FTC Urges Court To Turn Away Meta In Legal Fight Over Teens’ Data

The FTC is asking an appellate court to reject Meta Platforms’ emergency request to halt an administrative proceeding that could result in an order banning the company from monetizing minors’ data.

Snap Launches Its First Virtual Make-Up Product With e.l.f. Cosmetics

Snapchatters can claim a free digital version of e.l.f. Cosmetics’ O Face Satin Lipstick for their in-app avatars or Bitmoji personas. The move marks a notable step in Snapchat’s virtual fashion
strategy as the company bets on the growing importance of digital avatars.

Google’s Most Advanced AI Coming To Search, Cloud And More

Google Gemini launched Wednesday in a long-awaited debut of the company’s most powerful AI large language model. It is multimodal and capable of reasoning across text, images, audio, video and code.

The Binance Crackdown Will Be an ‘Unprecedented’ Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance

Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”