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Meta told tens of thousands of U.S. staff that corporate laptops will now record keystrokes, mouse clicks and screen activity to feed the company’s AI models. The move, announced just weeks before a planned 10% workforce cut, has ignited anger on internal forums, with workers complaining about a lack of opt‑out, performance reviews tied to AI usage and a culture of constant monitoring. Read more

Google is quietly developing an AI-powered personal assistant code‑named Remy, designed to act on users' behalf around the clock. The prototype is being tested by employees inside a staff‑only version of the Gemini app, where it can monitor tasks, handle complex requests and learn preferences over time. While the company has not announced a public launch, the project signals Google’s push into the fast‑growing AI agent market, where competitors like OpenClaw, Anthropic and Meta are also racing to deliver autonomous desktop assistants. Read more