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Lorde publicly criticized Meta's AI glasses during a performance at Madrid's Mad Cool Festival, calling them unattractive and urging people not to buy them due to privacy concerns. Ray-Ban Meta glasses sold more than 7 million units in 2025, more than triple the combined sales from 2023 and 2024. Despite widespread privacy worries and ongoing lawsuits against Meta, the product's strong sales have prompted the company to expand its smart glasses lineup.
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OpenAI is developing a mobile smart speaker without a screen that integrates with ChatGPT and includes mechanical parts that can move independently. The device was created with help from former Apple engineers and is designed to function as a "humanlike AI companion" with access to users' emails and digital information to provide personalized service. The project advances OpenAI's hardware ambitions while the company faces a lawsuit from Apple alleging theft of trade secrets.
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OpenAI denied allegations in Apple's trade secret lawsuit, stating it has no evidence the complaint has merit and reaffirming its commitment to fair competition and employee freedom. Apple filed a 41-page complaint in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday, alleging that OpenAI employees who previously worked at Apple obtained confidential information, with specific focus on Chief Hardware Officer Tang Tan, who spent 24 years at Apple. OpenAI is reportedly developing a screen-free smart speaker device with input from former Apple engineers, which Apple claims may have used its confidential information in development.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a one-year moratorium on construction of large data centers, making the state the first to implement such a pause. The ban applies to facilities consuming 50 megawatts or more of power and will remain until the state develops development standards. The move reflects growing public concern about pollution, energy costs, and water depletion from data center expansion, though federal-level similar proposals face Republican opposition.
