reportedly building an AI clone of Mark Zuckerberg Apr 14, 2026

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Plus - Apple reportedly testing out four different styles for its smart glasses

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Meta warned that facial recognition on its smart glasses would empower predators; and the majority of Australian kids are still on banned social media platforms Apr 14, 2026

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-Dozens of civil rights organizations have written a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to warn of the dangers in bringing facial recognition technology to the company's smart glasses.

-A charity organization that focuses on preventing online harm, recently published a study that showed 61 percent of those between 12 and 15 who previously had access to affected social media platforms still have one or more active accounts.

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YouTube Premium’s US pricing is going up Apr 13, 2026

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If you’re on a family plan you’ll pay $4 per month more for ad-free viewing.

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OpenAI says Elon Musk is orchestrating a last-minute 'legal ambush', the FAA is encouraging gamers to get jobs in air traffic control, and the US government wants Reddit to snitch on one of its users Apr 13, 2026

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-The feud between Elon Musk and OpenAI is getting even more contentious as the two sides get ready for trial later this month.

-The Federal Aviation Administration is targeting gamers in its most recent job advertisement for air traffic controllers. The administration's annual hiring window opens at 12AM ET on April 17, and considering the ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers.

-Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a certain Redditor in its crosshairs and it's now strong-arming the social media platform to reveal who they are with a grand jury subpoena, according to a report from The Intercept.

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OpenAI 'pauses' its Stargate UK data center plan Apr 10, 2026

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The company says it's because of high energy costs and regulatory issues.

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OpenAI has a new ChatGPT $100 Pro plan, Apple is closing three US stores, and a maverick hacker got Mac OS X running on a Wii Apr 10, 2026

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-OpenAI has closed a yawning gap in its ChatGPT subscription pricing with a new $100 per month Pro plan that slots between the $20 per month Plus plan and $200 per month Pro plan.

-The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, which leads the union the Towson workers had joined, released a statement about the closure. "Apple’s claim that the collective bargaining agreement prevents relocation is simply false and raises serious concerns that this closure is a cynical attempt to bust the union,"

-Because they said it couldn't be done, a developer was able to get Mac OS X 10.0 to run on a 2006 Nintendo Wii.

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Sony teases its next-gen TV technology Apr 09, 2026

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It promises superior color reproduction and brightness compared to RGB Mini LED rivals.

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OpenAI 'pauses' its Stargate UK data center plan, Meta's Muse Spark model brings reasoning capabilities to the Meta AI app, and Greece will ban all kids under 15 from using social media Apr 09, 2026

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-OpenAI is putting the brakes on Stargate UK, according to Bloomberg. That’s the company’s AI infrastructure project with NVIDIA that’s meant to help the UK build out its sovereign computing capabilities.

-Following the icy reception to Llama 4, Meta is releasing the first in a new family of AI systems built by its recently formed Superintelligence team. The company is kicking off its new Muse era with Spark, a lightweight model geared toward consumer use.

-Greece will ban children under the age 15 from using social media starting next year.

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