CALWIRE Tech Report (Wednesday, August 26, 2026)

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Today's top story: Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states. This roundup covers 12 stories from TechCrunch and VentureBeat AI.

Meta agrees to sweeping changes to restrict kids’ access to its apps as part of settlement with states
One of the most notable changes is that Meta plans to implement a daily two-hour time limit for teens that can only be disabled wi... — TechCrunch

What’s driving Sweden’s startup boom, from Lovable to Legora
Vibe-coding darling Lovable just raised $400 million at a $13.3 billion valuation, roughly doubling its w... — TechCrunch

Radar makes podcasts searchable — and usable by AI agents
Particle’s new podcast intelligence platform transcribes and analyzes more than 130,000 podcasts, making their conversations searc... — TechCrunch

Ex-Meta scientists want to bring visual AI to the factory floor
Perceptron offers an AI model that it says can help machines navigate the world while also providing in-depth visual intelligence. — TechCrunch

Ring introduces a new encryption standard, makes it the default for cloud features
Ring says users can still opt for end-to-end encryption. — TechCrunch

Bill Gates wants to see a robot tax and ‘Human Reserved’ jobs to mitigate harms from AI
Gates is mostly in the Responsible AI camp, but there are a few ideas in here we hadn't heard before. — TechCrunch

CISA confirms hackers targeted over 100 US water systems during July
The federal cyber agency's warning comes amid a wave of suspected Iran-backed cyberattacks targeting critical water systems across... — TechCrunch

Orchestration is the new challenge for CX in the age of AI agents
Presented by Tata Communications Enterprises are deploying AI agents, voice AI, and automation across messaging, voice, and digita... — VentureBeat AI

Surprise: Z.ai is the AI lab behind the mysterious Ox Alpha model
Z.ai confirms it is behind Ox Alpha, the mysterious open AI model topping benchmarks and leaderboards, and its weights are set to... — TechCrunch

Meta settles for $18 billion in lawsuit brought by 29 states over social media harms to children
The lawsuit alleged that Meta knowingly designed platforms like Instagram and Facebook to addict children, despite knowing about t... — TechCrunch

Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era
Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up. — TechCrunch

Bluesky now lets you upload 10-minute long videos
Bluesky's new 10-minute video support includes faster upload speeds, too.

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