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Meta CTO explains why the smart glasses demos failed at Meta Connect — and it wasn't the Wi-Fi

Meta CTO explains why the smart glasses demos failed at Meta Connect — and it wasn't the Wi-Fi: Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth offered a postmortem on Meta's demo fails this week at its developer conference, where it showed off new smart glasses. Read More

Trump and ByteDance tout TikTok deal approval, but no official details yet: The two countries have been working on a way to save TikTok's U.S. business, after the TikTok ban in January over national security concerns. Read More

How developers are using Apple's local AI models with iOS 26: As iOS 26 is rolling out to all users, developers have been updating their apps to include features powered by Apple's local AI models. Read More

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TechCrunch’s Equity podcast is on video, starting today: We get it, it seems like every single podcast you love is now on video. And guess what…so is TechCrunch's flagship podcast Equity. Read More

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