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Sheryl Sandberg tapped a 25-year-old to run Lean In. Here’s her plan to close the AI gender gap

Women are falling behind men on AI—and Lean In’s new CEO, at 25, tells Fortune that’s an emergency her generation has to fix.

Fortune

Australians lost $2 billion to scams – and are still waiting for new anti-scam measures to take effect

Australians lost more than A$2 billion to scams in 2025, new figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) show.

The Conversation

I was in love with Meta’s ‘most comfortable glasses’ ever, and then I saw the price tag

Meta just debuted a duo of new AI glasses styles in its Ray-Ban smart specs lineup, and they’re designed for folks who have prescriptions

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Australia accuses social media giants of disobeying social media ban

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The Independent UK

Smart glasses for the rest of us: Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses get the prescription treatment

Meta’s new $499 AI glasses finally support prescriptions, making them practical for daily wear.

Android Central

Iran issues direct strike threat to Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, 14 other US tech companies — 'These companies should expect destruction of their facilities in response to each act of terror in Iran'

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has issued a direct strike threat to a slew of U.S. tech companies including GPU giant Nvidia, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Meta, IBM, Cisco, and Tesla.

Tom’s Hardware

As AI threatens to replace tech jobs, startups are desperate for top talent—and some firms are paying tech-savvy grads over $300,000

As Gen Z frets over the future of work thanks to AI, tech startups are dishing out sky-high six-figure salaries to secure top talent.

Fortune

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Landmark losses for Meta and YouTube as big tech misses the point

Meta claims social media addiction isn’t real. Juries disagree

The Guardian - US

Rec Room is the latest VR metaverse closure — but I have hopes it'll return in AR

2026 gets another VR casualty as Rec Room announces shutdown, but Snap might have big AR plans for it.

TechRadar

2 years after Musk challenged Zuckerberg to a cage match, they were texting about DOGE and a joint OpenAI bid, court records reveal

"Looks like DOGE is making progress," Zuckerberg wrote to Musk, according to newly unredacted court filings. “Let me know if there's anything else I can do to help.”

Fortune

Cathie Wood Adds 48K Shares to This Under-the-Radar Growth Play

Wood trimmed stakes in Nvidia, Meta, and Tesla; instead, she added this speculative biotech play.

Barchart

Best VR headsets, tried and tested by a gaming expert

I found the best VR headsets for elevating your work and play

The Independent UK

Smart glasses with facial recognition could be devastating to sex workers and other vulnerable people

Meta has been leading the way with smart glasses technology since launching its Ray-Ban model in 2021. Now the company may have plans to introduce facial recognition to its AI-enabled glasses, according to an internal memo leaked to The New York Times.

The Conversation

Instagram testing subscription that allows users to watch stories anonymously

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The Independent UK

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Reason

Social Media Is Not Tobacco

Plus: Hollywood is over, the war in Iran is not, Democrats are fighting about affordability, and more...

The Independent UK

Instagram is quietly testing a subscription to allow users to scroll anonymously

Instagram Plus membership is only available in three countries

The Guardian - AU

Two-thirds of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok kept access despite ban

Nearly 70% of under-16s with accounts on Instagram, Snapchat or TikTok had maintained access, survey finds

The Independent UK

Australia warns social media platforms of ‘major gaps’ in enforcing under-16 ban

E-safety commission investigating ‘potential non-compliance’ by Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube

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The Independent UK

Meta, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube aren't fully complying with child account ban, Australia says

Australia is considering bringing court action against Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube after alleging they are not doing enough to keep Australian children younger than 16 off their platforms

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Meta Platforms Just Made Entergy a Top Stock to Buy... and It Pays a 2.49% Dividend

Meta’s decision to fully fund seven new natural gas plants, 240 miles of 500 kV transmission, batteries, and up to 2.5 GW of solar to power its giant Louisiana AI data center effectively gives Entergy a multi‑decade growth runway with limited bill pressure on other customers, which is a rare…

The Independent UK

Teachers warn of extreme online content influencing pupils in British schools

A survey of 10,578 teachers found that one in six had experienced misogyny from a pupil in the last year

The Independent UK

Google UK boss issues new warning over potential social media ban for under-16s

Kate Alessi also says Google plans to appeal the decision from a landmark court case which held the firm and Meta liable for a woman’s childhood social media addiction

International Business Times UK

'Don't Mess with Texas Children': Man Ordered to Pay $1.1B After Violent Attack on Toddler Stepson

A Dallas jury has ordered Texas oil heir Charles Brooks Jr. to pay $1.1 billion for the brutal assault of his stepson, marking the largest child abuse verdict in US history.

The Guardian - AU

Anonymous $200,000 donation to charity providing free meals – as it happened

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Meta Platforms Stock Is Firmly in Oversold Territory. Should You Buy the Dip?

Recent legal blows have pushed META stock into “oversold” territory. But Morgan Stanley continues to see META shares as a “top pick” for the remainder for 2026.

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