Consumer Tech News (Dec 15-19): Meta Accelerates AI Wearables Push, Trump Unveils U.S. Air Taxi Strategy, US Halts Technology Agreement With UK & More
Benzinga
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•By Lekha Gupta
This week in consumer tech saw major developments across AI, transportation, and regulatory fronts. Meta is accelerating AI-powered wearables with updated smart glasses, while the Trump administration unveiled an air taxi strategy and launched Tech Force for recruiting tech talent. The U.S. halted a technology agreement with the UK, and Tesla faced a ruling that its Autopilot marketing was deceptive. OpenAI is in talks for a potential $10+ billion Amazon investment, and ChatGPT reached $3 billion in mobile app spending. Key earnings included Accenture and Micron beating estimates.