Meta debuts Meta VR Glasses, a ~100g VR headset with an external compute pack, three-hour battery life, ~2.5K resolution per eye, on sale spring 2027 for $1,299  —  Meta Platforms Inc. on Wednesday launched $1,299 virtual-reality glasses that undercut Apple Inc. in price and size while putting …

Australian PM Anthony Albanese says an OpenAI agent gained unauthorized access to a public-facing Medicare portal in June, accessing public and non-public files  —  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that an artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI infiltrated …

Anthropic says Claude autonomously discovered a new enzyme system in the DNA of bacteriophages, somewhat similar to CRISPR, the first result from its new biolab  —  It took nearly 1,000 Claude agents 21 hours and 210 million tokens to uncover the ‘novel enzyme system.’

Meta unveils the Ray-Ban Meta Audio, its first pair of glasses without cameras, offering up to 12 hours of battery life, starting at $349 and shipping October 3  —  Meta Platforms Inc. is expanding its smart-glasses lineup with camera-free models, support for the popular new Muse assistant and a hearing-aid mode.

YouTube rolls out tools for microdramas, an AI storytelling assistant for script analysis, video A/B-testing, and more, as it battles Netflix over top creators  —  Google-owned platform rolling out better tools for digital producers that could help it keep more of their content exclusively

Meta says users will be able to video chat with Muse, agents will get their own email addresses, and Muse will get computer use on Mac and smart glasses support  —  Muse started as a chatbot but will soon be an AI avatar you can talk with over video.

Google releases Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS, its “most expressive audio generation models yet”, with support for more than 100 languages  —  Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS and Gemini 3.8 Flash-Lite TTS are our most expressive audio generation models yet.

A sample of FBI data allegedly stolen by ShinyHunters includes granular detail on officials' job assignments on China, Russia, cartels, cyber, and other issues  —  FBI data allegedly stolen by the hacking group ShinyHunters carries granular detail about scores of bureau officials' job assignments …

Q&A with Jensen Huang on AI creating more jobs than it destroys, pushing back against AI doomerism, Chinese open models, the Hugging Face acquisition, and more  —  This is an edited transcript of “The Ezra Klein Show.”  You can listen to the episode wherever you get your podcasts.

Microsoft unveils the $1,149+ Surface Pro 12-inch and the $1,199+ Surface Laptop 13-inch with Snapdragon X2 Plus, and a new Surface Mouse with built-in haptics  —  If you're a fan of Microsoft's smaller and lighter Surface PCs, we've got some good news!  During Qualcomm's annual Snapdragon Summit event …

Disney raises Disney+ and Hulu prices, the fourth price hike in as many years; the ad-free tiers will each cost $21.49/month, an increase of $2.50  —  Subscribing to a bundle is now almost exactly half the price of individual plans for each streamer.

A recording of the Meta Connect 2026 opening keynote  —  We believe the future is for everyone, so we're putting superintelligence in everyone's hands.  Tune in now for our latest breakthrough technologies in AI, AI...

Microsoft plans to invest more than $10B through 2030 in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE, including a $7.9B UAE investment it announced last year  —  Microsoft Corp. pledged about $2 billion in additional spending in the Middle East, providing the first significant update on its business …

At its Accelerate conference, Amazon says it is opening its seller tools to third-party AI agents, starting with Claude, in beta for US merchants  —  Amazon announced new AI tools for its independent sellers Wednesday, led by a plugin that lets them run their Amazon businesses from Anthropic's Claude or Amazon's own Quick assistant.

Pilgrim, whose device combines air sampling and genomic sequencing to detect biological threats, raised a $25M seed led by Buckley at a $150M valuation  —  Pilgrim has raised $25 million and has developed a 50-pound device that detects biological threats  —  Two Anthropic leaders are investing …

Sources: the Trump administration is considering an initiative to promote use of dollar-denominated stablecoins overseas, including via JVs with private firms  —  The Trump administration is considering an initiative to promote the use of dollar-denominated stablecoins overseas …

OpenAI says ChatGPT Voice can now be powered by GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna, use plugins like email and calendar, and be used in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile  —  We heard you loud and clear. ChatGPT Voice can now: - Use plugins like your email, calendar, and Slack. - Be powered by GPT-6 Astra, Sol, and Luna. - Be used in ChatGPT Work on web and mobile, so you can create docs, decks, sites, and spreadsheets or tackle complex tasks in the browser, just by ...

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan dismisses the idea of joining Meta's multistate child safety settlement, saying YouTube already has measures to protect young users  —  YouTube CEO Neal Mohan dismissed the idea of joining Meta's multistate settlement agreement around child safety …

Gallup survey of 37 countries: in 34, positive AI sentiment outweighed the negative; 90%+ of people in China and 66%+ in Nigeria say AI will improve daily life  —  A Gallup poll found that a majority of people surveyed across 37 countries said they were curious or excited about artificial intelligence, more than scared or worried.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei tell the UN Security Council that governments and industry should coordinate on AI safety standards and critical decisions  —  OpenAI Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman and Anthropic PBC CEO Dario Amodei urged world leaders to work together on artificial intelligence …

Sources: Flock Safety is weighing a potential sale and has held preliminary talks with outside advisers  —  THE SCOOP  —  Flock Safety, which is facing scrutiny over the proliferation and alleged abuse of its cameras, is weighing whether to sell itself, according to people familiar with the matter.

The UK CMA proposes rules requiring Google and Android OEMs to offer search choice screens on first use and via yearly prompts, new AI assistant rules, and more  —  It would also require smartphone makers to give users a choice of AI assistants.  —  The UK's Competition and Markets Authority …