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Meta's new wearables bring an AI agent, cameras and fresh privacy concerns5:52 The social media giant hosted a conference in Menlo Park on Wednesday, unveiling its latest lineup of wearables, which included VR glasses and a pair without cameras. After a record year, YouTube extends its Coachella livestream deal to 203023:28 YouTube has renewed its exclusive Coachella livestream deal with Goldenvoice through 2030, after the 2026 festival set a record for concurrent viewers. Disney+ and Hulu raise prices again as Disney steers subscribers toward bundles23:28 Ad-free Disney+ and Hulu now cost $21.49 a month each, up $2.50, while the ad-free bundle rises to just $21.99. Here's what's changing and when. Meta's viral AI agent can now book travel and shop for you. Amazon says it crossed a line15:01 The e-commerce giant says Meta's newly released AI agent violated its terms amid competition over who will dominate the agentic shopping experience. Traffic sign on 405 hacked to display pro-Iran website23.září A temporary traffic sign perched on the 405 Freeway in West Los Angeles appears to have been hacked earlier this month to display a link to a pro-Iran website. A rainbow of iMac G3s? This 'old tech' party in L.A. is a balm for our isolated times22.září Welcome to Dead Internet Theory, a Y2K-era event that celebrates a time when social media meant AOL Instant Messenger and when tech evoked excitement rather than dread. How iPhone users can file to get up to $95 from a $250-million settlement22.září People who purchased certain iPhones can now start submitting claims to get money as part of a settlement. Newsom signs bills to regulate data center industry, criticizes Trump for inaction21.září California's growing data center industry will have more oversight after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed seven bills to regulate the industry's electricity costs and track water consumption. Why some musicians aren't happy about labels signing AI deals with platforms21.září Record labels that sued AI music companies are now licensing them. But payouts are undisclosed, lawsuits continue and musicians ask who benefits. How California tech turned thrifted clothes into fashion's hottest status symbol19.září Thrifted clothes have become a Hollywood fashion flex, as California-born platforms like the RealReal, Poshmark, ThredUp and eBay turn secondhand shopping into a $240-billion, fast-growing global industry. Newsom creates panel on AI safety regulation, suggests possible 'kill switch'18.září Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday ordered the formation of a panel to come up with safety regulations for the state's artificial intelligence companies, including the development of a possible "kill switch" for AI programs that go rogue. Meta glasses captured and shared intimate images without users' consent, lawsuit claims18.září People who use Meta's smart glasses or were recorded with the gadget are worried about how the social media giant is using their photos and videos. AI crisis heightens the stakes of Xi's visit to Washington18.září Ahead of the meeting, rhetoric from Washington and Beijing has underscored only deepening acrimony and distrust over their rush to dominate the technological frontier. Democratic leaders panic and GOP divides as AI fears spread15.září Top executives from three of the country's leading AI companies issued exceptional calls for collaboration on a path forward that could "pace the frontier" of AI development. California lawmakers urge criminal penalties, emergency legislation to rein in unchecked AI14.září California lawmakers call for criminal penalties and emergency legislation as tech leaders warn of existential risks from rogue AI. |