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Meta AI Access On Ray-Ban Glasses Expands Europe

11 hours ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Meta Platforms has opened up access to its AI assistant on its Ray-Ban Meta glasses in seven more European markets. In a blog post on Wednesday, Meta confirmed that “today, we’re announcing that we’re expanding access to Meta AI on Ray-Ban Meta glasses to Germany, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland. Starting today, people in these countries can interact with Meta AI using their voice to get answers to general questions.”Meta AI had launched in the US back in 2023.
DeepSeek Transferred Data Says South Korea

12 hours ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

China-based AI start-up DeepSeek continues to be the subject of investigations around the world, amid privacy concerns over the data it collects. Reuters reported that South Korea’s data protection authority said on Thursday that DeepSeek had transferred user information and prompts without permission when the service was still available for download in the country’s app market.
Meta Begins Advertising On Threads Globally

1 day ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Advertisers now have a new social media platform available for their adverts, from the product family of Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta Platforms. Back in January 2025, Meta revealed that it had begun testing advertising on its Twitter-like Threads app, which now apparently has 320 million monthly active users.
Former OpenAI Staff Seek Block For-Profit Conversion

1 day ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

AI pioneer OpenAI is facing more unwelcome headlines over its restructuring into a “for-profit benefit corporation” – a move that is being actively opposed by AI rival Elon Musk. The Associated Press reported that ten former employees of OpenAI are asking the top law enforcement officers in California and Delaware to stop the firm from shifting control of its AI tech from a non-profit charity to a for-profit business.
European Commission Fines Apple, Meta DMA

1 day ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

The European Commission has hit both Apple and Meta Platforms with stiff fines for allegedly breaching the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The Commission announced that it “found that Apple breached its anti-steering obligation under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and that Meta breached the DMA obligation to give consumers the choice of a service that uses less of their personal data.
Meta Oversight Board Rebukes Axing Fact-Checkers | Silicon UK

1 day ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Mark Zuckerberg and Meta Platforms have been rebuked over a controversial policy change implemented in January this year. The rebuke came from Meta’s Oversight Board, which operates independently but is funded by Meta. It has been labelled Facebook’s Supreme Court, and it issues rulings on content moderation decisions for contentious topics and posts.
Intel To Cut Over 20 Percent Of Workforce

1 day ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Intel’s beleaguered workforce is facing potential bad news after at least one media report stated the struggling chip giant is planning more layoffs. Bloomberg, citing a person with knowledge of the matter, reported that Intel is poised to announce plans this week to cut more than 20 percent of its staff, in order to eliminate bureaucracy at the firm.
Tesla Profits Crash, Musk Admits Doge “Blowback”

1 day ago | silicon.co.uk | Tom Jowitt

Elon Musk has been handed a sobering reality check after Tesla published poor first quarter financial results, which missed Wall Street expectations. Tesla’s Q1 filing with the US SEC revealed a 20 percent fall in automotive revenues, while profits plummeted a staggering 71 percent, resulting in Elon Musk on an earning call to confirm that going forward he will prioritise Tesla over his White House role at Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency (Doge).
Russian Court Says Google Disclosed Data On Ukraine Casualties

2 days ago | silicon.co.uk | Matthew Broersma

A Moscow court found Google guilty of disclosing the personal data of Russian servicemen who died in Ukraine fighting, the official TASS news agency reported on Monday, citing court documents. A video published on YouTube allegedly provided information on the losses in Ukraine of Russian servicemen and disclosed their personal data, the TASS report said. Russia has issued multiple fines to tech companies since the Ukraine war began in February 2022 over war-related content that it deems illegal.
CATL Introduces 'Naxtra' Sodium-Ion Batteries

2 days ago | silicon.co.uk | Matthew Broersma

Leading battery maker CATL announced a new brand for its sodium-on batteries, called Naxtra, which it said would go into production in December as the company explores a potential replacement for many EV batteries that use costly and rare materials. Ahead of the Shanghai auto show, CATL also announced a second generation of its fast-charging battery for electric vehicles (EVs) and a “dual-power” battery designed to increase the reliability of power output.