Zuckerberg’s new Ray-Ban specs flop on stage
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Meta boss bets on ‘superintelligence’ while glasses can’t even take a call

Mark Zuckerberg has shown off Meta’s first smart glasses with a built-in screen, insisting that wearables capable of replacing smartphones are the future of computing, however they did not work very well on their first outing.

UK VPN uptake rockets after age verification rules
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Who didn't see that one coming?

The UK is seeing a huge rise in VPN use after the government bought in "child protection" laws.

Italian AI cult leader jailed after victim ditches chemo
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Quantum physics, bogus cures, and "miraculous" AI Marie

A woman leading a crackpot AI health cult has been banged up in Rome for killing someone after convincing them to stop cancer treatment based on the advice of a fake AI.

Zuckerberg ducks another courtroom grilling
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Meta settles shareholder privacy suit without answers

Mark Zuckerberg and a group of past and present Meta bosses have wriggled out of an ugly $8 billion privacy trial, cutting a last-minute deal before the second day of testimony.

Zuckerberg’s FTC dodge flops
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Meta boss tried a bargain-bin fix for a $30 billion problem. 

Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg’s attempt to evade an antitrust lawsuit with a lowball settlement offer has hit a brick wall.

Meta's Llama 4 stampede begins
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Scout, Maverick and a monster called Behemoth

Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled four new Llama models, describing it as a “milestone for Meta AI and open source” in a slick video posted to Instagram and Facebook this weekend. 

Meta’s book censorship efforts backfire
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Mr Zuckerburg met Barbra Streisand

Meta has proven that nothing sells a book faster than a censorship attempt.

Meta wanted to hand censorship keys to Chinese 
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You know censorship better than us

Meta was so desperate to get into China’s massive market that it was willing to hand over the censorship reins to the Chinese Communist Party and muzzle political dissenters, according to new whistleblower complaint. 

Facebook admits censoring Linux was a mistake
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We have been forgetting who the good guys are lately

Facebook’s bizarre censorship of Linux groups and the wholesome DistroWatch magazine was a mistake, the social notworking outfit has admitted.

“Everything I say is leaked”
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Zuckerberg moans at leaked meeting

At an all-hands meeting inside Meta on Thursday, the company's co-founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, said he was increasingly careful about what he said internally because there were more leaks than in in a Welsh soup.