TechCrunch AI
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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.
Ars Technica
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Meta used internal AI systems including a tool called Metamate to select 8,000 employees for layoffs, according to a lawsuit filed by 26 former workers who claim the decisions disproportionately targeted those with disabilities and employees on protected medical or family leave. The AI systems ranked employees partly on their adoption of Meta's AI tools, classifying them into categories such as "AI Native," "AI First," and "AI Enabled." The lawsuit challenges whether algorithmic selection without human managerial judgment violated employment discrimination laws.
