Meta discontinues AI tool able to pull from any public Instagram account, the European Commission will propose a three tier system for minors on social media , and Waze announces new features including a ‘Less Chatty Mode’.
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On Friday, following days of intense online reactions, Meta announced the new Instagram feature enabling users to generate AI images of anyone with a public Instagram account would be discontinued. In a statement a Meta spokesperson said, “We’ve heard the feedback that this feature missed the mark, so it’s no longer available.” The Muse Image Instagram tool had a lifespan of less than a week as it was previously announced just last Tuesday.
Source: Variety
Anthropic announced the extension of Claude Fable 5 for paying customers through to July 19th along with a 50% increase to Claude Code weekly usage limits. This change will not apply to Free users, API usage, and select Enterprise plans. After July 19th Fable 5 will transition to a usage credits system.
Source: Bleeping Computer
The New York Times reports European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen will propose a tiered access system for minors on social media in September. The first tier recommends zero screen time for children under 3, the second would allow those under-13 only adult-supervised access to social media, and a third would allow 13-18yos access only to platforms with guardrails against compulsive use, like disabling infinite scroll. No word yet on how any enforcement will be handled.
Source: The New York Times and Digital Trends
In a submission to the European Commission during a call for evidence for the Copyright Directive review, Google notes “Blocking DNS resolvers, IPs, VPNs, is ineffective, as it does not remove content at all and is easily circumvented by using alternative DNS resolvers” and that these actions are “disproportionate, catching lawful services, […] and blocking entire domains”. This filing was labeled “Privileged and Confidential” though TorrentFreak located Google’s 21-page contribution on the Commission’s public website alongside other submissions.
Source: TorrentFreak
On Monday, TSMC reported a 67.9% year-on-year rise in June sales and TSMC’s total revenue reached 2.4 trillion new Taiwan dollars, approximately $74.99 billion USD, which is a 35.6% increase compared to the same period from 2025. According to Counterpoint Research, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has a 73% share of the global pure-foundry market in Q1 2026. TSMC will release Q2 earnings on July 16th.
Source: CNBC
Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council Minister Wu Cheng-wen announced TSMC will add two more chip packaging plants in Chiayi Science Park. TSMC already has two plants in the park; the first has entered mass production with the second plant expected to shortly. The minister predicts all four plants will generate 300 billion new Taiwan dollars (approximately $9.35 billion) in annual production value as well as create over 9,000 jobs.
Source: Reuters
In the continuing back-and-forth between Epic and Apple, last week Apple had submitted a request to pause proceedings that would decide what commission, if any at all, Apple would be permitted to charge on purchases outside the App Store. Epic now filed a response opposing the request saying “This is Apple’s third attempt to delay the inevitable: a hearing to evaluate Apple’s proposed fee on steered transactions”. Epic also argues the Supreme Court is not expected to rule on the matter until June 2027 and further delays will hurt competition on Apple’s platform.
Source: 9to5Mac
GPS app Waze announced new features including a ‘Less Chatty Mode’ which cuts down on interruption frequency for a less-broken-up music listening experience during navigation. Waze can now also suggest routes based on user habits, recognizing if a driver prefers highways to roads or vice-versa and presenting those routes by default. And Waze is introducing a ‘Motorcycle Mode’ for recommending the smoothest routes on 2-wheels.
Source: The Verge
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