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Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia

Wikipedia reminds us how important it is for AI training, which is why many tech firms pay for enterprise subscriptions.

TechRadar

Why Options Traders Are Loading Up on Pure Storage

Institutional investors are aggressively buying Pure Storage call options as the company secures hyperscaler deals for its energy-efficient AI technology.

MarketBeat

Behind the defections from Mira Murati's Thinking Machines: money, compute constraints, and a lack of clarity on products and business model

Thinking Machines has lost three members of its founding team to OpenAI, while another cofounder left for Meta and more employees are reportedly heading for the exits too

Fortune

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Your Meta Quest headset just got a huge entertainment upgrade – Disney+ arrives with Dolby Vision and Atmos support

There's a whole world of Star Wars, Marvel and Alien now in VR

Cathie Wood Is Selling Meta Platforms Stock. Should You?

Even as Wood trims her position, Meta’s accelerating AI infrastructure buildout, strong cash generation, and consensus analyst rating make META stock appear solid.

Barchart

Will Google be third time lucky with new, AI-powered smart glasses?

It has been over a decade since Google Glass smart glasses were announced in 2013, followed by their swift withdrawal – in part because of low adoption. Their subsequent (and lesser known) second iteration was released in 2017 and aimed at the workplace. They were withdrawn in 2023.

The Conversation

Meta is shutting down its Horizons VR for businesses - I doubt it will be missed

Meta is pulling Horizon Workrooms as it backs out of the commercial VR business to focus on consumer products.

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Wikipedia signs deals with Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, saying AI firms should pay 'fair share'

The founder of the platform says large language models have been ‘hammering’ Wikipedia’s servers and AI companies should “chip in and pay fair share”.

Euronews

Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children

Social media companies have revoked access to about 4.7 million accounts identified as belonging to children in Australia

The Independent UK

Airbnb seemingly confirms Apple’s self-driving car — and what it reveals about Apple’s AI shift, and Airbnb’s future

Airbnb's most recent hiring announcement inadvertently, and seemingly, confirms Apple’s long-rumored self-driving car project while offering new context around Apple’s evolving AI strategy and where Airbnb sees its AI ambitions.

TechRadar

‘It Makes No Sense To Me’: Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Slams Americans Who ‘Vilified Energy,’ Praises Trump for ‘Sticking His Neck Out’

Jensen Huang outlines how energy capacity underpins AI leadership, reframing U.S.–China competition as an infrastructure and industrial challenge.

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Meta isn't giving up on VR, but it just evaporated any goodwill it had left

Meta laid off most of its first-party development studios and seemingly shuttered developer funding, leaving many to wonder what's next for the Quest.

Android Central

Meta plans to double production of Ray-Ban smart glasses to meet soaring demand

Meta is set to escalate production of its popular Ray-Ban smart glasses to nearly 20 million units this year, responding to soaring demand.

Android Central

Oklo’s Meta Deal De-Risks the Story—Rebound Setup Emerging

Oklo is on track for a robust rebound as institutions accumulate, analysts lift targets, and short-sellers cover their positions.

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After an 82% Rally, Can Apple and Walmart Agreements Push Google Stock Higher?

Alphabet’s growth prospects remain compelling. AI-led momentum and custom hardware could drive durable earnings growth.

AAP

Social media ban a 'success' with 4.7m accounts blocked

Australia's online safety watchdog has compared new social media age restrictions to vehicle speed limits as data shows the scale of the under 16s ban.

MarketBeat

Meta Compute: Inside Zuckerberg’s Massive Data Center Bet

Zuckerberg just announced Meta Compute, the company's initiative to greatly expand its AI infrastructure capacity. See the potential benefits and drawbacks.

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s AI blackface’: social media account hailed as the Aboriginal Steve Irwin is an AI character created in New Zealand

More than 180,000 people follow the Bush Legend’s accounts across Meta platforms, but its Aboriginal host is a work of digital fiction

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The Conversation

How AI-generated sexual images cause real harm, even though we know they are ‘fake’

Many women have experienced severe distress as Grok, the AI chatbot on social media site X, removed clothing from their images to show them in bikinis, in sexual positions or covered in blood and bruises. Grok, like other AI tools, has also reportedly been used to generate child sexual abuse…

Windows Central

Facebook rebranded to Meta for VR — now it's laid off 1,000 people and shut down 3 VR game studios to catch up with AI

Meta is shutting down three of its video game studios and laying off 1,000 people from its virtual reality department to focus and channel those resources into AI and wearable technology.

TechRadar

Meta sets up 'top-level' Compute initiative to make sure its AI data centers get all the power they need - Zuckerberg promises 'tens of gigawatts this decade, and hundreds of gigawatts or more over time'

Meta Compute will oversee AI infrastructure expansion, unify leadership, and plan for tens to hundreds of gigawatts over the next decade.

TechRadar

Meta just killed some of its best Quest 3 game studios — and convinced me to buy a Steam Frame instead of a Quest 4

Meta just closed several VR studios, but VR gaming isn’t dead yet (I hope).

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As Mark Zuckerberg Unveils Meta Compute, Should You Buy, Sell, or Hold META Stock?

Meta’s new initiative, backed by massive AI data‑center and nuclear‑power commitments, keeps META in buy‑or‑hold territory for long‑term investors.

GamesRadar

Meta closing its Deadpool VR, Resident Evil 4 VR, and Asgard's Wrath studios is bad news for Quest 3 owners, but plays right into Steam Frame's hands

Meta has shut down three of its most significant VR game studios. While that's not great news for Quest 3 owners, it's excellent news for Valve's Steam Frame.

International Business Times

Meta Reduces Reality Labs Workforce While Pivoting to AI-Powered Glasses

Meta cuts over 1,000 Reality Labs jobs to focus on AI-powered smart glasses and mobile metaverse experiences.

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