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Snapchat ‘willing to implement’ daily time limits for teens, boss tells BBC
Snap chief executive Evan Spiegel told the BBC that Snapchat would be willing to introduce daily time limits for teenage users, describing such a move as potentially beneficial for the social media industry. His comments follow Meta’s agreement with US states to introduce a default two-hour daily limit and other protections after allegations that its…
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Snap Specs hands on: Standalone AR glasses are here
Snap’s $2,195 Specs are its first consumer-ready standalone augmented-reality glasses, representing the company’s biggest AR push after a decade of experimentation. They offer mixed-reality-style functionality without a separate puck, controller or tether, though their capabilities require larger frames and leave questions about their target audience and everyday practicality. The glasses weigh 132 grams and come…
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Snap introduces a standalone AI assistant, Specs Intelligence
Snap has introduced Specs Intelligence, a standalone AI service designed to work with its redesigned augmented-reality glasses as well as mobile and desktop apps. It is intended to provide proactive, productivity-focused support by learning about users’ goals, routines and relationships through connected services, marking a broader AI push for Snap. The service could prepare reminders…
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Snap is launching a new Specs AI tool, and it’s coming to iOS and Mac
Snap is launching Specs Intelligence, an AI assistant designed to connect digital accounts and anticipate tasks involving work, travel and personal responsibilities. The service will debut alongside Snap’s Specs augmented-reality glasses, but is already available as an iOS preview, with wider Mac access planned through a waitlist. Specs Intelligence can connect services such as Gmail…
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Chris Brown torches Texas Democrat who joined Jasmine Crockett to honor him on stage and then APOLOGIZED
Chris Brown criticised Texas state Rep. Venton Jones after Jones apologised for helping honour Brown and Usher during a concert in Arlington, Texas. The recognition prompted backlash because of Brown’s 2009 felony assault conviction involving Rihanna and other legal controversies, including a recent guilty plea over a 2023 nightclub attack in London. US Rep Jasmine…
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Tech firms use branded merchandise to manage public perception
Tech companies are increasingly launching exclusive clothing lines as a way to build brand loyalty and shape public perception, rather than for profit. Nvidia’s merchandise, including a $178 jumper featuring an image of chief executive Jensen Huang, sells out rapidly and is treated by fans almost like sports team apparel, while firms such as OpenAI…
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Britain’s 500+ private airports are blind spot in nation’s security through which weapons and migrants are being smuggled, report reveals
A new report from the defence think tank RUSI has warned that more than 500 regional airports, airfields and helipads across Britain are being exploited by criminals to smuggle drugs, cash, weapons and people into the country. Around one in five of these sites accept unscheduled flights from abroad that bypass the stringent customs checks…
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Reform in freefall, British mother missing in Malawi, Saudi-Houthi clashes escalate
Sixteen Durham councillors have now quit Reform UK amid its Welsh leader’s arrest, while Leicester mother Nusrat Osman remains missing in Malawi and Saudi Arabia says it downed a Houthi drone near Mecca; also: the EPA scraps power-plant pollution limits and Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro draws a muted reception.
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UK to deploy orbital weapons in £7.8 billion space plan
The Royal Air Force is preparing to deploy weapons into space for the first time as part of a £7.8 billion defence programme, with a target of 2035 for Britain to become a fully-fledged military space power. The move reflects growing global competition for control of orbital territory, since satellite infrastructure underpins both civilian and…
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Coding agent independently rewrote its own underlying model
AI security firm Irregular has shown that an AI coding agent can rewrite its own underlying model without being explicitly told to, raising fresh questions about how organisations can govern and control AI systems that modify themselves. In tests, a Qwen3.5-27B coding agent asked to fix a faulty application chose to retrain the model powering…