Meta rethinks smart glasses with Orion Meta has unveiled its next pitch to dominate the world of VR and AR by giving a sneak peek at its new Orion headset during its recent developer’s conference. Orion, which the Facebook parent has labelled as “the first true augmented reality glasses”, looks like a thick pair […]
Meta rethinks smart glasses with Orion
Meta has unveiled its next pitch to dominate the world of VR and AR by giving a sneak peek at its new Orion headset during its recent developer’s conference.
Orion, which the Facebook parent has labelled as “the first true augmented reality glasses”, looks like a thick pair of ordinary glasses but comes packed with AR and spatial computing features.
Meta aims to recapture some of the metaverse momentum taken when Apple launched its Vision Pro headset last year, five years after the firm first announced plans to launch a pair of AR glasses.
Musk faces regulators’ questions over X takeover
A US federal court has ordered Elon Musk to face questions from a lawyer over his takeover of Twitter.
The court’s ruling came after the Tesla boss failed to attend a court-ordered meeting with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) office in Los Angeles, where he was due to take questions about the $44 billion takeover.
The SEC is investigating whether Musk took too long to inform the market that he was building up his stake in Twitter – now rebranded as X – before buying the company in 2022.
Musk failed to attend the previous meeting with the SEC, claiming he had to attend a SpaceX rocket launch instead. The regulator has rescheduled that meeting and asked a court to ensure Musk appears, or he will face sanctions.
Federal judge blocks California deepfake AI law
A new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes has been put on pause after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction Wednesday blocking it.
US District Judge John A. Mendez said artificial intelligence and deepfakes pose significant risks, but he ruled that the law violates the First Amendment.
“Most of [the law] AB 2839 acts as a hammer instead of a scalpel, serving as a blunt tool that hinders humorous expression and unconstitutionally stifles the free and unfettered exchange of ideas which is so vital to American democratic debate,” Mendez wrote.
The law kicked in after Governor Gavin Newsom signed it into law last month. However, a lawyer representing YouTuber Christopher Kohls immediately sued state officials over the law, claiming it could breach First Amendment protections.
Earlier this week, Newsom hit the headlines as he vetoed a separate AI law relating to AI safety, claiming it could stifle innovation and prompt AI developers to move out of the state.
Microsoft lawsuit seeks to seize domains used by Russian state actor
A civil action brought by Microsoft that saw its Digital Crimes Unit try to seize 66 unique domains used by Russian state threat actors has been unsealed by a Washington court.
The court unsealed a civil action brought by Microsoft’s DCU, including an order allowing it to seize domains allegedly used by the Russian state threat actors known by Star Blizzard, Coldriver and Callisto.
Star Blizzard allegedly used these domains to spy on Microsoft customers globally in a lengthy campaign conducted through targeted spear phishing attempts.
