In today’s tech bytes, an alarming report on Meta’s new chatbot. The Wall Street Journal reports that AI chatbots on Instagram and Facebook can interact in sexually particular conversations with underage users. Bots use celebrity voices. Meta responded by saying that the magazine’s findings are representative of the average user experience.
In other news, a popular e-commerce reacts to ongoing tariff issues. Bloomberg reports that Chinese retailer Shein has increased costs on several products, some as much as 370%. A long-standing waiver that allowed cheap plans to enter the U. S. U. S. Without being an issue to the price lists on Friday.
Finally, Apple is reportedly still running with a wise pair of glasses. This comes just months after Bloomberg reported that the tech giant had shelved its AR specifications. The new edition would be for Meta and Ray-Ban, but it wouldn’t come with AR displays.
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