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Xreal A01 Plus Slashes AR Glasses Price in $299 Bet
Xreal’s $299 A01 Plus cuts premium features, but its lighter fit and bright screens may be the AR glasses compromise buyers wanted.

Polestar US Exit Leaves EV Owners Stuck With the Bill
Polestar's US exit puts owners on the hook for service, leases and resale risk as connected-car rules shut down future sales.

4-Second Police Alerts Drag Facial Recognition Into UK Shops
Facewatch will let UK shop cameras alert police in seconds, escalating a retail theft tool into a real-time surveillance fight.

2027 Cutoff Jolts Google Earth Pro Desktop Power Users
Google will end new Google Earth Pro desktop downloads in 2027, angering pros who built workflows around the free mapping tool.

No Heir Named as Fidji Simo Steps Back From OpenAI Apps
Fidji Simo is stepping back for health reasons, leaving OpenAI’s apps push without an obvious full-time owner.

Meta AI Glasses Privacy Fix Can't Hide Its Data Grab
Meta’s LED safeguard tackles secret recording, but it doesn't fix the deeper privacy fight over data collection and AI training.

Netflix Always-On Channels Expose Streaming's Choice Trap
Netflix is weighing always-on channels, a quiet admission that endless choice may be hurting engagement.

Three GPT-5.6 Models Thrust OpenAI Into Cybersecurity
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 arrives in three tiers, with Sol pitched as a more efficient coding and cybersecurity model for enterprise buyers.

Elon Musk’s $40B Anthropic Truce Hides AI Hostage Risk
Musk praised Anthropic, but its $40B xAI compute deal leaves a rival controlling vital AI capacity.

Starlink Deployments Push SpaceX 100 Satellites Ahead
SpaceX is 100 Starlink satellites ahead of last year's record pace, tightening its grip on low-Earth orbit.

Meta Throws Muse Spark 1.1 Into the AI Coding Fight
Meta is pushing Muse Spark 1.1 into coding tools with a public API, $20 credits, and a claim it can compete for developers.

Cheap Chinese AI Models Rattle Congress and US Firms
Cheaper Chinese AI models are pulling in US firms, forcing Congress to confront a market shift driven by AI pricing pain.