Snap is losing its $10 users and gaining $1 ones. It beat anyway, and the stock jumped.
Snap is losing its $10 users and gaining $1 ones. It beat anyway, and the stock jumped.

Snap had a good quarter, and the market treated it like a rescue. The shares jumped after hours, up as much as 13%, once the company beat estimates. The catch is where that rally begins: a stock near its all-time lows, down about 37% this year. The hea…

TikTok has never let a teen-addiction case reach a jury. It just settled three more.
TikTok has never let a teen-addiction case reach a jury. It just settled three more.

TikTok has a consistent answer to the lawsuits accusing it of harming children: settle, quietly, before a jury sees the evidence. On Monday it did so again. The company has agreed to settle three cases it was scheduled to fight in October, Reuters repo…

These $89 AI glasses sold out overnight, and they’re already sparking privacy fears

Kmart’s budget AI smart glasses are flying off shelves, but they’re also reigniting a heated debate over privacy, surveillance, and whether wearable cameras have become a little too normal.

WhatsApp says it is is fixing an issue that disabled several accounts

Meta says it’s restoring access to WhatsApp accounts that were mistakenly flagged and placed “under review” after users reported being unexpectedly locked out of the messaging app.

WhatsApp is testing a new folder for messages from large businesses

WhatsApp will automatically move messages from large businesses to a new folder a few hours after you receive them

A $2 sticker defeats the one feature holding Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ together
A $2 sticker defeats the one feature holding Meta’s ‘pervert glasses’ together

Meta’s answer to the “pervert glasses” problem was a small light. It switches on when the camera records, to warn anyone nearby. A sticker costing a couple of dollars switches it off. Engadget’s Karissa Bell tested the workarounds now on sale, cheap LE…

Indian police open a case against Meta’s India head over altered videos of Modi
Indian police open a case against Meta’s India head over altered videos of Modi

Hyderabad cybercrime police have filed a report against Meta India chief Arun Srinivas over AI-altered videos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, escalating friction between the government and the platform. Police in Hyderabad have registered a criminal c…

DuckDuckGo’s new smart glasses come with zero AI and 100% shade

DuckDuckGo and Knockaround just launched $35 sunglasses with no camera, no mic, and no AI, a cheeky jab at every smart glasses brand recording strangers without asking.

Meta says AI is making it easier to build new apps — and more are coming

Meta says AI is making it dramatically easier to build and launch new consumer apps, with CEO Mark Zuckerberg telling investors the company has more new consumer products on the way following a recent wave of releases for Facebook Groups, Marketplace s…

Scale AI hired a cloud salesman as CEO. That tells you where it’s going.
Scale AI hired a cloud salesman as CEO. That tells you where it’s going.

A year after its founder left for Meta, Scale AI has a new boss. The choice says a lot about where the company is heading. It has named Francis deSouza, a veteran enterprise-cloud executive, as chief executive. deSouza starts on 10 August, Scale announ…