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Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is planning display-less smart glasses, to be unveiled by the end of 2026 or early 2027, and released in 2027. In a similar fashion to Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, Apple’s will be able to capture photos and videos, sync with a phone, work with phone calls, play music, and have a voice assistant. Gurman states the assistant will be the upgraded Siri to be released with iOS 27. Apple is reportedly testing four types of looks and will use acetate, which is more durable and “luxurious” than standard plastic. The potential designs include: a style similar to Ray-Ban Wayfarers, a look similar the CEO Tim Cook’s, larger oval or circular frames, and a smaller oval or circular option.
Source: Bloomberg and Tom’s Guide
The Financial Times sources report Meta’s Superintelligence Labs Division is building a virtual version of CEO Mark Zuckerberg. The virtual Zuckerberg is a demo of a product that can deliver photorealistic 3D characters that can be interacted with in real time. Zuckerberg is personally training and testing the virtual version of himself, and the avatar is also trained with the CEO’s public statements, voice, and images. One source said the avatar could be used to talk to and give feedback to employees.
Source: Financial Times / Ars Technica
The Estonian government spoke out on their opposition on measures to ban children from social media. Estonia and Belgium were the only two EU member states to decline signing a non-binding resolution last year which included designating a “digital legal age” for accessing certain types of online services. The Estonian Minister of Justice and Digital Affairs told a Politico forum the country “believes in an information society and including young people in the information society”, also noting enforcement mechanisms are easily sidestepped. Representatives of the Estonian government say proper enforcement of the GDPR regarding the processing of children’s data against corporations should be the first tool employed over bans.
Source: The Next Web
Research conducted between March 12th and 31st by the UK’s Molly Rose Foundation, with cooperation from Australia’s YouthInsight, claims over 60% of youth under Australia’s social media ban are still able to access the banned platforms. The research states 53% on TikTok, 53% on YouTube, and 52% of Instagram underage users continue to have access to their original accounts. The Molly Rose Foundation was set up following the death of Molly Rose attributed to content experienced on social media and is against a proposed social media ban in the UK, wanting the government to instead strengthen regulation of tech companies.
Source: Sky News
X, formerly Twitter, is currently testing a chat app called XChat, expected to be widely available beginning April 17th on iOS for iPhone and iPad. X’s XChat, not to be confused with the IRC client, claims end-to-end encryption, calling, group chats, the ability to edit or delete sent messages, send disappearing messages, and screenshot blocking. No word yet on whether all features are available for free or require a subscription.
Source: Digital Trends
New documentation on the Linux GitHub project for coding assistants states contributers can use AI-generated code, provided it complies with Linux kernel submission guidelines and license, and is attributed to the bot. The human submitter will be responsible for reviewing all AI-generated code to ensure license compliance, include a Signed-off-by tag to certify the Developer Certificate of Origin, and take full responsibility for the contribution.
Source: XDA Developers
The New York Times obtained an internal Southwest Airlines message revealing the airline will begin capping how many portable chargers and powerbanks can be brought on a flight. The report states the cap comes into effect on April 20th and only permits one lithium battery-powered portable charger per person, passengers will not be allowed to charge them with in-seat power, and will have to keep the chargers in their hands or in bags stowed under the seat. Chargers will not be permitted in the overhead bins and remain banned from checked luggage.
Source: The New York Times and Gizmodo
Rockstar Games, developer of Grand Theft Auto, has been hacked again. Hacking group ShinyHunters, which previously targeted companies including Microsoft, Ticketmaster, and AT&T, demands Rockstar pay up by April 14th or the data from their Snowflake instance will be leaked. Back in 2022 a Rockstar hack by a UK teen leaked a lot of pre-release GTA 6 footage. Kotaku obtained a comment from Rockstar stating “We can confirm that a limited amount of non-material company information was accessed in connection with a third-party data breach. This incident has no impact on our organization or our players.”
Source: Kotaku