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• Meta is still pushing the metaverse and the Quest headset.
• But some tech analysts contend people are most interested in truly wearable tech, like Orion.
• Quest is limiting because of its bulk — and Orion AR glasses are an improvement, the analysts said.

Meta's Orion

• Tim Boucher has written over 120 books using AI-generated text and images.
• Boucher's work critiques technology and explores new storytelling, but it has sparked controversy.
• Several authors have criticized AI for using their work without consent, leading to lawsuits.

Tim Boucher is a prolific author. In

• Netflix is crushing the streaming competition.
• You know this, and its competitors know this. But its big win wasn't always a certainty.
• Now it is — and investors are rewarding Netflix and punishing everyone else.

Who's going to win the streaming wars?

No one asks that question anymore: Netflix won. Obviously.

Not only does the streaming pioneer have a huge lead in subscribers

• OpenAI is planning to restructure as a for-profit benefit corporation, reports say.
• Since 2019, the company has had what Sam Altman called an "unusual" hybrid structure.
• A legal expert said it could be "better for Altman" if he's a controlling shareholder.

After operating under what Sam

• The social-media giant held its big Meta Connect conference in Silicon Valley this week.
• Mark Zuckerberg is spending heavily on AI and AR technology.
• Is the CEO still obsessed with efficiency?

2023 was Mark Zuckerberg's "Year of Efficiency." He chopped tens of thousands of

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