BBC World
Australia To Big Tech: Here's The Off Switch You Should Have Built Years Ago
Australia wants to give social media users an algorithm off switch, because apparently asking nicely didn't work.
2026-10-16
BBC World
2026-10-11
The Guardian Europe
Smart Glasses: Because You Weren't Creepy Enough Already
A humorist discovers that smart glasses are the perfect tool for monetizing every second of life - and everyone else's, too.
2026-10-09
BBC Business
Meta's Business Is Booming, Which Is Convenient Because Its Reputation Is on Fire
Meta's reputation is in the toilet, but its business is flush - proving that scandals are just spicy content for the shareholder meeting.
2026-10-04
Wired
Meta's New Smart Glasses: Great at Muting Fire Alarms, Less Great at Not Being Creepy
Meta's new smart glasses can silence a fire alarm, but can they silence the controversy? Probably not.
2026-09-26
TechCrunch
Meta Reverses Ad Ban on Musk Doc, Proving That 'Error' Is the New 'Policy'
Meta discovers a convenient 'error' that just happened to block ads for the Musk doc, while X owner Elon Musk offers his own review: 'Dogshit is worth more respect than Gibney.'
2026-09-25
The Verge
Meta Employees Ordered 'Attorney/Client Privilege' Hats, Because Nothing Says Legal Advice Like Merch
Meta's Teen Accounts team ordered 'a/c priv' hats while the company fights to keep teen safety research under wraps. A federal judge is not amused.
2026-09-24
BBC Business
Meta Unveils Camera-Free Smart Glasses, Insists It's Totally Not Because Everyone Called the Last Ones 'Pervert Glasses'
Meta launches camera-free smart glasses, insists it's not because everyone called the last ones 'pervert glasses' - but the pregnant pause from its product head says otherwise.
2026-09-21
TechCrunch
Meta's Muse Out-Downloads ChatGPT's Early Days, Because of Course It Does
Meta's Muse app out-downloaded ChatGPT in its first 12 days, because nothing says innovation like leveraging a built-in audience of billions.
2026-09-19
The Atlantic
Data Center Panic: The Only Thing Spreading Faster Than AI Is Misinformation
A new analysis says the data center panic is divorced from facts - communities are forgoing billions in tax revenue over exaggerated water, power, and land fears.
2026-09-11
The Atlantic
Meta Pays $17.1 Billion for Ruining Childhood; Now Chatbots Want a Turn
Meta forks over $17.1 billion for hooking kids on social media, while chatbots quietly move in on their emotions - and nobody's home.
2026-08-20
The Guardian
Zuckerberg Buys Irish Castle, Because Why Not Add a 440-Acre Estate to the Portfolio
Mark Zuckerberg adds a 440-acre Irish castle to his property portfolio, because everyone needs a summer home with a four-and-a-half-minute commute from kitchen to dining room.
2026-07-24
TechCrunch
Meta Ditches RE100 Renewable Energy Pact, Goes All In on Natural Gas Like It's 1999
Meta parts ways with RE100 renewable energy initiative after a decade, doubling down on natural gas to power AI data centers while still claiming to be '100% clean and renewable' through creative accounting.
2026-07-23
The Verge
Meta Dodges Another Social Media Addiction Bullet, Teen Plaintiff Decides Therapy Beats Testimony
Meta escapes a trial over teen addiction claims after plaintiff drops case, but seven more bellwether trials and a federal lawsuit loom.
2026-07-17
The Guardian Europe
Meta's Smart Glasses: Creepy, Invasive, and Now Endorsed by Kylie Jenner. Great.
Meta's AI glasses are a privacy nightmare, and Kylie Jenner is here to make them trendy. Because nothing says 'safety' like a flashing LED that nobody sees.
2026-05-10
Colombia’s 'River of Five Colours' Reminds Us Nature Can Still Outperform a Screensaver
A Colombian river turns into a rainbow every year, entirely without AI or pollution - proving nature can still outdo your phone’s display.
2026-04-23
The Verge
Meta to Cut 10 Percent of Staff, Because Nothing Says 'Efficiency' Like Firing People to Fund AI Godzilla
Meta announces 8,000 layoffs and 6,000 open role closures to fund AI ambitions, leaving a month of ambiguity for staff who made 'meaningful contributions.'
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