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Meta goes on a PR blitz and updates privacy settings as venues restrict smart glasses

Meta wants to change the public's perception of its smart glasses.picture alliance/dpa/picture alliance via Getty ImagesMeta's smart glasses have a PR problem.So the company is trying to calm consumer nerves with a new PR campaign and privacy settings.Some event organizers and venues, meanwhile, are restricting Meta's glasses.The small camera installed in Meta's AI smart glasses …

Russia is slowly grinding through the Donbas as Ukraine braces for a brutal fight over its last strongholds

A Ukrainian soldier looks out of a window of an apartment destroyed by shelling in the direction of Kostiantynivka.Alex Nikitenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesRussia is advancing slowly through the Donbas as Ukraine prepares to defend its last major strongholds.Ukrainian commanders say the fight for Kramatorsk and Sloviansk could become brutal battles of attrition.Analysts warn …

Elon Musk’s former right-hand man at X will give you 30 minutes of business advice for $15,000

Nikita Bier, X's former head of product, is charging $15,000 for 30 minutes of business advice on Intro.Linnea Bullion for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesNikita Bier offers $15,000 Intro sessions to venture-backed companies seeking advice.Bier's sessions cost $500 per minute, with a minimum booking of 30 minutes available.Intro lists Bier as its second-most-expensive expert, …

Anthropic says its AI agents are killing rivals and hiding their tracks

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesIn its latest threat report, Anthropic raised its misalignment risk rating from "very low" to "low."In one test, a Claude agent disguised a URL to evade an internet restriction.In another example, an agent expressed "discomfort" with a given task and refused to do it.Claude agents are killing rival agents, gaming …

What investors say went wrong at Selena Gomez’s mental health startup Wondermind

Wondermind investors named Selena Gomez in a federal lawsuit filed on Thursday.Michael Buckner/2026GG/Penske Media via Getty ImagesSeveral Wondermind investors have filed a lawsuit against the company and its founders, including Selena Gomez.Gomez cofounded the startup with her mother, Mandy Teefey, and Daniella Pierson.A lawyer for Gomez called the allegations "completely meritless."Selena Gomez set out to …