Mar 5th 2026
Tech News Weekly 427
'We See Everything': Meta's AI Workers Speak
AI Glasses: Who's Watching?
Dan Moren of SixColors joins Mikah Sargent this week on Tech News Weekly! Apple announced a whole new slew of products throughout the week, including the new MacBook Neo! A look into how Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses collect data. And how Google's new proposed system for apps could change the App Store game.
- Dan and Mikah discuss the slew of new products Apple announced this week: the iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Air, M5 MacBook Air, M5 MacBook Pro, and the new MacBook Neo.
- Mikah talks about Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses and how overseas workers are reviewing the data collected from the glasses, and how these workers are being exposed to deeply private video footage.
- And Leah Nylen, Antitrust Reporter for Bloomberg, joins the show to talk about Google's new system for apps on its Android phones to allow easier access for rivals as a result of the settlement between Google and Epic Games and fines in the EU as a result of the Digital Markets Act.
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Links
- Apple introduces iPhone 17e
- Apple introduces the new iPad Air, powered by M4
- Apple unveils new Studio Display and all-new Studio Display XDR
- Apple debuts M5 Pro and M5 Max to supercharge the most demanding pro workflows
- Apple introduces the new MacBook Air with M5
- Apple introduces MacBook Pro with all-new M5 Pro and M5 Max
- Say hello to MacBook Neo
- Meta’s AI Smart Glasses and Data Privacy Concerns: Workers Say “We See Everything”
- Epic, Google Settlement Would Let Rivals Access Play Store App Catalog