Daily Tech Headlines

Meta delays its next mixed reality glasses, IBM acquires Confluent, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan named Time’s CEO of the Year.Show Notes

Waymo to file a voluntary software recall, Meta acquires Limitless, SpaceX targets 2026 IPO. Show Notes

Meta has launched a new, unified support hub for Facebook and Instagram, X was fined 120 million euros by EU regulators, and Meta has established new licensing partnerships with various news organizations.Link to Show Notes

YouTube adopts new Australian law banning social media accounts for users under 16, Night mode in Portrait is absent on iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, and Alan Dye, former Apple VP of Human Interface Design, joins Meta to lead a new hardware design studio.Link to Show Notes

India's telecom ministry no longer requires pre-installation of an undeletable security app, Ireland's media regulator begins DSA investigation of LinkedIn and TikTok, and Amazon removes AI-generated anime dubs.Check out the show notes here.

Apple Resists India's Anti-Theft App Mandate, Samsung officially unveils the Galaxy Z TriFold, and Apple replaces AI chief with former Microsoft, Google exec.Link to Show Notes

Netflix removed the ability to cast from phones to TVs, New York State creates a law mandating retailers disclose when pricing is set by an algorithm using personal data, and India's telecom ministry wants smartphone manufacturers to install a security app that cannot be deleted. Check out the show notes here.

Deepseek touts DeepseekMath-V2 model, Sunday Robotics hires former Tesla employees, 4-inch record format Tiny Vinyl enters the market. Show Notes

Sora and Nano Bannana significantly reduced daily rate limits for free users, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney argues that digital storefronts should drop "Made with AI" tags, and China's NDRC warns of a potential bubble in the humanoid robotics industry.Link to Show Notes