Meta’s smart glasses companion app was downloaded more than 50 million times before anyone revealed that it already had three AI models capable of facial recognition, biometric fingerprinting and ‘authorized person’ notification.

Meta's smart glasses companion app was downloaded more than 50 million times before anyone disclosed that it already contained three AI models capable of detecting a face, generating a biometric fingerprint, and firing a notification that read 'Person Recognized'

On 4 June 2026, a security analyst named Bucciodi published a technical analysis of Stella, Meta’s companion app for Ray-Ban and Oakley smart glasses. Examining Android build version 273.0.0.21, the researcher found what they described as a complete, passive face recognition pipeline: three on-device AI models, a biometric database scheme, a dimensioned vector similarity index …

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High demand for memory chips drives up prices of smartphones and mobile infrastructure

Per Narvinger, Per Narvinger, head of Ericsson's mobile networks business group.

Many smartphone users want the depth and quality of information they receive from their AI-powered assistants. Others want to use AI-based features like live translation, photography-related AI, website and news summaries, and more. Demand for memory chips drives up the price of a limited supply There is incredible demand for AI The price of memory …

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AI upgrades, security flaws and SpaceX’s record IPO define Tech-Tech Republic Week

AI upgrades, security flaws and SpaceX's record IPO define Tech-Tech Republic Week

AI moved closer to the device, workflow and boardroom this week, with OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, Nvidia and Zoom promoting better assistants and on-device tools, while security researchers found new ways to sidestep those same systems. Add in major Android and web server flaws, AI-enabled scams, and SpaceX’s record IPO plans, and the message was …

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Prediction: This will be the next supercycle after AI memory. 1 must buy now before the stock goes up another 100%.

A cluster of light on a dark horizon.

The AI ​​memory supercycle is real and still running. High bandwidth memory (HBM) became the scarce resource around which the entire AI industry was organized. The early investors who got there made a lot of money. It changed the conversation on AI infrastructure. Authority is a constraint. But the problem engineers lose sleep over is …

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Tokenmaxing is like porn addiction, says Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir

Palantir CEO Alex Karp

Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir, is launching a no-fap movement for Silicon Valley. During an appearance at OpenAI-owned TBPN during Balantir’s own AIPCon 10 conference, the ever-more-quotable (when he gets a pun) executive said that tokenmakers are the go-to guys in the AI ​​space. In one of his usual ramblings that could go either way, …

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Merchants’ digital payments will double as the cash-light economy gathers pace

Merchants' digital payments will double as the cash-light economy gathers pace

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania’s transition to a cash-light economy is accelerating at a rapid pace, with the number of merchants accepting digital payments doubling in the past year. According to the Bank of Tanzania’s (BoT) National Payment Systems Annual Report 2025, the number of digital payment merchants will increase from 1.33 million to 2.79 million …

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Amazon has unveiled its latest warehouse robot as the tech giant continues to roll out AI layoffs

On May 31, 2026, Unitree Robotics humanoids dance to open Asia's first embedded intelligence experience store in Shanghai.

Amazon’s original Proteus robot has been rolled out in 25 fulfillment centers in the US Savda Baimia Amazon unveiled its latest warehouse robot that can take commands in conversational language, underscoring how AI-driven automation is advancing as companies continue to downsize their corporate workforces in AI-driven efficiencies. The tech company’s next-generation Proteus is an autonomous …

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$54 ThinkNode G4 Wi-Fi HaLow Gateway Extends the Range of Ethernet or 2.4 GHz WiFi 4 Devices – CNX Software

ThinkNote G4 Wi-Fi Halo Gateway

Elegro’s ThinkNote G4 is a Wi-Fi Halo Gateway with Ethernet and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, allowing you to connect compatible devices or extend the range of existing devices when using two gateways or multiple gateways in an 802.11s mesh configuration. It is based on (legacy) Mediatek MT7628N MIPS processor, paired with Quectel FGH100M, Morse Micro MM6108 …

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